jail
BrE /dʒeɪl/ AmE /dʒeɪl/
noun en → es
a place where people are kept as a punishment or while they are waiting for a trial
cárcel, prisión
Collocations in jail · go to jail
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He was sent to jail for six months.
Fue enviado a la cárcel por seis meses.
a room in a prison where someone is kept as a punishment or while they are waiting for a trial
celda, calabozo
Collocations jail cell · in jail
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The prisoner was locked in a small jail.
El prisionero fue encerrado en una pequeña celda.
to put someone in prison as a punishment or while they are waiting for a trial
encarcelar, meter en la cárcel
- jail somebody
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The judge jailed him for six months.
El juez lo encarceló por seis meses.
to put someone in prison as a punishment or while they are waiting for a trial (informal)
meter en la cárcel, encarcelar
- jail somebody
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The police jailed the suspect.
La policía metió al sospechoso en la cárcel.
Phrasal verbs
encerrar a alguien, meter a alguien en la cárcel
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The police jailed him up.
La policía lo metió en la cárcel.
enviar a alguien a la cárcel, encarcelar a alguien
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The judge jailed him away.
El juez lo envió a la cárcel.