Asile (en. Asylum)

/a.zil/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Establishment designed to welcome people in distress or vulnerability.

Refugees found safe asylum after fleeing their country.

Les réfugiés ont trouvé un asile sûr après avoir fui leur pays.

Refuge for persecuted individuals.

He applied for political asylum due to repression in his country.

Il a demandé l'asile politique en raison de la répression dans son pays.

Place of temporary or permanent protection.

The animal shelter took in many abandoned dogs.

L'asile pour les animaux a recueilli de nombreux chiens abandonnés.

Originating from the Latin 'asylum' which means refuge.

asylum application

Procedure by which a person seeks protection in another country.

demande d'asile

animal shelter

Shelter for abandoned or abused animals.

asile pour animaux

night shelter

Establishment offering temporary accommodation for the homeless.

asile de nuit

refugee

Person who fled their country to escape persecution.

réfugié

protection

Means of ensuring the safety of a person or group.

protection

vulnerability

State of a person or group exposed to risk.

vulnérabilité

Night shelter

When he lost his job, he had to sleep in a night shelter.

Quand il a perdu son emploi, il a dû dormir dans un asile de nuit.

Political asylum

He obtained political asylum after exposing his government's corruption.

Il a obtenu un asile politique après avoir dénoncé la corruption de son gouvernement.