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prisonnier

prisoner

noun pree-zo-NYEH Less Common

Usage Note

Prisonnier (fem. prisonnière) refers to a person held in custody or taken captive. Faire prisonnier means to take someone prisoner. The word also functions as an adjective: être prisonnier de ses habitudes (to be a prisoner of one's habits).

Examples

"Le prisonnier s'est évadé de la prison."

Natural Translation

The prisoner escaped from prison.

Literal Translation

The prisoner himself-is escaped from-the prison.

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