asile
French → English
(protection) Asylum or refuge: a place of safety and protection from danger or pursuit
De nombreux réfugiés ont demandé l'asile politique dès leur arrivée.
(English) Many refugees requested political asylum upon their arrival.
Les églises servaient autrefois d'asile inviolable pour les fugitifs.
(English) Churches used to serve as an inviolable refuge for fugitives.
(institution) Asylum: a historic institution for the care of infirm or elderly people
L'asile de nuit offre un lit et un repas chaud aux personnes sans-abri.
(English) The night shelter offers a bed and a hot meal to homeless people.
Il a passé les dernières années de sa vie dans un asile pour vieillards pauvres.
(English) He spent the last years of his life in an asylum for the poor elderly.
Entry ID: fr:en:asile · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary