un preso

a prisoner

→ uno
phrase Rare #52,258
a prisoner Usually refers to a male prisoner; the feminine form is «una presa».
SP: Era un preso muy tranquilo.
EN: He was a very quiet prisoner.

O lo devuelve o habrá un preso muerto cada día.

Either he returns it or there will be a prisoner dead every day.

— Carandiru (2003)

Demasiado bien para un preso.

Too good for a prisoner.

— 밀양 (2007)

¡Nunca confíes en un preso, vaquero!

Never trust a prisoner, cowboy!

— El Maquinista (2004)

Era un preso muy tranquilo y no saben qué ha podido pasar.

He was a very quiet prisoner, and they don’t know what could have happened.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)