convent

language: fr

definitions

  1. noun
    a building or community of nuns or monks
    fr: couvent
  2. verb
    to confine or imprison in a convent
    fr: confiner dans un couvent

examples

  1. The nuns live in the convent.

    Les religieuses vivent au couvent.

  2. They were sent to the convent.

    Ils ont été envoyés au couvent.