political prisoner in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for political prisoner in the English»French Dictionary

political prisoner N

political prisoner

prisonnier/-ère m/f politique

Translations for political prisoner in the French»English Dictionary

prisonnier politique POL

political prisoner

Translations for political prisoner in the English»French Dictionary

prisoner [Brit ˈprɪz(ə)nə, Am ˈprɪz(ə)nər] N

prisoner (gen) fig

prisonnier/-ière m/f

prisoner (in jail)

détenu/-e m/f

to hold or keep sb prisoner

garder qn prisonnier

they took me prisoner

ils m'ont fait prisonnier

prisoner of war/conscience

prisonnier/-ière m/f de guerre/d'opinion

prisoner of war camp

camp m de prisonniers/-ières de guerre

I'm a prisoner in my own home

je suis prisonnier dans ma propre maison

to take no prisoners army:

ne faire aucun prisonnier

to take no prisoners boxer, team:

faire un massacre

to take no prisoners negotiating team, rival:

ne pas faire de concessions

political [Brit pəˈlɪtɪk(ə)l, Am pəˈlɪdək(ə)l] ADJ

political

politique

he's a political animal

c'est un politicien né

political prisoner in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for political prisoner in the English»French Dictionary

political prisoner N

political prisoner

prisonnier m politique

Translations for political prisoner in the English»French Dictionary

political prisoner

prisonnier m politique

Translations for political prisoner in the French»English Dictionary

politique

political prisoner

mise en liberté d'un prisonnier politique

release of a political prisoner

Translations for political prisoner in the English»French Dictionary

prisoner N

prisoner

prisonnier(-ère) m (f)

political prisoner

prisonnier m politique

to hold sb prisoner

détenir qn

to take sb prisoner

faire qn prisonnier

political ADJ

political

politique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Supporters of the term define a political prisoner as someone who is imprisoned for his or her participation in political activity.

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In 1976, he was arrested and incarcerated as a political prisoner.

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In 1934, he was a political prisoner for some months.

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Easily confused and utterly impoverished, this elderly former political prisoner seems the perfect choice, until he unexpectedly disappears.

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Several authors mention that he became a political prisoner of the communists.

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Active in independent social democratic politics, the philosopher became a political prisoner under the communist regime.

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He returned the following day, adamantly refusing the former and was arrested as a political prisoner.

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After 1945, he spent 38 years in prison at hard labour as a political prisoner of the communist regime.

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He has been described as a political prisoner.

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He had spent all but a few weeks of the previous fifteen years in confinement as a political prisoner.

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