prisoners in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

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the prisoners were handcuffed
les prisonniers avaient des menottes aux poignets

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détenu (détenue)
prisoner
il est prisonnier
he is a prisoner
les soldats prisonniers
soldiers taken prisoner
être prisonnier de personne, groupe
to be held prisoner by
être prisonnier de éducation, croyance
to be a prisoner of
je me sentais prisonnière
I felt like a prisoner
prisonnier (prisonnière)
prisoner
faire un prisonnier
to take a prisoner
ils ne font pas de prisonniers
they don't take prisoners
faire qn prisonnier
to take sb prisoner
on l'a ou il a été fait prisonnier
he was taken prisoner
retenir qn prisonnier
to hold sb prisoner
prisonnier de guerre MIL
prisoner of war, POW
prisonnier d'opinion POL
prisoner of conscience
prisonnier politique POL
political prisoner
codétenu (codétenue)
fellow prisoner
procession de chameaux/prisonniers
procession of camels/prisoners
fig être emprisonné dans
to be the prisoner of
emprisonner
to keep [sb] prisoner (à, dans in)
détenu libérable (à l'issue de sa peine)
prisoner due for release
détenu libérable (par remise de peine)
prisoner eligible for release

prisoners in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prisoners in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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prisoners Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

political prisoner
prisonnier m politique
to hold sb prisoner
détenir qn
to take sb prisoner
faire qn prisonnier
to hold sb prisoner/hostage
maintenir qn prisonnier/en otage
to populate a place with prisoners
peupler un lieu de prisonniers
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Its objectives were to reconnoitre and damage the beach defences, take prisoners and destroy a searchlight battery.
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He provided the prisoners with basic art supplies such as pencils, ink, crayons, watercolor paint, and paper.
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Gradually we observe that this is an assembly line in a prison, staffed by prisoners.
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As there wasn't room inside for everybody the trooper chained two of the prisoners to the tree.
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Government security services often clandestinely transferred such prisoners to secret prisons.
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Many prisoners died in typhus epidemics that swept the camp in the winter of 1942 and again in 1944.
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For prisoners in state custody, the availability of conjugal visits is governed by the law of the particular state.
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The fire of his carbine could be heard and in a few minutes he reappeared driving 30 prisoners before him.
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During the early years of the government, many political prisoners were sentenced to penal labour.
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In these initial cases, prisoners were sedated as opposed to restrained prior to being given nutrition.
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