Translation for "were prisoner" to french

Were prisoner

• étaient prisonnier
• étaient prisonniers

Translation examples

étaient prisonnier

The majority of the 750 inmates were prisoners of war, while the rest were common law prisoners.
La majorité des 750 détenus étaient des prisonniers de guerre, le reste, des prisonniers de droit commun.

My parents were prisoners in a Moroccan camp.
Mes parents étaient prisonniers dans un camp marocain.

- But they were prisoners.
- Ils étaient prisonniers.

He and Ray were prisoners together.
Ils étaient prisonniers ensemble.

Our mothers were prisoners.
Nos mères étaient prisonnières.

Our fathers were prisoners.
Nos pères étaient prisonniers.

If your parents were prisoners here, we would have released them when the war ended.
Si vos parents étaient prisonniers ici, nous les aurions relâchés à la fin de la guerre.

My feet were prisoners, locked up in these dungeons without food or water.
Mes pieds étaient prisonniers dans ces donjons. On les affamait.