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# détenus — French to English

How French *détenus* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 8 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: détenus (77 835). By style: everyday 7 · literary 2 · parliamentary 1 105 · legal and administrative 7 547 · UN documents 69 174.

## detainees

Used about 29 552 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 414 · legal and administrative ≈ 314 · UN documents ≈ 28 823). Forms: detained, detainees.

- Tous les **détenus** arabophones ont été libérés par le régime algérien à l'exception des militants pour l'indépendance de la Kabylie, des autonomistes mozabites et des autonomistes Chaouis. Ce n'est pas nouveau pour le régime algérien raciste et criminel, mais le pire est que les Algériens soutiennent leur emprisonnement !
  All the Arabic-speaking **detainees** were released by the Algerian regime except the activists for the independence of Kabylia, the Mozabite autonomists and the Chaouis Autonomists. This is nothing new with the racist and criminal Algerian regime, but the worst thing is that the Algerians are supporting their imprisonment!
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Igider and Igider · checked, community translation · [\#9800656](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9800656) [\#9830885](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9830885))

- Les **détenus** de la base navale de Guantanamo ne sont pas des soldats d’une armée organisée.
  The **detainees** at the Guantánamo naval base are not soldiers in an organised army.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 569243)

- A pris une part active à l’adoption de mesures de sûreté visant à envoyer les **détenus** au centre de détention de Kahrizak en 2009.
  He was instrumental in issuing detention orders to consign **detainees** to Kahrizak Detention Centre in 2009.
  ([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 5078304)

- D. Traitement des **détenus** 566 - 623 140
  D. Treatment of **detainees** . 566 - 623 128
  ([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 2507493)

- Nous devons donc tous dénoncer ce trou noir juridique dans lequel se trouvent les **détenus**.
  We must all therefore denounce this legal black hole in which the **detainees** find themselves.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 569318)

## prisoners

Used about 14 963 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 391 · legal and administrative ≈ 157 · UN documents ≈ 14 411).

- Dix **détenus** se sont échappés de la prison.
  Ten **prisoners** broke out of jail.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by U2FS and CK · checked, community translation · [\#73416](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/73416) [\#799785](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/799785))

- «Cinquièmement: aux Madelonnettes, il n'y a que deux barreaux à la cantine, ce qui permet à la cantinière de laisser toucher sa main aux **détenus**.
  “Fifthly: in the Madelonettes there are only two bars to the canteen, so that the canteen woman can touch the **prisoners** with her hand.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 28716)

- De quelle manière compte-t-elle venir en aide aux **détenus** et à leur famille?
  What steps will the Commission take to support the **prisoners** and their relatives?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 462657)

- Les services médicaux de la prison doivent s'efforcer de dépister et de traiter les maladies physiques ou mentales, ainsi que les déficiences dont souffrent éventuellement les **détenus**.
  Medical services in prison shall seek to detect and treat physical or mental illnesses or defects from which **prisoners** may suffer.
  ([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 4226916)

- Nombre de **détenus** de sexe masculin
  Number of male **prisoners**
  ([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 19341829)

## detention

Used about 8 647 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 8 647). Meaning: [detention in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/detention/).

- Le Règlement applicable aux enfants (Children Rules) garantit aux enfants **détenus** le droit de rester en relation avec leur famille.
  The Children Rules guarantee the right of children in **detention** to maintain contact with their families.
  ([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 10495679)

- En outre, des journalistes travaillant dans les services de la radio et de la télévision publiques au niveau des États ont été **détenus** et harcelés.
  There have also been incidents of **detention** and harassment of journalists working in public broadcasting at state level.
  ([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 6330807)

- Les prisons annexées aux tribunaux sont conçues pour recevoir les **détenus** en détention préventive et ceux purgeant une peine maximale de 18 mois.
  The prisons attached to courts are intended for pretrial **detention** and the enforcement of sentences carrying a maximum prison term of 18 months.
  ([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 15042970)

- La MINUK poursuit une politique singulière : elle a arrêté de manière arbitraire plus de 200 Serbes, qui sont **détenus** sans être jugés pendant des mois.
  UNMIK conducts a peculiar penal policy: it has arrested unlawfully more than 200 Serbs who are kept in **detention** without trial for months on end.
  ([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 7440366)

- Dans l &apos; ensemble, 17 affaires impliquant un total de 33 accusés, **détenus** ou en liberté provisoire, sont actuellement en cours de mise en état au Tribunal.
  On the whole the Tribunal is currently conducting pre-trial proceedings in 17 cases involving 33 accused in **detention** or on provisional release.
  ([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 11393651)

## inmates

Used about 7 254 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 46 · UN documents ≈ 7 206).

