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imprisoned
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/ɪmˈprɪznd/
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/ɪmˈprɪzənd/
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imprisoned
adjective
more imprisoned
Comp.
most imprisoned
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/ɪmˈprɪznd/
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emprisonné
The imprisoned man longed for freedom and the open skies.
L'homme emprisonné aspirait à la liberté et au ciel ouvert.
prisonnière
She felt imprisoned by her own fears and anxieties.
Elle se sentait prisonnière de ses propres peurs et angoisses.
Additional translations
enfermée
Sens figuré, plus général que « prisonnière ».
Synonyms
confined
captured
detained
restricted
incarcerated
Antonyms
free
liberated
imprisoned
noun
imprisoned
pl
UK
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US
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Used nominally, usually with the definite article, to denote people who are confined in prison.
prisonniers
The new law secured the release of the imprisoned.
La nouvelle loi a obtenu la libération des prisonniers.
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détenus
Terme plus juridique ou administratif.
imprison
verb
imprisoned
Past Simple
imprisoned
Past Simple
imprisoned
Past Participle
imprisoning
Gerund
UK
/ɪmˈprɪzən/
US
/ɪmˈprɪzən/
emprisonner
The judge decided to imprison the criminal for ten years.
Le juge a décidé d’emprisonner le criminel pendant dix ans.
Additional translations
incarcérer
Soutenu, juridique.
brider
Sens figuré : limiter ou entraver fortement.
Synonyms
incarcerate
confine
detain
lock up
put behind bars
restrict
hold captive
Antonyms
free
release
Definitions
imprisoned
adjective
Confined or kept in a prison or similar place.
The imprisoned man longed for freedom and the open skies.
Restricted or trapped in a metaphorical sense, unable to escape a situation or feeling.
She felt imprisoned by her own fears and anxieties.
imprisoned
noun
People who are confined in prison.
The new law secured the release of the imprisoned.
imprison
verb
To confine someone in a prison or place of detention.
The judge decided to imprison the criminal for ten years.
To restrict or confine someone or something in a metaphorical sense.
She felt that her job was starting to imprison her creativity.
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