prison term in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for prison term in the French»English Dictionary

peine incompressible LAW

prison term with no provision for remission

Translations for prison term in the English»French Dictionary

prison [Brit ˈprɪz(ə)n, Am ˈprɪzən] N

1. prison (place):

prison

prison f

to be in prison

être en prison

to go to prison

aller en prison

to send sb to prison

envoyer qn en prison

he sent them to prison for 12 years

il les a condamnés à 12 ans de prison

to put sb in prison

emprisonner qn

to have been in prison

avoir fait de la prison

her house felt like a prison

elle se sentait prisonnière entre ses quatre murs

her house felt like a prison attr death, life, suicide

en prison

her house felt like a prison administration, regulation

pénitentiaire

her house felt like a prison population, reform

pénal

her house felt like a prison cell, governor, yard

de prison

her house felt like a prison chapel, kitchen

de la prison

her house felt like a prison conditions

de détention

2. prison (punishment):

prison

emprisonnement m

prison

prison f

I.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] N

1. term (period of time):

term (gen)

période f

term (gen)

terme m

term SCHOOL, UNIV

trimestre m

term LAW (period when courts are in session)

session f

term (duration of lease)

durée f (de bail)

he was elected for a four-year term

il a été élu pour une période or durée de quatre ans

during the president's first term of office

pendant le premier mandat du président

term of imprisonment

peine f de prison

to have reached (full) term (of pregnancy)

être à terme

a term baby, a baby born at term

un enfant né à terme

in or during term(-time) SCHOOL, UNIV

pendant le trimestre

autumn/spring/summer term SCHOOL, UNIV

premier/deuxième/troisième trimestre

2. term (word, phrase):

term

terme m

legal/technical term

terme m juridique/technique

term of abuse

injure f

she condemned their action in the strongest possible terms

elle a condamné leur action très fermement

3. term MATH:

term

terme m

4. term (limit):

term

terme m

term

limite f

to set or put a term to sth

fixer or mettre un terme à qc

II.terms N npl

1. terms (conditions):

terms (of agreement, treaty, contract)

termes mpl

terms (of agreement, treaty, contract)

conditions fpl

terms (of will)

dispositions fpl

terms COMM

conditions de paiement

under or by the terms of the agreement/of the contract

aux termes de l'accord/du contrat

under the terms of the will LAW

selon les dispositions testamentaires (du défunt)

name your own terms

fixez vos conditions

terms and conditions LAW

modalités fpl

terms of sale/payment

conditions de vente/paiement

terms of trade COMM, ECON

termes de l'échange international

credit terms

conditions de crédit

on easy terms COMM

avec facilités fpl de paiement

peace terms POL

conditions de paix

terms of surrender POL

conditions de la reddition

terms of reference

attributions fpl

that question is not within our terms of reference

cette question n'est pas dans nos attributions

2. terms:

to come to terms with (accept) identity, past, condition, disability

assumer

to come to terms with death, defeat, failure

accepter

to come to terms with (confront) issue

affronter

to come to terms with the idea that …

se faire à l'idée que, accepter l'idée que …

she is still trying to come to terms with what happened

elle essaie toujours de comprendre ce qui s'est passé

3. terms (relations):

terms

termes mpl

to be on good/bad terms with sb

être en bons/mauvais termes avec qn

they are on friendly terms

ils sont en bons termes, ils ont des relations fpl amicales

they are on first-name terms

ils s'appellent par leurs prénoms

4. terms (point of view):

in his/their etc terms

selon ses/leurs etc critères

III.in terms of PREP

1. in terms of MATH:

in terms of (gen) (as expressed by)

en fonction de

to express sth in terms of cost/of colour

exprimer qc en fonction du prix/de la couleur

2. in terms of (from the point of view of):

in terms of

du point de vue de, sur le plan de

they are equals in terms of age and experience

ils sont égaux du point de vue de l'âge et de l'expérience

the novel is weak in terms of plot/of style

ce roman est faible sur le plan de l'intrigue/du style

they own very little in terms of real property

ils ne possèdent pas grand-chose en fait de biens immobiliers

I was thinking in terms of how much it would cost/how long it would take

j'essayais de calculer combien cela coûterait/combien de temps cela prendrait

IV.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] VB trans

term

appeler, nommer

to term sth sth

appeler or nommer qc qc

prison term in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prison term in the English»French Dictionary

prison [ˈprɪzən] N

1. prison (jail):

prison

prison f

to go to prison

aller en prison

to put sb in prison

emprisonner qn

to send sb to prison

envoyer qn en prison

to throw sb into prison

jeter qn en prison

in prison

en prison

prison life

la vie carcérale

prison yard

cour de prison

2. prison no pl (time in jail):

prison

réclusion f

I.term [tɜ:m, Am tɜ:rm] N

1. term (word):

term

terme m

2. term (period):

term

terme m

term UNIV, SCHOOL

trimestre m

term of office

mandat m

term of imprisonment

durée f d'emprisonnement

to go to term MED

arriver à terme

in the long/short term

à long/court terme

3. term pl (conditions):

term

conditions fpl

to be on good terms

être en de bons termes

in terms of sth

en termes de qc

Phrases:

to come to terms

arriver à un compromis

to come to terms with

(arriver à) accepter

II.term [tɜ:m, Am tɜ:rm] VB trans

term

désigner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was sentenced to 57 months in prison, and ordered deported following his prison term.

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When his prison term was about to complete, he wrote a letter to light a lamp if she still waits for him.

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While the guilty party may be released from custody or not have to serve out a prison term, all other punishments still apply.

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These efforts are punctuated by an occasional harsh prison term for major offenders, or even executions.

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He was eventually released in 2008 after his prison term was repeatedly extended by the military regime.

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This misdemeanor charge carried a prison term of six months.

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She credits getting a short prison term with her family hiring a prominent private attorney.

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According to the court documents, the informant chose the blowjob over the possible prison term.

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For fishing in a fish sanctuary or during a closed season, the fine jumps to $500 or a prison term of six months.

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The driver of the van was sentenced to a three-year prison term for drunken driving and vehicular manslaughter.

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