bail

fianza, caución

Dinero que se paga o se promete para que una persona detenida quede libre mientras espera el juicio.

En inglés sencillo: Money promised or paid so an arrested person can leave prison while waiting for trial.

• The judge set bail at five thousand dollars.
• Her family posted bail that evening.
• He was released on bail while police investigated.

Cómo se usa: on bail (He is out on bail until his trial.)

Expresiones frecuentes: on bail, post bail, grant bail, bail money

achicador

Recipiente que sirve para sacar el agua acumulada dentro de una embarcación.

En inglés sencillo: A bucket or scoop used to remove water from a boat.

• Pass me the bail, please.
• He used a wooden bail to empty the boat.
• Water kept rising because our bail was too small.

Sinónimos: bailer, scoop, bucket

Expresiones frecuentes: wooden bail, use a bail, boat bail

largarse, salir corriendo

Irse de repente, sobre todo para evitar un peligro o una situación desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: To leave suddenly, especially to avoid danger or an unpleasant situation.

• The party was boring, so we bailed.
• She bailed on us just before the trip.
• The pilot bailed out when the engine caught fire.

Cómo se usa: bail on someone/something (He bailed on our dinner plans at the last minute.); bail out of something (The pilot had to bail out of the burning plane.)

Sinónimos: leave, quit, pull out

Antónimos: stay

Expresiones frecuentes: bail on someone, bail out, bail early

sacar bajo fianza

Pagar o prometer dinero para que una persona detenida salga de la cárcel antes del juicio.

En inglés sencillo: To pay or promise money so an arrested person can leave prison before their trial.

• Can you bail him out?
• Her parents bailed her out after the arrest.
• We had to borrow money to bail our friend out of jail.

Cómo se usa: bail someone out of something (His sister bailed him out of jail.)

Expresiones frecuentes: bail someone out, bail someone

entregar en depósito

Entregar algo propio a otra persona para que lo guarde temporalmente, sin dejar de ser su dueño.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone your property to keep temporarily, while you remain its owner.

• The merchant bailed the goods to a carrier.
• She bailed her jewelry to the bank for safekeeping.
• The contract covers property bailed to the warehouse operator.

Cómo se usa: bail something to someone (The owner bailed the goods to a carrier for delivery.)

Sinónimos: entrust, deposit

Expresiones frecuentes: bail goods, bail property, bail something to someone