jail

carcere, prigione

Luogo dove sono rinchiuse persone sospettate di un reato o punite per averlo commesso.

In inglese semplice: A place where people are kept because they are suspected of a crime or have been punished for one.

• He is in jail.
• She spent three months in jail for theft.
• The police took the suspect to the local jail.

Come si usa: in jail (Her brother is still in jail.); go to jail (He could go to jail for stealing the money.)

Sinonimi: prison

Espressioni comuni: in jail, go to jail, jail sentence, local jail

incarcerare, imprigionare

Mettere qualcuno in prigione.

In inglese semplice: To put someone in prison.

• The judge jailed him.
• She was jailed for stealing public money.
• The authorities have jailed several protesters.

Come si usa: jail someone for something (The court jailed him for fraud.); be jailed for a period (She was jailed for six months.)

Sinonimi: imprison, lock up

Contrari: release, free

Espressioni comuni: jail someone, jail someone for something