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# detention — English to French

How English *detention* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [detention in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/detention/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: detention (137 029), detentions (4 067). By style: everyday 6 · literary 1 · parliamentary 1 184 · legal and administrative 1 527 · UN documents 138 378.

## détention

Used about 110 990 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 962 · legal and administrative ≈ 477 · UN documents ≈ 109 549). Forms: détention, détentions.

- I escaped from the **detention** center.
  Je me suis évadé du centre de **détention**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#2826565](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2826565) [\#10535796](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10535796))

- “I refer you to article eighty-one of the law of the 13th of December, 1799, in regard to arbitrary **detention**.”
  --Je vous rappelle, à vous, l'article quatre-vingt-un de la loi du 13 décembre 1799 sur la **détention** arbitraire.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 4411)

- He is being held in **detention** at a secret location.
  Il est maintenu en **détention** dans un lieu tenu secret.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 592796)

- Other information: In **detention** in Germany as of January 2005.
  Renseignements complémentaires: en **détention** en Allemagne depuis janvier 2005.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2179036)

- Working Group on Arbitrary **Detention**
  Groupe de travail sur la **détention** arbitraire
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 27537731)

## torture

Used about 5 782 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 16 · UN documents ≈ 5 766).

- Throughout his tenure as Chief of General Staff of the SPLA, Malong has been responsible for the SPLA and its allied forces' perpetration of serious abuses including attacks on civilians, forced displacement, enforced disappearances, arbitrary **detentions**, torture, and rape.
  Pendant toute la durée de son mandat en tant que chef d'état-major de l'APLS, Malong a été responsable de la commission de violations graves par l'APLS et les forces alliées, y compris des attaques contre des civils, des déplacements forcés, des disparitions forcées, des détentions arbitraires, des actes de **torture** et des viols.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4665802)

- She was reportedly sent to the Zhangjiakou **Detention** Center where it is believed that she was subjected to torture.
  She was reportedly sent to the Zhangjiakou Detention Center where it is believed that she was subjected to **torture**.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 13821737)

- Incommunicado **detention**, for the purposes referred to in the preceding paragraphs, shall be considered as torture.
  La mise au secret de détenus, dont l &apos; objet consiste à parvenir aux fins visées dans les paragraphes précédents, est considérée comme un acte de **torture**.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 24152248)

- It has appointed a Special Rapporteur on Torture, Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions and a Special Rapporteur on Police, Prison and other **Detention** Centres.
  It has appointed a Special Rapporteur on **Torture**, Extrajudicial, Summary and Arbitrary Executions and a Special Rapporteur on Police, Prison and other Detention Centres.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 16804848)

- The people of Honduras experienced hard times between 1980 and 1984, when State security forces carried out a systematic campaign of arbitrary **detentions**, torture, disappearances and extrajudicial executions.
  The people of Honduras experienced hard times between 1980 and 1984, when State security forces carried out a systematic campaign of arbitrary detentions, **torture**, disappearances and extrajudicial executions.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 9324516)

## massifs

Used about 318 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 318).

- Forces under his command participated in mass beatings, murders, **detentions** and tortures of peaceful protestors.
  Les forces sous son commandement ont participé à des passages à tabac **massifs**, à l'assassinat, à la mise en détention et à la torture de manifestants pacifiques.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4931560)

- Forces under his command participated in mass beatings, murders, **detentions** and tortures of peaceful protestors.
  Les forces sous son commandement ont participé à des passages à tabac **massifs**, à l’assassinat, à la mise en détention et à la torture de manifestants pacifiques.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5185922)

- Forces under his formal chain of command brutally suppressed peaceful protestors and perpetrated mass **detentions**.
  Les forces placées sous sa chaîne de commandement formelle ont procédé à une répression brutale contre des manifestants pacifiques et à des emprisonnements **massifs**.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3287500)

- Forces under his formal chain of command carried out brutal repression of peaceful protestors as well as mass **detentions**.
  Les forces placées sous sa chaîne de commandement formelle ont procédé à une répression brutale contre des manifestants pacifiques et à des emprisonnements **massifs**.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2436703)

- In 2009, forces under his formal chain of command brutally suppressed peaceful protestors and perpetrated mass **detentions**.
  En 2009, les forces placées sous sa chaîne de commandement formelle ont procédé à une répression brutale contre des manifestants pacifiques et à des emprisonnements **massifs**.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5185721)

## nombre

Used about 171 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 12 · legal and administrative ≈ 159).

- The regime is on its way out, and the large number of **detentions** is a sign that Fidel Castro has lost control of the situation.
  Ce régime est à bout de souffle, et le **nombre** de personnes emprisonnées prouve que Castro ne contrôle plus la situation.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 450172)

- n number of **detentions**
  n **nombre** d’immobilisations
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1683180)

- Number of **detentions** within previous 36 months
  **Nombre** d'immobilisations au cours des 36 derniers mois
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1738505)

- number of **detentions** during the previous 36 months;
  le **nombre** des immobilisations au cours des trente-six derniers mois;
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1738874)

- n number of recognised organisation-related **detentions**
  n **nombre** d’immobilisations liées à l’intervention des organismes agréés
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1683160)

## arrestations

Used about 117 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 37 · legal and administrative ≈ 80).

- We are also concerned at a number of arbitrary **detentions** made at the same opposition protests.
  Nous sommes également préoccupés par certaines **arrestations** arbitraires opérées lors de ces mêmes manifestations de l'opposition.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 928676)

- In charge of arrests, **detentions** and prosecutions of bloggers and journalists.
  En charge des **arrestations**, des détentions et des poursuites en justice de blogueurs et de journalistes.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2498886)

- A visit to East Timor by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary **Detention** is planned for the beginning of February.
  Début février, le groupe de travail des Nations unies devrait se rendre au Timor oriental pour s'enquérir des **arrestations** arbitraires.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1944183)

- In March this year in Budapest, calls for the prime minister to step down were again met with **detentions** and inhumane, humiliating treatment.
  En mars de cette année à Budapest, les demandes de démission adressées au Premier ministre n'ont reçu pour toute réponse que des **arrestations** et des traitements inhumains et humiliants.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1299802)

- As Deputy Chief of National Police since 2008, Radan was responsible for beatings, murder, and arbitrary arrests and **detentions** against protestors that were committed by the police forces.
  Chef-adjoint de la police nationale iranienne depuis 2008. Responsable à ce titre des passages à tabac, meurtres, **arrestations** et détentions arbitraires de manifestants auxquels ont procédé les forces de police.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2242476)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- He was given **detention** for talking during class.
  Il a été collé pour avoir parlé pendant le cours.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ET and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#8474777](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8474777) [\#10535797](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10535797))

- I got two hours of **detention** for a little joke that the teacher didn't appreciate.
  J'ai écopé de deux heures de colle pour une petite blague que le prof n'a pas apprécié.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rdgscratch and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#13103102](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13103102) [\#9547187](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9547187))

- Tom was given **detention** for talking during class.
  Tom a eu une retenue pour avoir parlé en classe.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#37095](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/37095) [\#1692810](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1692810))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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