What does asile in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word asile in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use asile in French.

The word asile in French means asylum, asylum, lunatic asylum, grant political asylum, grant political asylum to, psychiatric hospital, mental hospital, lunatic asylum, night shelter, overnight shelter, mental health facility, psychiatric facility, seek asylum, asylum application, seek political asylum, asylum seeker, right to asylum, right of asylum, escaped lunatic, country of asylum, find refuge. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word asile

asylum

nom masculin (lieu de protection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les réfugiés ont trouvé asile en France.
The refugees found asylum in France.

asylum, lunatic asylum

nom masculin (vieilli (hôpital psychiatrique) (dated)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fous sont enfermés à l'asile.
The madmen were locked up in an asylum.

grant political asylum, grant political asylum to

(prendre un exilé sous sa protection)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le gouvernement a accordé l'asile politique à ce dissident chinois.

psychiatric hospital, mental hospital

nom masculin (vieilli, péjoratif (hôpital psychiatrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lunatic asylum

nom masculin (hôpital psychiatrique) (dated, now offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

night shelter, overnight shelter

nom masculin (abri nocturne pour SDF)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mental health facility, psychiatric facility

nom masculin (maison pour aliénés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a fait plusieurs séjours en asile psychiatrique.

seek asylum

locution verbale (chercher refuge)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Comme son mari la battait, cette femme a cherché asile chez une amie.

asylum application

nom féminin (demande de réfugié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

seek political asylum

locution verbale (vouloir devenir réfugié politique)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

asylum seeker

([qqn] demandant le statut de réfugié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

right to asylum, right of asylum

nom masculin (protection)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

escaped lunatic

(figuré (fou) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

country of asylum

nom féminin (pays d'accueil de réfugiés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

find refuge

locution verbale (trouver un refuge)

Les blessés trouvèrent asile dans un gymnase.

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