asylum

  • 11Asylum —    Drame fantastique de Roy Ward Baker, avec Patrick Magee, Peter Cushing, Charlotte Rampling.   Pays: Grande Bretagne   Date de sortie: 1972   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 28    Résumé    Dans un hôpital psychiatrique, un médecin doit… …

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  • 12asylum — *shelter, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, cover …

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  • 13asylum — ► NOUN 1) shelter or protection. 2) protection granted by a state to a political refugee. 3) dated an institution for the mentally ill. ORIGIN Greek asulon refuge …

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  • 14asylum — [ə sī′ləm] n. [L < Gr asylon < asylos, inviolable < a , without + sylon, right of seizure] 1. Obs. a sanctuary, as a temple, where criminals, debtors, etc. were safe from arrest 2. a place where one is safe and secure; refuge 3. the… …

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  • 15Asylum — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Asylum signifie asile en anglais. Sommaire 1 Cinéma et télévision 2 Histoire …

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  • 16asylum — /euh suy leuhm/, n. 1. (esp. formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialized assistance. 2. an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors; sanctuary: He… …

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  • 17asylum — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for, claim, request, seek …

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  • 18asylum — n. 1) to grant asylum to 2) to receive; seek asylum 3) to deny smb. asylum 4) political asylum (they were granted political asylum) * * * [ə saɪləm] seek asylum to deny smb. asylum to grant asylum to to receive political asylum (they were granted …

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  • 19asylum */*/ — UK [əˈsaɪləm] / US noun Word forms asylum : singular asylum plural asylums 1) [uncountable] the right to stay in a country, given by a government to protect someone who has escaped from war or political trouble in their own country seek asylum:… …

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  • 20asylum — a|sy|lum [ ə saıləm ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the right to stay in a country, given by a government to protect someone who has escaped from war or political trouble in their own country: seek asylum: More than half a million people sought asylum in… …

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