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3 personne emprisonnée pour délit d'opinion
Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > personne emprisonnée pour délit d'opinion
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4 политический заключенный
prisoner of conscience, political prisonerРусско-английский политический словарь > политический заключенный
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6 preso
adj.imprisoned, confined, under arrest.m.prisoner, inmate, jailbird.* * *► adjetivo1 imprisoned► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 prisoner\estar preso,-a to be in prison* * *1. (f. - presa)adj.2. (f. - presa)noun* * *preso, -a1.ADJ2.SM / F (=prisionero) prisonerpreso/a común — ordinary prisoner
preso/a de conciencia — prisoner of conscience
preso/a de confianza — trusty
preso/a político/a — political prisoner
preso/a preventivo/a — remand prisoner
* * *I- sa adjetivoIImeter a alguien preso — (CS, Esp) to put somebody in prison
- sa masculino, femenino prisoner* * *= prisoner, detainee.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.Ex. This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.----* abogado que asesora a los presos = jailhouse lawyer.* hacer preso = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* meter preso = imprison.* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.* preso de = prey to.* preso político = prisoner of conscience, political prisoner.* presos = prison population.* presos, los = incarcerated, the.* ruedad de presos = police line-up.* rueda de presos = identity parade, identification parade.* * *I- sa adjetivoIImeter a alguien preso — (CS, Esp) to put somebody in prison
- sa masculino, femenino prisoner* * *= prisoner, detainee.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
Ex: This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.* abogado que asesora a los presos = jailhouse lawyer.* hacer preso = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* meter preso = imprison.* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.* preso de = prey to.* preso político = prisoner of conscience, political prisoner.* presos = prison population.* presos, los = incarcerated, the.* ruedad de presos = police line-up.* rueda de presos = identity parade, identification parade.* * *estuvo preso diez años he was in prison for ten yearsllevarse a algn preso to take sb prisonerlo metieron preso por robar (CS); he was put in prison o he went to prison for stealingmasculine, feminineprisonerCompuestos:● preso común, presa comúnmasculine, feminine ordinary prisoner o criminal● preso de conciencia, presa de concienciamasculine, feminine prisoner of conscience● preso político, presa políticamasculine, feminine political prisoner● preso preventivo, presa preventivamasculine, feminine: prisoner held in preventive custody* * *
preso◊ -sa adjetivo: estuvo preso diez años he was in prison for ten years;
llevarse a algn preso to take sb prisoner
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
prisoner
preso,-a
I adjetivo imprisoned: se lo llevaron preso, he was taken prisoner
estamos presos de los prejuicios, we're imprisoned by our prejudices
II sustantivo masculino y femenino prisoner, convict
' preso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incomunicación
- interna
- interno
- presa
- rehabilitar
- vigilar
- aislar
- desencadenar
- evadir
- fugarse
- liberación
- trasladar
- volar
English:
bond
- clank
- detainee
- discharge
- escape
- free
- guard
- inmate
- jailbird
- keep
- prisoner
- recapture
- release
- run in
- tie down
- con
- jail
- send
- throw
* * *preso, -a♦ adjimprisoned;estuvo preso durante tres años he was imprisoned for three years♦ nm,fprisonerpreso común ordinary criminal;preso de conciencia prisoner of conscience;preso político political prisoner;preso preventivo remand prisoner* * *I part → prenderII adj:hacer preso a alguien take s.o. prisoner* * *preso, -sa adj: imprisonedpreso, -sa n: prisoner* * *preso n prisoner -
7 prisionero
adj.emprisoned.m.prisoner, captive, convict, inmate.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 prisoner* * *(f. - prisionera)noun* * *prisionero, -aSM / F prisonerprisionero/a de conciencia — prisoner of conscience
prisionero/a de guerra — prisoner of war
prisionero/a político/a — political prisoner
* * *- ra masculino, femenino prisonercaer prisionero — to be taken prisoner o captured
lo hicieron prisionero — he was taken prisoner o captured
* * *= prisoner.Ex. At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.----* campo de prisioneros = prison camp, P.O.W. camp, prisoner of war camp, gulag.* prisionero de guerra = prisoner of war, war prisoner.* prisionero político = political prisoner, prisoner of conscience.* * *- ra masculino, femenino prisonercaer prisionero — to be taken prisoner o captured
lo hicieron prisionero — he was taken prisoner o captured
* * *= prisoner.Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
* campo de prisioneros = prison camp, P.O.W. camp, prisoner of war camp, gulag.* prisionero de guerra = prisoner of war, war prisoner.* prisionero político = political prisoner, prisoner of conscience.* * *prisionero -ramasculine, feminineprisonercayó prisionero del enemigo he was taken prisoner o captured by the enemylo hicieron prisionero he was taken prisoner o capturedCompuestos:● prisionero de conciencia, prisionera de concienciamasculine, feminine prisoner of conscience● prisionero de guerra, prisionera de guerramasculine, feminine prisoner of war● prisionero político, prisionera políticamasculine, feminine political prisoner* * *
prisionero◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
prisoner;
lo hicieron prisionero he was taken prisoner o captured
prisionero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino prisoner
' prisionero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desencadenarse
- excarcelar
- liberación
- prisionera
- encadenar
- escapar
- liberar
English:
bang up
- captive
- fraud
- P.O.W.
