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prisoner Meaning in French (prisoner signification en français)

prisonnier
prisonnier in English:prisoner
Phonetic:pʁi.zɔ.nje
Plural: prisoners
Gender:Masculin
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La signification de prisoner en français est prisonnier. (Personne légalement détenue en prison en guise de punition pour un crime ou en attendant son procès.)

Definitions of Prisoner

  1. 1
    noun
    prisonnier

    A person legally held in prison as a punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial.

    Personne légalement détenue en prison en guise de punition pour un crime ou en attendant son procès.

Example Sentences

formal

“The prisoner attempted to escape from the high-security facility.”

Le prisonnier a tenté de s'échapper de l'établissement de haute sécurité.

formal

“He was held as a political prisoner for many years.”

Il a été détenu comme prisonnier politique pendant de nombreuses années.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

détenucaptif

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

libéré

In English:

free personguard

Inflected Word Forms

nounimprisonment
adjectivecaptive

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

prisoner of warcollocation

A person, usually a member of the armed forces, who has been captured by the enemy in wartime.

take a prisonercollocation

To capture someone and hold them captive.