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solitary confinement n Jur, Mil isolement m cellulaire ; to put ou place sb in solitary confinement placer qn en isolement cellulaire. -
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(imprisonment in a cell by oneself: He was sentenced to six months' solitary confinement.) régime cellulaire -
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[Prison] isolement (en cellule); régime cellulaire; pf. mise au secretEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > solitary confinement
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noun Law, Military isolement m cellulaire -
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[Prison] quartier disciplinaireEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > solitary confinement block
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solitary [ˈsɒlɪtərɪ]1. adjectivea. [person, life] solitaireb. ( = sole) seul• with the solitary exception of... à la seule exception de...2. noun3. compounds* * *['sɒlɪtrɪ], US [-terɪ] 1. 2.1) ( unaccompanied) [occupation, walker] solitaire2) ( lonely) [person] très seul; [farm, village] isolé3) ( single) seul -
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(a) (alone → person, life, activity) solitaire;∎ she had a solitary childhood elle a eu une enfance solitaire∎ a solitary tree on the horizon un seul arbre à l'horizon;∎ can you give me one solitary reason why I should go? peux-tu me donner une seule raison d'y aller?(c) (remote → place) retiré, isolé(d) (empty of people) vide, désert;∎ the solitary streets of the suburbs les rues fpl désertes de la banlieue2 noun►► solitary confinement isolement m cellulaire□ -
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['solitəri]1) (alone; without companions: a solitary traveller.) solitaire2) (living or being alone, by habit or preference: She was a solitary person.) solitaire3) (single: not a solitary example.) unique•- solitude- solitary confinement -
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1) (state of being shut up or imprisoned: solitary confinement.) emprisonnement2) ((the time of) the birth of a child: her third confinement.) accouchement -
10 hole
A n1 (in clothing, ground, hedge, pocket) trou m (in dans) ; to dig a hole creuser un trou ; the explosion blew a hole in the plane l'explosion a fait un trou dans l'avion ; this sweater is full of holes ce pull est tout troué ;2 ( in wall) brèche f ;8 ( financial) trou m ; a big hole in profits un grand trou dans les bénéfices ; that holiday made a hole in my pocket ces vacances ont fait un trou dans mon budget ;10 Sport ( golf) ( all contexts) trou m ; to get a hole in one faire un trou en un ; a nine-hole golf course un parcours de neuf trous ;B vtr1 [shell] crever [building] ;to be 10 dollars in the hole US en être de 10 dollars ○ ; to get oneself into a hole ○ se fourrer dans le pétrin ○ ; to get sb out of a hole tirer qn du pétrin ○ ; I needed that like I need a hole in the head ○ ! il ne me manquait plus que ça! ⇒ money.■ hole up se terrer.
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