durances

[US]/'djʊər(ə)ns/
[UK]/ˈdʊrəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. opsluiting, gevangenisstraf
adj. blijvend

Phrases & Collocations

endurance

uithoudingsvermogen

Real-world Examples

" Is it possible that innocent people are held in durance here" ?

Is het mogelijk dat onschuldige mensen hier in bewaring worden gehouden?

Source: Resurrection

On his right was Cora in a durance similar to his own, pale and agitated, but with an eye whose steady look still read the proceedings of their enemies.

Aan zijn rechterhand was Cora in een bewaring die vergelijkbaar was met die van hem, bleek en onrustig, maar met een oog wier standvastige blik nog steeds de gang van zaken van hun vijanden volgde.

Source: The Last of the Mohicans (Part One)

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