emprisonner
/ɑ̃.pʁi.zɔ.ne/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- emprisonne
- past
- a emprisonné
- perfect
- emprisonné
Meaning
Similar words
emprisonner and mettre en prison are close synonyms for "to imprison," largely interchangeable.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
aprisionar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to imprison."
Portuguese
encarcerar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to imprison."
Practice
1 What does emprisonner mean?
to imprison
2 Fill the gap: Le tribunal ___ le coupable pour dix ans.
Full sentence: Le tribunal emprisonne le coupable pour dix ans. (The court imprisons the guilty man for ten years.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches emprisonner?
emprisonner: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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