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apresado

captured

adjective ah-preh-SAH-doh Rare

Also means

seized

Usage Note

Apresado is the past-participle adjective of apresar (to seize, to capture) and describes a person or vessel that has been apprehended — un buque apresado. It agrees in gender and number. Distinguish from apresurado (hurried), which looks similar but derives from apresurar.

Examples

"El sospechoso fue apresado cerca de la frontera."

Natural Translation

The suspect was captured near the border.

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