prison village

French translation: village-prison

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English term or phrase:prison village
French translation:village-prison
Entered by: emiledgar

10:53 Apr 3, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
History / histoire du cambodge
English term or phrase: prison village
Je traduis actuellement un documentaire sur le Cambodge, mais je n'arrive pas à rendre l'expression "prison village" en français.
contexte:
During three long years, Koky and his family survived in a prison village under the policy of death, fear and destruction...

merci de votre aide.
Faustine.Rou (X)
Local time: 02:00
village prison
Explanation:
If indeed a "prison village" is a village that is a prison (very possible under the Khmer Rouge), then that would be "village prison" in French.

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village-prison
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emiledgar
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village prison


Explanation:
If indeed a "prison village" is a village that is a prison (very possible under the Khmer Rouge), then that would be "village prison" in French.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-04-03 23:33:09 GMT)
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village-prison

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 03:00
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Wiebking: Oui, ou village-prison, cf. http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-monde/2009-04-09/temoignage...
22 mins
  -> Merci.

agree  Mustela: D'accord avec kriddl et merci pour le lien .
50 mins
  -> Merci.

agree  imatahan
56 mins
  -> Merci.

agree  Françoise Vogel: eh oui
1 hr
  -> Merci.

agree  odile charlotte: oui comme Kriddl avec un tiret
6 hrs
  -> Merci. On ajoute le tiret!

agree  Beila Goldberg: Merci pour le tiret ;-)
12 hrs
  -> Merci!

agree  Gabella inc (X)
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Merci.
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