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1 imprison
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2 imprison
1 ( put in prison) emprisonner, mettre [qn] en prison ; to be imprisoned for/for doing être emprisonné pour/pour avoir fait ; to be imprisoned for ten years ( sentenced) être condamné à dix ans de prison ; -
3 imprison
imprison [ɪm'prɪzən](a) (put in prison) mettre en prison, incarcérer;∎ he has been imprisoned several times il a fait plusieurs séjours en prison∎ the hostages were imprisoned for five years les otages ont été enfermés pendant cinq ans -
4 imprison
[im'prizn](to put in prison; to take or keep prisoner: He was imprisoned for twenty years for his crimes.) emprisonner -
5 to imprison
Jur. écrouer; emprisonnerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to imprison
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6 confine
confine [kənˈfaɪn]a. ( = imprison) enfermerb. ( = limit) to confine o.s. to doing sth se limiter à faire qchc. [+ epidemic, conflict] circonscrire2. plural nounconfines [ˈkɒnfaɪnz]* * *[kən'faɪn] 1.transitive verb1) ( shut up) confiner [person] (in, to dans); enfermer [animal] (in dans)confined to barracks — Military consigné au quartier
2) ( limit) limiter [comments etc] (to à)2.the problem is not confined to old people — le problème ne concerne pas uniquement les personnes âgées
to confine oneself to/to doing — se contenter de/de faire
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7 wrongly
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8 confine
1) (to keep within limits; to stop from spreading: They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.) contenir2) (to shut up or imprison: The prince was confined in the castle for three years.) enfermer•- confined- confinement - confines -
9 falsely
1 ( wrongly) [represent, state] faussement ; falsely accused ( accidentally) accusé à tort ; ( deliberately) faussement accusé ; to falsely imprison sb Jur séquestrer qn ;3 [smile, laugh] avec affectation. -
10 immure
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11 railroad
1 ( network) chemin m de fer ;3 ( company) compagnie f des chemins de fer.C vtr1 ○ ( push) to railroad sb into doing forcer qn à faire ; to railroad the bill through (parliament) tout faire pour faire adopter le projet de loi (par le parlement) ;2 US ( send by rail) expédier [qch] par chemin de fer ;3 ○ US ( imprison) expédier ○ [qn] en prison. -
12 confine
confine [kən'faɪn](a) (restrict) limiter, borner;∎ to confine oneself to sth se borner ou s'en tenir à qch;∎ we confined ourselves to (discussing) the financial arrangements nous nous en sommes tenus à discuter des dispositions financières, nous nous en sommes tenus aux dispositions financières;∎ the report confines itself to single women le rapport ne traite que des femmes célibataires;∎ please confine your remarks to the subject under consideration veuillez vous limiter au sujet en question∎ her illness confined her to the house/to bed sa maladie l'a obligée à rester à la maison/à garder le lit;∎ Military to confine sb to barracks consigner qn∎ to be confined accoucher, être en couches -
13 jug
1 noun(a) British (small → for milk) pot m; (→ for water) carafe f; (→ for wine) pichet m, carafe f; (large → earthenware) cruche f; (→ metal, plastic) broc m;∎ a jug of wine une carafe de vin;∎ wine jug carafe f à vin;∎ familiar his ears are like jug handles il a les oreilles en contrevent ou comme des esgourdes∎ five years in (the) jug cinq ans en tôlejug kettle = bouilloire électrique haute;American jug wine vin m ordinaire -
14 restrain
restrain [rɪ'streɪn](a) (hold back, prevent) retenir, empêcher;∎ restrain him from spending so much money empêchez-le de dépenser tant d'argent;∎ I couldn't restrain myself from making a remark je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de faire une remarque;∎ I had to restrain an impulse to laugh out loud il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire tout haut(b) (overpower, bring under control → person) maîtriser;∎ it took four policemen to restrain him il a fallu quatre policiers pour le maîtriser;∎ he had to be forcibly restrained il a fallu le retenir de force(c) (repress → emotion, anger, laughter) contenir, réprimer(d) (imprison) interner, emprisonner
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imprison — im·pris·on vt: to confine in prison esp. as punishment for a crime compare false imprisonment im·pris·on·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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