Prisonniers (en. Prisoners)

/pʁizɔ.nje/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Person confined in a correctional facility.

Prisoners spend their time according to a strict schedule.

Les prisonniers passent leur temps selon un emploi du temps strict.

Individual convicted of a crime.

Some prisoners are awaiting their trial.

Certains prisonniers sont en attente de leur procès.

Person captured during an armed conflict.

Prisoners of war must be treated according to international conventions.

Les prisonniers de guerre doivent être traités selon les conventions internationales.

Derived from the word 'prison' which comes from the Latin 'prensio', meaning 'holding'.

prisoners of war

Individuals captured during a conflict.

prisonniers de guerre

political prisoners

Individuals incarcerated for political reasons.

prisonniers politiques

prisoners of conscience

Individuals imprisoned for their beliefs.

prisonniers de conscience

prison

Facility where convicted people are held.

prison

detention

Action of keeping someone imprisoned.

détention

reintegration

Process of returning to normal life after a period of detention.

réinsertion

Biquet

He spent his time with biquets.

Il a passé son temps avec des biquets.

Broke

He felt broke after so many years behind bars.

Il se sentait fauché après tant d'années derrière les barreaux.