sentence in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sentence in the English»French Dictionary

I.sentence [Brit ˈsɛnt(ə)ns, Am ˈsɛn(t)əns] N

1. sentence LAW:

sentence

peine f

sentence

condamnation f

a jail or prison sentence

une peine d'emprisonnement

the death sentence

la peine de mort

a death sentence

une condamnation à mort

to be under sentence of death

être condamné à mort

to serve a sentence

purger une peine

to pass sentence on sb

prononcer une peine or une condamnation contre qn

she got a three year sentence

elle a été condamnée à trois ans de prison

2. sentence LING:

sentence

phrase f

II.sentence [Brit ˈsɛnt(ə)ns, Am ˈsɛn(t)əns] VB trans

sentence

condamner (to à, to do à faire, for pour)

to sentence sb to jail

condamner qn à une peine de prison

community sentence N LAW

community sentence

peine f de travail d'intérêt général

sentence adverb N

sentence adverb

adverbe m de phrase

life sentence N LAW

life sentence

condamnation f à perpétuité

custodial sentence N LAW

custodial sentence

peine f de prison

non-custodial sentence

peine f non privative de liberté

death sentence N lit, fig

death sentence

condamnation f à mort

to pass a death sentence

prononcer une condamnation à mort

kernel sentence N LING

kernel sentence

phrase f noyau

kernel sentence

phrase f nucléaire

suspended sentence N

suspended sentence

condamnation f avec sursis

to give sb a two-year suspended sentence

condamner qn à deux ans de prison avec sursis

topic sentence N Am

topic sentence

phrase f d'introduction

prison sentence, prison term N

prison sentence

peine f de prison

a two-year prison sentence

une peine de deux ans de prison

sentence in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sentence in the English»French Dictionary

I.sentence [ˈsentəns, Am -t̬əns] N

1. sentence (decision of a court):

sentence

condamnation f

jail sentence

condamnation à la prison

life sentence

condamnation à perpétuité

to get a sentence

être condamné

to pronounce (a) sentence on sb

prononcer une condamnation contre qn

to serve a sentence

purger une peine

2. sentence (group of words):

sentence

phrase f

II.sentence [ˈsentəns, Am -t̬əns] VB trans

to sentence sb to sth

condamner qn à qc

death sentence N

death sentence

condamnation f à mort

to receive the death sentence

être condamné à mort

life sentence N

life sentence

peine f d'emprisonnement à vie

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

indicative sentence

une phrase à l'indicatif

merciful sentence

clément(e)

to parse a sentence

faire l'analyse grammaticale d'une phrase

serve out a jail sentence

purger

Translations for sentence in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sentence

sentence

phrase

sentence

condamnation (peine)

sentence

condamnation avec sursis

suspended sentence

sentence Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to receive a long sentence

être condamné à une peine de longue durée

to receive the death sentence

être condamné à mort

to get a sentence

être condamné

to pronounce (a) sentence on sb

prononcer une condamnation contre qn

to serve a sentence

purger une peine

to sentence sb to sth

condamner qn à qc

to sentence sb to the electric chair

condamner qn par électrocution

to add a sentence to sth

rajouter une phrase à qc

to punish sb with a prison sentence

punir qn d'une peine d'emprisonnement

to sentence sb to ten years in prison

condamner qn à 10 ans de prison

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is found guilty for this crime and sentenced to death.

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Mao would just throw in a few sentences, a few brush strokes.

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These courts passed sentence on the spot, without possibility of appeal.

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We've worked on stuff for so many years that we kind of finish each other's sentences.

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He is blamed for the crime and sentenced to death.

Two of the officials behind his sentence now have second thoughts.

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Two of the three received 30-day sentences to be served on weekends.

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He was sentenced to five more years of labor.

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It only appears in verbs subordinate to another element of the sentence.

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She was sentenced to two life terms for her part in the crimes.

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