prisión

/pɾiˈsjon/, [pɾiˈsjõn]

prison


Noun prisión f (plural prisiones)

  1. prison (a place or institution of confinement, especially of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government)

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Examples
  • Tom murió en prisión hace diez años.

    Tom died in prison ten years ago.

  • Creo que es altamente improbable que podamos escapar de esta prisión.

    I think it's highly unlikely that we'll be able to escape from this prison.

  • Yo no esperaba que Tom saliera de prisión.

    I never expected Tom to get out of prison.

  • Quiero que metan a Tom a prisión.

    I want Tom put in prison.

  • A Tom le condenaron a cinco días de prisión y un año de libertad condicional por conducir borracho.

    Tom was sentenced to five days in jail and a year on probation for drunken driving.

  • Él fue condenado a tres años en prisión.

    He was sentenced to three years in jail.

  • Esa escuela se ve por fuera como una prisión.

    On the outside the school looks like a prison.

  • Él fue sentenciado a prisión.

    He was sentenced to prison.

  • Dentro de poco te vamos a poder meter a la prisión.

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

  • Enviaron a Lucy a prisión por diez años.

    They sent Lucy to prison for ten years.

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