Prisoner, captive - Prisonnier (The 1618th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Prisoner, captive is Prisonnier. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1618th most common word in French. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about law. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: prisoner, captive

French: prisonnier

Examples


The prisoner was set free yesterday.	Le prisonnier a été remis en liberté hier.
They told him he was their prisoner.	Ils lui ont dit qu'il était leur prisonnier.
The prisoner was set at liberty.	On rendit sa liberté au prisonnier.
He's a prisoner of war.	Il est prisonnier de guerre.
You're not a prisoner here.	Vous n'êtes pas un prisonnier ici.
I'm a prisoner.	Je suis prisonnier.
The prisoner escaped from jail.	Le prisonnier s'échappa de prison.
The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.	La police poursuit un prisonnier évadé.

They released the prisoner.	Ils ont relâché le prisonnier.
They freed the prisoner.	Ils ont libéré le prisonnier.
You're a prisoner.	Tu es un prisonnier.
You're the prisoner.	C'est toi le prisonnier.
Watch the prisoner.	Surveille le prisonnier.
Don't release that prisoner.	Ne relâchez pas ce prisonnier.
I'll guard the prisoner.	Je vais garder le prisonnier.
We have a prisoner.	Nous avons un prisonnier.
Tom is my prisoner.	Tom est mon prisonnier.
You tortured a prisoner.	Tu as torturé un prisonnier.
The prisoner has escaped	Le prisonnier s'est échappé
You are a prisoner.	Tu es un prisonnier.
No prisoners were taken.	On ne fit aucun prisonnier.