jail in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.jail [Am dʒeɪl, Brit dʒeɪl] N

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

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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

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jail in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jail in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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jail 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
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On occasion, when the mental hospital was full, the jail also housed mental patients.
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King was arrested and jailed early in the campaignhis 13th arrest out of 29.
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He was arrested twice and died in jail.
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While in jail, he plays the organ for church services.
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The jail changed its policies as a result of her story.
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He narrowly escaped being sent to jail, and was given a 12-week prison sentence suspended for two years.
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It's about a man chosen to write an 80,000-word novel or face a jail term.
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Our father, a simple laborer was thrown into jail.
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Sandy reveals that she loves him and will not let him go to jail.
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It is also the oldest operating jail in the county.
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