Condamne (en. Sentenced)

/kɔ̃.dɑ.mne/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To declare that a person is guilty of a crime and to punish them.

The judge sentenced the accused to five years in prison.

Le juge a condamné l'accusé à cinq ans de prison.

To exclude or reject something.

He was condemned to never return to his former profession.

Il a été condamné à ne jamais reprendre son ancien métier.

To denounce or criticize an action or behavior.

The teacher condemned plagiarism in his class.

Le professeur a condamné le plagiat dans son cours.

From the Latin 'condamnare', meaning 'to declare guilty'.

sentenced to death

Death sentence pronounced by a court.

condamné à mort

to feel doomed

To feel hopeless or trapped.

se sentir condamné

to condemn someone in advance

Hasty judgment on a person before having all the facts.

condamner quelqu'un par avance

condemnation

Act of condemning, sentence pronounced.

condamnation

condemned

One who is condemned, a person under a sentence.

condamné

condemnable

One who deserves to be condemned, reprehensible.

condamnable

To be in a bad situation with no escape.

He is really doomed because of his debts.

Il est vraiment condamné à cause de ses dettes.

To be criticized or rejected by one’s peers.

She got condemned for betraying her friends.

Elle s'est fait condamner pour avoir trahi ses amis.