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prisoner ['prɪzənə(r)]∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;∎ to hold sb prisoner retenir qn prisonnier, détenir qn;∎ to be taken prisoner être fait prisonnier;∎ to be held prisoner être détenu;∎ figurative she became a prisoner of her own fears elle devint prisonnière de ses propres peurs;∎ figurative to take no prisoners ne faire aucune concession∎ he's a prisoner in Wormwood Scrubs il est détenu à la prison de Wormwood Scrubs;∎ prisoner at the bar prévenu(e) m,f; (for serious crimes) accusé(e) m,f;∎ political prisoner prisonnier(ère) m,f ou détenu(e) m,f politique►► prisoner of conscience prisonnier(ère) m,f d'opinion;prisoner of war prisonnier(ère) m,f de guerre;prisoner of war camp camp m de prisonniers de guerre -
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prisoner n gen, fig prisonnier/-ière m/f ; ( in jail) détenu/-e m/f ; to hold ou keep sb prisoner garder qn prisonnier ; they took me prisoner ils m'ont fait prisonnier ; prisoner of war/conscience prisonnier/-ière m/f de guerre/d'opinion ; prisoner of war camp camp m de prisonniers/-ières de guerre ; I'm a prisoner in my own home je suis prisonnier dans ma propre maison.to take no prisoners [army] ne faire aucun prisonnier ; [boxer, team] faire un massacre ; [negotiating team, rival] ne pas faire de concessions. -
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noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) prisonnier/-ière -
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6 prisoner awaiting trial
Jur. personne en détention préventiveEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > prisoner awaiting trial
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7 prisoner of conscience
Pol., Jur. personne emprisonnée pour délit d'opinionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > prisoner of conscience
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8 prisoner of war
Mil. prisonnier de guerreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > prisoner of war
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9 prisoner of war
plural - prisoners of war a member of the armed forces captured in a war.) prisonnier de guerre -
10 hold prisoner
(to (capture and) confine (a person) against his will: Many soldiers were killed and the rest taken prisoner; She was kept prisoner in a locked room.) faire prisonnier -
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12 remand prisoner
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13 common law prisoner
Jur. prisonnier de droit communEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > common law prisoner
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14 discharge of a prisoner
Jur. élargissement d'un détenu; arg. décarradeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > discharge of a prisoner
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15 political prisoner
Pol., Jur. détenu politiqueEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > political prisoner
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noun prisonnier/-ière m/f politique -
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noun GB prisonnier/-ière m/f en détention provisoire -
18 political prisoner
(a person who has been imprisoned for political reasons and not for any crime.) prisonnier/-ière politique -
19 escape
escape [ɪsˈkeɪp]a. ( = get away) échapper ( from sb à qn ) ; (from place) s'échapper ( from de ) ; [prisoner] s'évader ( from de)b. [water, steam, gas] s'échapperb. ( = be forgotten by) échapper à• it had not escaped her notice that... il ne lui avait pas échappé que...3. nounfuite f4. compounds* * *[ɪ'skeɪp] 1.to make an ou one's escape — s'évader
2.to have a narrow ou lucky escape — l'échapper belle
transitive verb1) ( avoid)to escape death/danger — échapper à la mort/au danger
to escape detection — [person] échapper aux recherches (de la police); [fault] ne pas être détecté
2) ( elude) [name, fact] échapper à [person]3.2) ( leak) fuir -
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free [fri:]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjectivea. [person, animal, country] libre• to go free [prisoner] être relâché• they had to cut the driver free from the wreckage ils ont dû désincarcérer le conducteur du véhicule accidenté• it's a free country! on est en république ! (inf)• to be/get free of sb être débarrassé/se débarrasser de qn• is this seat free? est-ce que cette place est libre ?• a school where children feel free to express themselves une école où les enfants se sentent libres de s'exprimer• can I borrow your pen? -- feel free (inf) est-ce que je peux vous emprunter votre stylo ? -- je vous en prie► free from or of ( = without)b. ( = costing nothing) [object, ticket] gratuit• "free mug with each towel" « une chope gratuite pour tout achat d'une serviette »c. ( = lavish) généreux• you're very free with your advice (ironic) vous êtes particulièrement prodigue de conseils (ironique)2. adverba. ( = without payment) [give, get, travel] gratuitementb. ( = without restraint) [run about] en libertéc. ( = expressing release) to pull free se dégager• to wriggle free [person] se libérer en se tortillanta. ( = liberate) [+ nation, slave, caged animal, prisoner] libérer ; [+ person] (from wreckage) dégager ; (from burden) soulagerb. ( = untie) [+ person, animal] détacher4. compounds• to be a free agent avoir toute liberté d'action ► Free Church noun (British) église f non-conformiste adjective► free-floating adjective (in water, space) qui flotte librement ; (figurative) [person] sans attaches* * *[friː] 1.noun (also free period) School ≈ heure f de libre2.1) (unhindered, unrestricted) [person, country, election, press, translation] libre (after n); [access, choice] libre (before n)to break free of ou from — se libérer de
2) ( not captive or tied) [person, limb] libre; [animal, bird] en libertéto set [somebody/something] free — libérer [person]; rendre la liberté à [animal]
they had to cut the driver free (from his car) — on a dû couper la tôle de la voiture pour dégager le chauffeur
the boat broke free from ou of its moorings — le bateau a rompu ses amarres
3) ( devoid)to be free from ou of somebody — être libéré de quelqu'un
free from ou of pollution — dépourvu de pollution
a day free from ou of interruptions — une journée sans interruptions
she was free from ou of any hatred — elle n'éprouvait aucune haine
this soup is free from ou of artificial colourings — cette soupe ne contient pas de colorants artificiels
4) ( costing nothing) gratuit‘admission free’ — ‘entrée gratuite’
free gift — Commerce cadeau m
you can't expect a free ride — fig on n'a rien pour rien
5) ( not occupied) libre6) (generous, lavish)to be free with — être généreux/-euse avec [food]; être prodigue de [advice]
7) ( familiar) familier/-ière8) Chemistry libre9) Linguistics [form] non lié; [vowel, stress] libre3.1) ( at liberty) librement, en toute libertéto go free — [hostage] être libéré; [criminal] circuler en toute liberté
2) ( without payment) gratuitement4.transitive verb1) ( from captivity) libérer; ( from wreckage) dégagerto free somebody from — débarrasser quelqu'un de [prejudice]; décharger quelqu'un de [blame]; délivrer quelqu'un de [oppression, guilt]; soulager quelqu'un de [suffering]
2) ( make available) débloquer [money, resources]; libérer [person, hands]5.6.to free oneself from — se dégager de [chains, wreckage]; se libérer de [influence]; se débarrasser de [burden]; se décharger de [blame]; se délivrer de [guilt]
- free combining formsmoke/sugar-free — sans fumée/sucre
7.interest-free — Finance sans intérêt
for free adverbial phrase gratuitement••to have a free hand — avoir carte blanche (in pour)
free as a bird ou the air — libre comme l'air
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