Grammatical class

Verb

emprisonner

to imprison

Details

Syllables

em-pri-son-ner

Phonetics

ɑ̃.pʁi.zo.ne

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

23030

Freq. (movies)

14076

Freq. (news)

32606

Sentences

Il courait le risque de se faire attraper et emprisonner.

He ran the risk of being caught and imprisoned.

B1

On ne devrait pas emprisonner les gens pour des délits aussi mineurs.

We shouldn't be imprisoning people for such petty crimes.

B2