jails in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for jails in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.jail [Am dʒeɪl, Brit dʒeɪl] N

jail

cárcel f

jail

prisión f

she's in jail

está presa or en la cárcel

he went to jail

lo metieron preso

attr jail sentence

pena f de prisión

II.jail [Am dʒeɪl, Brit dʒeɪl] VB trans

jail

encarcelar

he was jailed for life

lo condenaron a cadena perpetua

she was jailed for theft

la metieron presa por robo

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to land up in jail

ir a parar a la cárcel inf

she escaped and I was the patsy who went to jail

ella se escapó y yo fui el pánfilo que fue a la cárcel inf

to rot in jail

pudrirse en la cárcel

Translations for jails in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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encarcelar

to jail

fue encarcelado

he was put in prison o jail

chirona

jail

chucho

jail

cárcel

jail

jaula

jail

prisión

jail

jails in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jails in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.jail [dʒeɪl] N

jail

cárcel f

jail

prisión f

to be in jail (for sth)

estar en la cárcel (por algo)

to put sb in jail

encarcelar a alguien

II.jail [dʒeɪl] VB trans

jail

encarcelar

she was jailed for life

la condenaron a cadena perpetua

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keeper jail

carcelero(-a) m (f)

jail sentence

condena de encarcelamiento

Translations for jails in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tencha

jail

chirona

jail

enchironar

to throw in jail

cana

jail

vacaciones a la sombra inf

time served in jail

dar con sus huesos en la cárcel

to end up in jail

meter a alguien en la cárcel

to put sb in jail

le metieron tres meses de cárcel

they gave him/her three months in jail

jails Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in town/jail

en la ciudad/cárcel

jail sentence

condena de encarcelamiento

to be in jail (for sth)

estar en la cárcel (por algo)

to put sb in jail

encarcelar a alguien

if you carry on like this you'll end up in jail

si sigues así irás a parar a la cárcel

to get sb out of bed/of jail

sacar a alguien de la cama/de la cárcel

they gave him/her three months in jail

le metieron tres meses de cárcel