Translation of "prison" into English

prison, jail, gaol are the top translations of "prison" into English.

prison noun feminine grammar

Un lieu dans lequel des individus ont une liberté personnelle restreinte. [..]

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  • prison

    noun

    place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes [..]

    Voler une banque te vaudra dix ans de prison.

    Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.

  • jail

    noun verb

    place for short-term confinement for those convicted of minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding [..]

    Lorsque vous volez une banque, vous allez en prison. Lorsqu'une banque vous vole, elle distribue des primes.

    When you rob a bank, you go to jail. When a bank robs you, they hand out bonuses.

  • gaol

    noun verb

    A place in which individual persons have restricted personal freedom.

    Nous pourrons bientôt t'envoyer en prison.

    Soon we'll be able to send you to gaol.

  • Less frequent translations

    • cell
    • penitentiary
    • prison cell
    • slammer
    • clink
    • lockup
    • jailhouse
    • imprison
    • lock up
    • lock-up
    • imprisonment
    • quod
    • goal
    • detention house
    • incarcerate
    • remand
    • college
    • cooler
    • pen
    • cage
    • can
    • nick
    • bastille
    • internment
    • sentence
    • penalty bench
    • penalty box
    • prisons
    • brig
    • hoosegow
    • jug
    • pokey
    • quad
    • immure
    • poky
    • lag
    • custodial establishment
    • detention establishment
    • do bird
    • do stir
    • do time
    • jail cell
    • life imprisonment
    • prison house
    • put away
    • put behind bars
    • serve time
    • sin bin
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