imprisoned

• Décrit une personne ou un animal qui est détenu ou enfermé dans une prison ou un lieu similaire, privé de liberté.

Describes a person or animal that is confined or held in a prison or similar place, deprived of freedom.

1. Confined in prisonB1formal

   Being kept in a prison as a punishment for a crime.

   Emprisonné

   • The imprisoned man was visited by his lawyer.
   • Many innocent people were imprisoned during the war.
   • He spent ten years imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit.

   Synonymescaptiveconfinedjailedpent

   Antonymesfree

2. Trapped or confinedB2formal

   Being trapped or restricted in a place or situation, not necessarily a prison.

   Emprisonné (au sens figuré)

   • She felt imprisoned in her own home by the heavy snow.
   • The animal was imprisoned in a cage at the zoo.
   • He was imprisoned by his own fears and anxieties.

   Synonymescaptiveconfinedrestrainedshut intrapped

   Antonymesfreeliberated

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'enfermer quelqu'un en prison ou de restreindre sa liberté contre sa volonté.

A verb used to indicate the act of putting someone in prison or confining them against their will.

1. Confine in prisonB2formal

   To put someone in prison or keep them locked up as a punishment.

   Emprisonner

   • The judge sentenced him to be imprisoned for five years.
   • They were imprisoned for their political beliefs.
   • The criminal was imprisoned in a maximum-security facility.

   Synonymesconfineincarceratejaillock upput behind bars

   Antonymesfreerelease

2. Restrict or trapB2formal

   To confine or restrict someone or something as if in a prison.

   Emprisonner (au sens figuré)

   • She felt imprisoned by her own fears and anxieties.
   • The heavy snowstorm imprisoned them in their house for days.
   • He was imprisoned in a loveless marriage for years.

   Synonymescageconfineconstraincoop upimmureincarceratelock uppenshut intrap

   Antonymesfreeliberaterelease