- prisoner
- take
- fetter
- march
* * *prisionero, -a nm,fprisoner;caer prisionero to be taken prisoner;hacer prisionero a alguien to take sb prisonerprisionero de conciencia prisoner of conscience;prisionero de guerra prisoner of war;prisionero político political prisoner* * *I adj captiveII m, prisionera f prisoner;caer prisionero be taken prisoner* * *prisionero, -ra n: prisoner* * *prisionero n prisoner -
8 preso político
m.political prisoner.* * *(n.) = prisoner of conscience, political prisonerEx. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.Ex. Data was gathered from recollections of political prisoners published in the West.* * *(n.) = prisoner of conscience, political prisonerEx: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
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(n.) = political prisoner, prisoner of conscienceEx. Data was gathered from recollections of political prisoners published in the West.Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.* * *(n.) = political prisoner, prisoner of conscienceEx: Data was gathered from recollections of political prisoners published in the West.
Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience. -
10 prisonnier
prisonnier, -ière [pʀizɔnje, jεʀ]1. adjective[soldat] captive2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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- ière pʀizɔnje, ɛʀ adjectifêtre prisonnier de — to be held prisoner by [personne, groupe]; to be a prisoner of [éducation, croyance]
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nom masculin, féminin lit, fig prisoner* * *pʀizɔnje, jɛʀ (-ière)1. nm/f2. adj* * *prisonnier, - ièreA adj il est prisonnier he is a prisoner; les soldats prisonniers soldiers taken prisoner; être prisonnier de to be held prisoner by [personne, groupe]; to be a prisoner of [éducation, croyance]; je me sentais prisonnière I felt like a prisoner; ma main était prisonnière my hand was trapped.B nm,f lit, fig 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 or 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.( féminin prisonnière) [prizɔnje, ɛr] adjectif1. [séquestré] captiveplusieurs mineurs sont encore prisonniers au fond de la mine several miners are still trapped at the bottom of the shaft2. (figuré)————————, prisonnière [prizɔnje, ɛr] nom masculin, nom fémininse constituer prisonnier to give oneself up, to turn oneself inles prisonniers de droit commun et les prisonniers politiques common criminals and political prisonersprisonnier de guerre prisoner of war, POW————————nom masculin1. [tige filetée] stud (bolt)2. [pièce sertie] insert -
11 fange
captive, capture, catch, prisoner* * *subst. [ i fengsel] prisoner, captive, convict subst. [ i fengsel] US: jailbird subst. [i fengsel, krigsfange] prisoner (of war) subst. [ med f.eks. ved] armful verb. [ ta til fange] capture, take prisoner (f.eks.the general was taken prisoner
) verb. [ få tak i] catch (f.eks.birds, fish, flies, a thief
), ((som) i en fælde) trap verb. [ i felle] trap, ensnare verb. [ om atmosfære] capture, catch (politisk fange) political prisoner, prisoner of conscience (overført) (ta en til fange) capture somebody, take somebody prisoner, (særl. overført:) capture somebody -
12 cofundador
m.cofounder, a joint founder.* * *cofundador, -aSM / F co-founder* * *- dora masculino, femenino co-founder* * *= co-founder [cofounder].Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.* * *- dora masculino, femenino co-founder* * *= co-founder [cofounder].Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
* * *masculine, femininecofounder* * *cofundador, -ora nm,fco-founder* * *m, cofundadora f co-founder -
13 descarado
adj.cynical, bare-faced, barefaced, bold-faced.f. & m.cheeky person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descararse.* * *► adjetivo2 (patente) blatant► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 shameless person, cheeky person* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] (=desvergonzado) shameless; (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)2) (=evidente) [mentira] barefaced; [prejuicio] blatant2.ADV *sí voy, descarado — I'm going all right, you bet I'm going
si supiera inglés, descarado que me iba a Londres — if I spoke English, you can bet your life I'd go to London
* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shamelessII- da masculino, femeninono contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy
* * *= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.Ex. Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.Ex. Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.Ex. The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.Ex. 'That young man was terribly rude'.Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex. There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.----* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.* * *I- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shamelessII- da masculino, femeninono contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy
