English–French
“captive” in French
French
Pronunciation
IPA/kaptif/
Example
Il est resté captif pendant trois mois.
He remained captive for three months.
How to say “captive” in French
“Captive” in French is captif.
A seized person remains unable to leave, whether the restraint is physical or inward.
Example sentences with captif
Il est captif de ses émotions.
He is captive to his emotions.
Tips for using captif
- Captif de introduces what holds or dominates someone, as in captif de la peur, a construction that also applies to figurative constraints.