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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdétenu
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deteny
"Plusieurs détenus ont participé à l'atelier d'écriture."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is confined in a prison, hospital, or other institution.
"The prison warden instituted new educational programs for the inmates." - 2
An inhabitant of a particular place or dwelling (archaic or regional).
"Several long-term inmates of the asylum gathered in the courtyard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the preposition 'in' and the noun 'mate' (meaning companion or roommate), recorded in the mid-16th century. Originally used to denote a lodger or fellow inhabitant in a dwelling, its meaning gradually shifted over the centuries to specifically refer to persons confined in an institution such as a prison, mental hospital, or detention center.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inmate" is said worldwide
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détenu
Transliteration: deteny
"Plusieurs détenus ont participé à l'atelier d'écriture."
Häftling
Transliteration: haeftling
"Der Häftling arbeitete in der Werkstatt des Gefängnisses."
detenuto
Transliteration: detenuto
"Il detenuto ha ricevuto una visita dai suoi familiari."
recluso
Transliteration: recluso
"El recluso cumplió su condena de cinco años."
detento
Transliteration: detento
"O detento teve bom comportamento durante a pena."
कैदी
Transliteration: kaidi
"कारागार के सभी कैदियों को नया कौशल सिखाया जा रहा है।"
囚犯
Transliteration: qiúfàn
"这名囚犯在狱中表现良好。"
수감자
Transliteration: sugamja
"교도소의 수감자들이 직업 훈련을 받고 있습니다."
囚人
Transliteration: shūjin
"刑務所の囚人たちが図書館を利用しています。"
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