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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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prison [pʀizɔ̃] N f lit, fig

prison
prison
punissable d'une peine de prison
punishable by a prison sentence
envoyer qn/aller en prison
to send sb/to go to prison
elle a fait de la prison
she has been in prison
elle a fait trois ans de prison
she spent three years in prison
depuis leur entrée en prison
since they went into prison
sortir de prison
to get out of prison
à leur sortie de prison (demain)
when they get out of prison
tirer ou sortir qn de prison
to get sb out of prison
mettre/jeter qn en prison
to put/to throw sb in prison
mise en prison
imprisonment
condamné à trois ans de prison
sentenced to three years' imprisonment
See also

aimable [ɛmabl] ADJ

1. aimable (sympathique):

aimable personne
pleasant
aimable mot
kind
c'est très aimable à vous
it's very kind of you
votre aimable invitation
your kind invitation
nous informons notre aimable clientèle que …
we wish to inform our customers that …
trop aimable!
how very kind of you!

2. aimable (poli):

aimable lettre, propos:
polite
c'était une façon aimable de refuser
it was a polite way of saying no

3. aimable liter lieu, visage:

aimable
pleasant

4. aimable (digne d'amour) arch:

aimable personne
amiable arch
être aimable comme une porte de prison
to be a miserable so-and-so
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open prison
prison f ouverte
sin bin
prison f
prison guard
surveillant/-e m/f de prison
prison issue
fourni par la prison
prison visitor
visiteur/-euse m/f de prison
maximum security prison
prison f de haute surveillance
women's prison
prison f de femmes
prison sentence
peine f de prison
a two-year prison sentence
une peine de deux ans de prison
prison officer (officially)
surveillant/-e m/f de prison
prison officer (gen)
gardien/-ienne m/f de prison

in the PONS Dictionary

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prison [pʀizɔ̃] N f

prison
prison
prison dorée
gilded cage
aumônier d'un lycée/d'une prison/d'un hôpital
college/prison/hospital chaplain
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prison
prison f
to go to prison
aller en prison
to send sb to prison
envoyer qn en prison
to throw sb into prison
jeter qn en prison
in prison
en prison
prison yard
cour de prison
custodial
de prison
open prison
prison f ouverte
jailer
gardien(ne) m (f) de prison
geôlier (-ière)
[prison] warder/wardress
prison cell
cellule f (de prison)
jail
prison f
to be in jail
faire de la prison
to be released from jail
être libéré (de prison)
to jail sb for three months
condamner qn à trois mois de prison
in the PONS Dictionary
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prison [pʀizo͂] N f

prison
prison
prison dorée
gilded cage
s'évader d'une prison
to escape from prison
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French
prison
prison f
to go to prison
aller en prison
to send sb to prison
envoyer qn en prison
to throw sb in(to) prison
jeter qn en prison
in prison
en prison
prison yard
cour f de prison
custodial
de prison
jailer
gardien (ne) m (f) de prison
prison cell
cellule f (de prison)
jail
prison f
to be in jail
faire de la prison
to be released from jail
être libéré (de prison)
to jail sb for three months
condamner qn à trois mois de prison
to languish in jail
moisir en prison
to haul sb off to jail
tirer qn de prison
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