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Meaning: [imprisonment in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/imprisonment/). - Le juge l'a condamné à un an d'**emprisonnement**. The judge sentenced him to one year's **imprisonment**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Clavain and kebukebu · checked, community translation · [\#282740](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/282740) [\#437487](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/437487)) - On concevra sans peine qu'après un **emprisonnement** de quarante-sept jours dans une étroite galerie, c'était une jouissance infinie que d'aspirer cette brise chargée d'humides émanations salines. It will be easily conceived that after an **imprisonment** of forty seven days in a narrow gallery it was the height of physical enjoyment to breathe a moist air impregnated with saline particles. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne journey centre earth, row 2592) - Notre responsabilité dans leur **emprisonnement** est claire. Our responsibility for their **imprisonment** is clear. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 831094) - **Emprisonnement** ou autre peine de substitution en cas de non-recouvrement de la sanction pécuniaire **Imprisonment** or other alternative sanction by way of substitution for non-recovery of the financial penalty ([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 595550) - de 18 mois d ' **emprisonnement** Sentenced to 18 months of **imprisonment** ([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 25084062) ## prison Used about 3 578 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 27 · legal and administrative ≈ 389 · UN documents ≈ 3 161). Meaning: [prison in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prison/). - Tom pourrait faire face à l’**emprisonnement** à perpétuité. Tom could face life in **prison**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by marioo and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1095214](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1095214) [\#8452291](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8452291)) - Si Timochenko est reconnue coupable, elle risque jusqu'à dix ans d'**emprisonnement**. If Tymoshenko is eventually found guilty, she faces a sentence of up to ten years in **prison**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1579553) - 7 juillet 2011, Marozaw S., 10 jours d'**emprisonnement**; 07, Marozaw S., 10 days in **prison**, ([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 2589584) - La peine encourue est de trois mois à deux ans d ' **emprisonnement** (art. 330 du Code pénal). The penalty for this is a **prison** term of between three months and two years (article 330 of the Criminal Code); ([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 10505405) - Elle pourrait être passible d'une peine de dix ans d'**emprisonnement**. She could face a ten-year **prison** term. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CM · checked, community translation · [\#715601](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/715601) [\#2106472](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2106472)) ## sentences Used about 2 226 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 90 · legal and administrative ≈ 28 · UN documents ≈ 2 107). Forms: sentenced, sentences. - Le meurtrier fut déclaré coupable et condamné à un **emprisonnement** à vie. The murderer was convicted and **sentenced** to life in prison. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by ANH\_DAO and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2009](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2009) [\#3815](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3815)) - Ces personnes ne doivent pas s'en tirer avec une amende, il faut des peines d'**emprisonnement**. Such people must not get off with a fine - prison **sentences** are called for here. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1466681) - Renseignements complémentaires: condamné à trois ans et quatre mois d'**emprisonnement** à Brescia le 13.7.2005. Other information: **sentenced** to three years and four months of imprisonment in Brescia on 13.7.2005. ([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 2400420) - 6 **emprisonnements** avec sursis plus amende 6 suspended prison **sentences** and a fine ([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 18977845) - (RO) Comme cela a déjà été dit, Sam Rainsy a été condamné à deux peines d'**emprisonnement**. (RO) As has already been mentioned, Sam Rainsy has been given two prison **sentences**. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1426707) ## jail Used about 222 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 222). Meaning: [jail in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/jail/). - Le 21 décembre 2010, il a condamné Mykalai Dzemidenka à 15 jours d'**emprisonnement**. On 21 December 2010, he sentenced Mykalai Dzemidenka to 15 days in **jail**. ([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 2817486) - Le 21 avril 2012, elle a de nouveau condamné cette dernière à dix jours d'**emprisonnement**. On 21 April 2012, she sentenced the latter again to 10 days in **jail**. ([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 2536061) - Le 26 mars 2013, elle a condamné le militant Ihar Simirou à dix jours d'**emprisonnement**. On 26 March 2013, she sentenced the activist Ihar Simirou to 10 days in **jail**. ([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 2817748) - Le 31 octobre 2011, elle a condamné la militante Volha Bandarenka à dix jours d'**emprisonnement**. On 31 October 2011, she sentenced the activist Volha Bandarenka to 10 ays in **jail**. ([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 3027804) - Les 4 et 7 juillet 2011, elle a condamné à dix jours d'**emprisonnement** Anton Glinisty et Andrei Ignatchyk. On 4 and 7 July 2011, she sentenced Anton Glinisty and Andrei Ignatchyk to 10 days in **jail**. ([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 3028101) ## torture Used about 37 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 37). Meaning: [torture in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/torture/). - Nous ne voyons pas pourquoi nous devrions réviser notre décision, étant donné que les **emprisonnements** politiques et la torture continuent à sévir en Turquie. We see no reason to reverse our decision since we can see that political prisoners still exist in Turkey and that the **torture** of political prisoners continues there. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1623328) - L'Union européenne aborde régulièrement les questions relatives aux violations des droits de l'homme, aux **emprisonnements** arbitraires et aux tortures dans le cadre de son dialogue politique avec l'Algérie. The European Union regularly addresses the issues of human rights violations, arbitrary arrests and **torture** in its political dialogue with Algeria. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 194630) - Les **emprisonnements**, les disparitions, les exécutions et la torture font partie de la stratégie militaire turque au jour le jour, avec, en corollaire, des milliers de villes incendiées et des millions de réfugiés. Imprisonments, disappearances, executions and **torture** are an everyday feature of Turkish warfare, with thousands of villages burned down and millions of refugees made homeless. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1977286) - (DE) Madame la Présidente, ces derniers temps, nous n'arrêtons pas d'entendre parler de sérieuses violations des droits de l'homme au Tibet, de tortures, de cas d'arrestations arbitraires et d'**emprisonnements** sans procès. (DE) Madam President, recently, we have heard time and again of serious violations of human rights in Tibet, of **torture**, of cases of arbitrary arrest and detention without trial. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1363677) - En revanche, les Russes se livrent chaque jour à des exactions, à des tortures, à du chantage, à des **emprisonnements** dans des camps de filtration, à du marchandage, à du trafic de cadavres, à du trafic de prisonniers. It is, in fact, the Russians who are carrying out acts of violence and **torture** on a daily basis, resorting to blackmail, imprisoning Chechens in filtration camps, who are involved in bargaining and trafficking of corpses and prisoners. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 312401) ## years Used about 11 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 11). - Cela leur a suffi pour le faire juger et il encourt maintenant cinq années d’**emprisonnement**. That was sufficient for them to bring him to trial and he may well be imprisoned for five **years** as a result. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 631056) - Depuis des années, les Serbes torturent des hommes et des femmes albanais; depuis des années, les **emprisonnements** sont le lot quotidien de ces populations. For **years** the Serbs have been torturing Albanian men and women and arrests have been commonplace. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1818383) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - Ce crime est passible d'une peine d'**emprisonnement** à perpétuité. This crime is subject to a life sentence. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Rovo and absvfx · checked, community translation · [\#9554165](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9554165) [\#2242705](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2242705)) - Sont-ils ministres de Christ? Je parle en homme qui extravague. Je le suis plus encore: par les travaux, bien plus; par les coups, bien plus; par les **emprisonnements**, bien plus. Souvent en danger de mort, Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often. ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CO 11:23) - En Algérie, ceux qui attaquent le Président se voient intenter des procès pour diffamation et condamnés à des peines d’**emprisonnement** ou à des amendes. In Algeria, people who attack the President are being tried for slander and being imprisoned or fined. 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