jail

S2 W2

BrE /dʒeɪl/ AmE /dʒeɪl/

noun en → es

1 PRISON [uncountable] A2

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

  • He was sent to jail for six months.

    Fue enviado a la cárcel por seis meses.

2 CELL [countable] B1

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

  • The prisoner was locked in a small jail.

    El prisionero fue encerrado en una pequeña celda.

1 VERB [transitive] B1

to put someone in prison as a punishment or while they are waiting for a trial

encarcelar, meter en la cárcel

  • jail somebody
  • The judge jailed him for six months.

    El juez lo encarceló por seis meses.

2 VERB [transitive] B1

to put someone in prison as a punishment or while they are waiting for a trial (informal)

meter en la cárcel, encarcelar

  • jail somebody
  • The police jailed the suspect.

    La policía metió al sospechoso en la cárcel.

Phrasal verbs

jail somebody up LOCK UP B2

encerrar a alguien, meter a alguien en la cárcel

  • The police jailed him up.

    La policía lo metió en la cárcel.

jail somebody away SEND AWAY B2

enviar a alguien a la cárcel, encarcelar a alguien

  • The judge jailed him away.

    El juez lo envió a la cárcel.