solitary confinement in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for solitary confinement in the English»Spanish Dictionary

solitary confinement N U

solitary confinement

incomunicación f

he's been put in/he's in solitary confinement

lo han incomunicado

Translations for solitary confinement in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be in solitary confinement

estar incomunicado

Translations for solitary confinement in the Spanish»English Dictionary

aislamiento

solitary confinement

incomunicación (como castigo)

solitary confinement

estar en el hoyo Arg Col Ven sl reo:

to be in solitary confinement

aislar

to place … in solitary confinement

incomunicar (como castigo)

to put … in solitary confinement

Translations for solitary confinement in the English»Spanish Dictionary

confinement [Am kənˈfaɪnmənt, Brit kənˈfʌɪnmənt] N

1. confinement U (act, state):

confinement

reclusión f

confinement

confinamiento m

to be in solitary confinement

estar incomunicado

2. confinement U or C (in childbirth):

confinement

parto m

I.solitary [Am ˈsɑləˌtɛri, Brit ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ri] ADJ

1. solitary (alone):

solitary person/disposition/life/journey

solitario

a solitary place

un lugar solitario or apartado

2. solitary (single):

solitary attr

solo

not a (single) solitary person has written to me

no me ha escrito ni una sola persona

they haven't a solitary piece of evidence

no tienen ni una sola prueba

there was one solitary case

hubo un único or solo caso

3. solitary:

solitary BOT, ZOOL bee/elephant/bird

solitario

II.solitary <pl solitaries> [Am ˈsɑləˌtɛri, Brit ˈsɒlɪt(ə)ri] N

1. solitary U (solitary confinement):

solitary inf

incomunicación f

he's been in solitary for five days

hace cinco días que está incomunicado

2. solitary C (recluse):

solitary liter

solitario m / solitaria f

solitary confinement in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for solitary confinement in the English»Spanish Dictionary

solitary confinement N

solitary confinement

aislamiento m

Translations for solitary confinement in the Spanish»English Dictionary

incomunicación

solitary confinement

prisión celular

solitary confinement

celda de castigo

solitary confinement

en confinamiento solitario

in solitary confinement

el preso estuvo 6 días incomunicado

the prisoner spent 6 days in solitary confinement

Translations for solitary confinement in the English»Spanish Dictionary

confinement [kənˈfaɪnmənt] N no pl

1. confinement:

confinement (act of being confined)

reclusión f

confinement (state of being confined)

confinamiento m

his confinement to bed really annoyed him

le resultaba especialmente fastidioso tener que quedar en cama

2. confinement (childbirth):

confinement

parto m

I.solitary [ˈsɒlɪtəri, Am ˈsɑ:ləteri] ADJ

1. solitary (alone, single):

solitary

solitario, -a

2. solitary:

solitary (isolated)

solo, -a

solitary (isolated)

íngrimo, -a LatAm

solitary (unvisited)

apartado, -a

to go for a solitary walk

ir a pasear solo

II.solitary [ˈsɒlɪtəri, Am ˈsɑ:ləteri] N

1. solitary no pl inf (isolation):

solitary

incomunicación f

2. solitary (hermit):

solitary

solitario(-a) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Examples include feral children (never socialized) or inmates who have been in solitary confinement.

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Inmates are held in solitary confinement and are forbidden from communicating with their fellows.

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Each translator worked in solitary confinement in his own cell, and according to legend all seventy versions proved identical.

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He was imprisoned for 15 years from 1975 to 1990 under a death sentence, with four and a half years in solitary confinement.

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He was not able to tolerate the solitary confinement.

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She is punished by being held bound by ropes in solitary confinement.

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He is placed into solitary confinement for eight years.

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He twice tried and failed to escape from the prison camp, and was punished by solitary confinement.

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As a penitentiary, solitary confinement was the goal, but such facilities were available for about a third of those admitted.

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The gaol features underground passages and solitary confinement cells.

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