jail

jail
1. noun
(place) Gefängnis, das; (confinement) Haft, die

in jail — im Gefängnis

be sent to jail — ins Gefängnis kommen

go to jail — ins Gefängnis gehen

2. transitive verb
ins Gefängnis bringen
* * *
[‹eil] 1. noun
((a) prison: You ought to be sent to jail for doing that.) das Gefängnis
2. verb
(to put in prison: He was jailed for two years.) ins Gefängnis werfen
- academic.ru/39691/jailer">jailer
- jailor
- gaoler
- jailbird
- gaolbird
* * *
jail
[ʤeɪl]
I. n Gefängnis nt, Kiste f SCHWEIZ sl
to break out of \jail aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechen
to go to \jail ins Gefängnis kommen, eingesperrt werden
“go directly to \jail” (Monopoly) „gehen Sie direkt in das Gefängnis“
to put sb in [or send sb to] \jail jdn ins Gefängnis bringen
to be released from \jail aus dem Gefängnis entlassen werden
to be in \jail [for sth] [wegen einer S. gen] im Gefängnis sitzen
II. vt
to \jail sb jdn einsperren [o inhaftieren]
to \jail sb for three months jdn für drei Monate einsperren
she was \jailed for life sie wurde zu lebenslänglicher Haft verurteilt
* * *
[dZeɪl]
1. n
Gefängnis nt

in jail — im Gefängnis

after two years in jail — nach zwei Jahren Gefängnis, nach zweijähriger Haft

to go to jail — eingesperrt werden, ins Gefängnis kommen

2. vt
einsperren, ins Gefängnis sperren
* * *
jail [ˈdʒeıl]
A s Gefängnis n:
be in jail im Gefängnis sein oder sitzen;
put in jail B; break1 B 1
B v/t ins Gefängnis sperren oder werfen, einsperren
* * *
1. noun
(place) Gefängnis, das; (confinement) Haft, die

in jail — im Gefängnis

be sent to jail — ins Gefängnis kommen

go to jail — ins Gefängnis gehen

2. transitive verb
ins Gefängnis bringen
* * *
n.
Gefängnis n.
Kerker - m.
Knast nur sing. m.

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