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1 imprisonment
imprisonment n emprisonnement m ; to be sentenced to ten years' imprisonment/to imprisonment for life être condamné à dix ans de prison/à la prison à vie ; to threaten sb with imprisonment menacer qn de le/la mettre en prison. -
2 sentence
['sentəns] 1. noun1) (a number of words forming a complete statement: `I want it', and `Give it to me!' are sentences.) phrase2) (a punishment imposed by a lawcourt: a sentence of three years' imprisonment; He is under sentence of death.) sentence2. verb((usually with to) to condemn to a particular punishment: He was sentenced to life imprisonment.) condamner (à) -
3 recommendation
1 (by authority, report) recommandation f (to à ; on sur) ; to make a recommendation faire une recommandation ; he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that he serve at least 30 years Jur il a été condamné à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité assortie d'une mesure de sécurité de 30 ans ; his recommendation was to lift the ban il a conseillé de lever l'interdiction ;2 (by colleague, friend) recommandation f ; on the recommendation of sur la recommandation de ; we found our plumber by personal recommendation notre plombier nous a été recommandé par des gens que nous connaissons ; to speak in recommendation of sb/sth recommander qn/qch ;3 (by employer, referee) to give sb a recommendation recommander qn ; to write sb a recommendation donner une lettre de recommandation à qn ;4 ( advantage) the hotel's location is its only recommendation l'emplacement de l'hôtel est son seul atout.
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life — W1S1 [laıf] n plural lives [laıvz] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time somebody is alive)¦ 2¦(state of being alive)¦ 3¦(way somebody lives)¦ 4¦(particular situation/job)¦ 5 social/personal/sex etc life 6¦(human existence)¦ 7¦(time when something exists/works)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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life — [[t]la͟ɪvz[/t]] ♦ lives 1) N UNCOUNT Life is the quality which people, animals, and plants have when they are not dead, and which objects and substances do not have. ...a baby s first minutes of life... Amnesty International opposes the death… … English dictionary
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