* * *= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.Ex: Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.Ex: 'That young man was terribly rude'.Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.* * *1 ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shamelessel muy descarado, pedirme dinero así what (a) nerve he has, asking me for money like thatlas elecciones fueron un fraude descarado the elections were a blatant fraud o were clearly rigged2 ( como adv)( Esp fam): si tuviese dinero, descarado que me iría a vivir sola you can bet your life if I had the money, I'd go off and live alone ( colloq)lo hizo adrede, descarado make no mistake, she did it on purpose, she did it on purpose, you can be sure of it o you can bet your life on itmasculine, feminineno contestes así a tu madre ¡descarado! don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude o ( BrE) cheeky little boyese chico es un descarado that boy has a lot of nerve* * *
Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)
descarado es:
el participio
descarado
es muy descarado he has a lot of nerve
descarado,-a
I adj (insolente) cheeky, insolent
(desvergonzado) shameless
una mentira descarada, a barefaced lie
II sustantivo masculino y femenino cheeky person
' descarado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrevida
- atrevido
- cara
- descarada
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- golfa
- golfo
- lisa
- liso
- sinvergüenza
- fresco
- patudo
English:
audacious
- barefaced
- blatant
- bold
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- cheeky
- downright
- forward
- shameless
- unabashed
- outright
- pert
* * *descarado, -a♦ adj1. [desvergonzado] [persona] cheeky, impertinent;¡no seas (tan) descarado! don't be (so) cheeky!;¡el muy descarado se ha atrevido a burlarse de mí! the cheeky devil had the nerve to make fun of me!2. [flagrante] barefaced, blatant;una mentira descarada a barefaced lie;¡es un robo descarado! it's daylight robbery!;¡ha sido un penalti descarado! there's no way that wasn't a penalty!♦ advEsp Fam [por supuesto, seguro] you bet!;no lo conseguirá, descarado there's no way she'll manage to do it;¡descarado que iremos! too right we're going to go!♦ nm,fcheeky devil;eres un descarado mirando you are awful the way you stare at people* * *adj rude, impertinent* * *descarado, -da adj: brazen, impudent♦ descaradamente adv* * * -
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adj.impudent, shameless.f. & m.insolent person, insolent.* * *► adjetivo1 bold-faced, brassy* * *ADJ shameless, brazen* * *= sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], brazen.Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.* * *= sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], brazen.Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience. -
15 insolente
adj.insolent (descarado).f. & m.insolent person.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: insolentar.* * *► adjetivo1 (descarado) insolent2 (soberbio) haughty► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (descarado) insolent person2 (soberbio) haughty person* * *ADJ1) (=descarado) insolent, rude2) (=altivo) haughty, contemptuous* * *Iadjetivo rude, insolentIImasculino y femeninoes una insolente — she's so rude o insolent
* * *= insolent, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], petulant, uncouth, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], flamer, brazen, impudent, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex. His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.Ex. All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.Ex. Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals ( flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.----* de un modo insolente = defiantly.* * *Iadjetivo rude, insolentIImasculino y femeninoes una insolente — she's so rude o insolent
* * *= insolent, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], petulant, uncouth, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], flamer, brazen, impudent, short, short-tempered, off-hand [offhand], saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.Ex: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.Ex: Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals ( flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.* de un modo insolente = defiantly.* * *‹persona› rude, insolent; ‹respuesta/actitud› insolentes una insolente she's so rude o insolent* * *
Del verbo insolentar: ( conjugate insolentar)
insolenté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
insolente es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
insolente adjetivo
rude, insolent
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino:◊ es una insolente she's so rude o insolent
insolente adjetivo insolent
' insolente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrevida
- atrevido
- chula
- chulo
- descarada
- descarado
- farruca
- farruco
- malencarada
- malencarado
- liso
English:
audacious
- defiant
- impudent
- insolent
- saucy
* * *♦ adj[descarado] insolent; [orgulloso] haughty♦ nmfinsolent person;es un insolente he's very insolent* * *adj insolent* * *insolente adjimpertinente: insolent -
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1) General subject: political, prisoner of State2) Law: political prisoner, prisoner of conscience, state prisoner3) Security: political detaineeУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > политический заключённый
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m (N pl więźniowie) prisoner, inmate- więzień polityczny a political prisoner- więzień sumienia a prisoner of conscience- więzień wojenny a prisoner of war, a POW- więźniowie obozów koncentracyjnych inmates of concentration campsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wię|zień
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