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prison nom {f}

prison [prisons]◼◼◼(confinement in a prison)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.n̩] [US: ˈprɪz.n̩]
He's in prison. = Il est en prison.

prison [prisons]◼◼◼(place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.n̩] [US: ˈprɪz.n̩]
He's in prison. = Il est en prison.

jail [jails]◼◼◼(place for short-term confinement)
noun
[UK: dʒeɪl] [US: ˈdʒeɪl]
I'm in jail. = Je suis en prison.

prison dorée nom {f}

gilded cage◼◼◼(place or situation which is attractive but constraining)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɪl.dɪd keɪdʒ] [US: ˈɡɪl.dəd ˈkeɪdʒ]

prisonnier nom {m}

prisoner [prisoners]◼◼◼(figurative: any person held against his or her will)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.nə(r)] [US: ˈprɪ.zə.nər]
Take no prisoners! = Pas de prisonniers !

prisoner [prisoners]◼◼◼(person incarcerated in a prison)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.nə(r)] [US: ˈprɪ.zə.nər]
Take no prisoners! = Pas de prisonniers !

capture [captures]◼◼◻(something that has been captured)
noun
[UK: ˈkæp.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈkæp.tʃər]
I was captured. = J'étais fait prisonnier.

prisonnier d'opinion nom {m}

prisoner of conscience◼◼◼(person)
noun

prisonnier de guerre nom {m}

prisoner of war◼◼◼(combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.nə(r) əv wɔː(r)] [US: ˈprɪ.zə.nər əv ˈwɔːr]

prisonnier politique nom {m}

political prisoner◼◼◼(person)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈlɪ.tɪk.l̩ ˈprɪz.nə(r)] [US: pə.ˈlɪ.tək.l̩ ˈprɪ.zə.nər]

prisonnière nom {f}

prisoner [prisoners]◼◼◼(figurative: any person held against his or her will)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.nə(r)] [US: ˈprɪ.zə.nər]
She tortured a prisoner. = Elle a torturé une prisonnière.

prisoner [prisoners]◼◼◼(person incarcerated in a prison)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.nə(r)] [US: ˈprɪ.zə.nər]
She tortured a prisoner. = Elle a torturé une prisonnière.

prisonnière de guerre nom {f}

prisoner of war◼◼◼(combatant or soldier captured by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.nə(r) əv wɔː(r)] [US: ˈprɪ.zə.nər əv ˈwɔːr]

balle aux prisonniers nom {f}

dodgeball◼◼◼(a sport)
noun

camp de prisonniers nom {m}

prison camp◼◼◼(camp for prisoners)
noun

cellule (often used without adding "de prison") nom {f}

prison cell◼◼◼(room to which a prisoner is confined)
noun
[UK: ˈprɪz.n̩ sel] [US: ˈprɪz.n̩ ˈsel]

directeur de prison nom {m}

warden [wardens]◼◼◼(a chief administrative officer of a prison)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔːd.n̩] [US: ˈwɔːr.dn̩]

emprisonnement nom {m}

imprisonment [imprisonments]◼◼◼(confinement)
noun
[UK: ɪm.ˈprɪzn.mənt] [US: ˌɪm.ˈprɪ.zən.mənt]
The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment. = Le juge l'a condamné à un an d'emprisonnement.

entrapment [entrapments]◼◻◻(state of being entrapped)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈtræp.mənt] [US: en.ˈtræp.mənt]

emprisonnement à perpétuité nom {m}

life sentence◼◼◼(sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life)
noun
[UK: laɪf ˈsen.təns] [US: ˈlaɪf ˈsen.təns]

emprisonner verbe

imprison [imprisoned, imprisoning, imprisons]◼◼◼(put in prison)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈprɪz.n̩] [US: ˌɪm.ˈprɪz.n̩]
He was imprisoned. = Il fut emprisonné.

emprisonadjectif

confined◼◼◼(not free to move)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈfaɪnd] [US: kən.ˈfaɪnd]

faire de la prison verbe

do time◼◼◼(colloquial: to spend time in prison)
verb
[UK: duː ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈduː ˈtaɪm]

gardien de prison nom {m}

prison guard◼◼◼(person working to provide order to in a jail)
noun

imprisonner verbe

incarcerate [incarcerated, incarcerating, incarcerates](to lock away in prison)
verb
[UK: ɪnˈk.ɑː.sə.reɪt] [US: ˌɪnˈk.ɑːr.sə.ˌret]

mettre en prison verbe

imprison [imprisoned, imprisoning, imprisons]◼◼◼(put in prison)
verb
[UK: ɪm.ˈprɪz.n̩] [US: ˌɪm.ˈprɪz.n̩]