English-French translations for captivity

• captivité
  Si elles ont des enfants, ceux-ci peuvent passer leur vie entière en captivité. If they have children, the latter can spend their whole life in captivity.
  Comme tout un chacun peut se l'imaginer, chaque jour supplémentaire de captivité est synonyme de souffrances terribles pour Shalit et sa famille. As every one of us can imagine, every extra day in captivity means awful suffering for Shalit and his family.
  En captivité, j'ai eu la possibilité d'étudier le comportement social de mes ravisseurs, à loisir évidemment. When I was in captivity, I got the chance to study the social behaviour of my kidnappers, obviously at some length.

Definition of captivity

• The state of being captive
• The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved

Related words

• captivate
• captive
• captivating
• captivation
• captivatingly
• captive ballon
• captivity as a hostage
• captive customer
• be captivated