- Tous les **détenus** sont présents.
  All the **inmates** are present and accounted for.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#945664](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/945664) [\#945682](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/945682))

- Ce ne sont pas des **détenus** comme les autres.
  These are no ordinary **inmates**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1206770)

- c) Acheminement direct de la correspondance des **détenus** ou des membres de leur famille.
  (c) Direct correspondence from **inmates** or their families.
  ([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 2692788)

- Thomas est l'un des plus de trois mille **détenus** dans le couloir de la mort.
  Tom is one of the more than 3,000 **inmates** on death row.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · [\#960511](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/960511) [\#962486](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/962486))

- Comment trouver un juste équilibre entre la sécurité des citoyens européennes et la nécessité de trouver un endroit pour accueillir ces anciens **détenus**?
  How do we strike the right balance between ensuring the security of EU citizens and finding a place to settle former **inmates**?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1206833)

## held

Used about 6 681 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 23 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 773 · UN documents ≈ 2 882).

- Ils sont **détenus** par la police.
  They are being **held** by the police.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Orange and Orange · checked, community translation · [\#12264096](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12264096) [\#12264097](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12264097))

- Cinq ressortissants de la Communauté, citoyens de l’Union européenne, sont **détenus** par les autorités pakistanaises.
  Five Community nationals, citizens of the European Union, are being **held** by the Pakistani authorities.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 552799)

- Montant total des titres **détenus**.
  Total amount of securities **held**.
  ([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 3909082)

- Augmentation des fonds **détenus** au nom de tierces parties
  Increase in funds **held** on behalf of third parties
  ([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 27208401)

- Le football est un sport d’abrutis. La preuve ? Les clubs sont **détenus** par des oligarques ruSSes et des émirs.
  Football is a sport for idiots. Why? The clubs are **held** back by Russian oligarchs and emirs.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and DJ\_Saidez · checked, community translation · [\#10704638](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10704638) [\#10704634](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10704634))

## assets

Used about 2 905 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 23 · UN documents ≈ 2 882). Meaning: [assets in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/assets/).

- Il faut également renforcer nos politiques de gel des avoirs **détenus** par les terroristes.
  We also need to strengthen our policies to freeze **assets** of terrorists.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 606137)

- Valeur des biens **détenus** par les missions au 30 juin 2013
  **Assets** held by missions as at 30 June 2013
  ([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 28683740)

- En outre, toutes les missions doivent veiller à ce que les responsables de la gestion enregistrent correctement dans Galileo les biens effectivement **détenus**, leur état et leur emplacement.
  Furthermore, all missions are to enforce the requirement for **assets** managers to accurately record the actual status, condition and location of their property in the Galileo system.
  ([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 19756992)

## kept

Used about 1 438 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 23 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 415).

- Il semble que ces réfugiés soient **détenus** dans des conteneurs dans le désert et fréquemment battus.
  Reportedly, the refugees are **kept** in containers in the desert and are often beaten.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1466052)

- Précisions concernant le contenu du certificat sanitaire pour d’autres ongulés **détenus**
  Details on content of animal health certificate for other **kept** ungulates
  ([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 5200462)

- les utilisateurs d'engrais organiques ou d'amendements sur des sites où des animaux d'élevage ne sont pas **détenus**;
  users of organic fertilisers or soil improvers at premises where farmed animals are not **kept**;
  ([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 3453367)

- la vaccination contre la maladie d’Aujeszky était interdite pour les porcins **détenus** pendant les 12 derniers mois;
  vaccination against AD has been prohibited for **kept** porcine animals for the previous 12 months;
  ([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 5202513)

- la configuration du code d’identification des bovins, des ovins, des caprins, des camélidés et des cervidés **détenus**;
  the configuration of the identification code of **kept** bovine, ovine, caprine, camelid and cervid animals;
  ([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 5400874)

## trading

Used about 1 101 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 1 101). Meaning: [trading in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/trading/).

- Autres actifs financiers non dérivés **détenus** à des fins autres que de négociation
  Other non-**trading** non-derivative financial assets
  ([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 4365466)

- Ventilation par produit des prêts et avances autres que **détenus** à des fins de négociation
  Breakdown of non-**trading** loans and advances by product
  ([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 5191430)

- PROFITS OU (-) PERTES SUR ACTIFS ET PASSIFS FINANCIERS **DÉTENUS** À DES FINS AUTRES QUE DE NÉGOCIATION, NET
  GAINS OR (-) LOSSES ON NON-**TRADING** FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, NET
  ([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 5392387)

- Passifs financiers non dérivés **détenus** à des fins autres que de négociation évalués au coût
  Non-**trading** non-derivative financial liabilities measured at a cost-based method
  ([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 4365487)

- «Actifs financiers non dérivés **détenus** à des fins autres que de négociation évalués à la juste valeur par le biais du compte de résultat»;
  ‘Non-**trading** financial assets mandatorily at fair value through profit or loss’;
  ([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 5392612)

## More sentences

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

- Le gang était principalement composé de trafiquants de drogue et d'ex-**détenus** dangereux.
  The gang was mainly composed of drug dealers and dangerous ex-convicts.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lbdx and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#3925031](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3925031) [\#8437063](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8437063))

- Il s' agissait souvent d' anciens **détenus**, de minorités ethniques et des perdants d' une guerre pour les meilleures terres.
  Often they were ex-convicts, ethnic minorities and losers in the battle for the best land.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 230845)

- Les réfugiés ne sont pas toujours **détenus** en sécurité.
  The reception of refugees is not always secure, not by a long chalk.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 137695)

## Grammar

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