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Translate jails from English to Spanish

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jails:
- prisiones
jail:
- prisión; cárcel; penal
Wiktionary:
- jail → cárcel, prisión, penal, chirona, trullo, trena, cupo, encerrar, celda, calabozo, ergástula, jaula

English

Detailed Translations for jails from English to Spanish

jails:

jails [the ~] nomen

the jails
la prisiones
- prisiones [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for jails:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
prisiones	jails

Related Words for "jails":

jail

jail:

jail [the ~] nomen

the jail (prison; penitentiary; detention centre; prison camp; convict prison; correctional center)
la prisión; la cárcel; el penal
- prisión [la ~] nomen
- cárcel [la ~] nomen
- penal [el ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for jail:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
cárcel	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bridewell; cat's box; convict prison; detention centre; house of correction
penal	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bridewell; convict prison; detention centre; house of correction
prisión	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	apprehension; arrest; bridewell; captivity; capture; cat's box; confinement; convict prison; custody; deprivation of freedom; deprivation of liberty; detention; detention centre; house of correction; imprisonment; internment; physical force; punishment
-	clink; gaol; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	custody; gaol

Related Words for "jail":

jails

Synonyms for "jail":

jailhouse; gaol; clink; slammer; poky; pokey; correctional institution
imprison; incarcerate; lag; immure; put behind bars; jug; gaol; put away; remand; confine; detain

Related Definitions for "jail":

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)¹

Wiktionary Translations for jail:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• jail	→ cárcel; prisión; penal	↔ strafgevangenis — gevangenis waarin men voor straf wordt opgesloten
• jail	→ cárcel; prisión	↔ Gefängnis — Gebäude oder Anlage, in dem Personen, die vom Gericht zu einer unbedingten Haftstrafe verurteilt wurden, unter Verschluss gehalten werden
• jail	→ cárcel; chirona; trullo; prisión; trena; cupo	↔ Knast — (umgangssprachlich) Gefängnis
• jail	→ encerrar	↔ einsperren — (umgangssprachlich) eine Person gefangensetzen
• jail	→ cárcel	↔ placard — Prison
• jail	→ prisión; cárcel; celda; calabozo; ergástula; jaula	↔ prison — endroit clos où enfermer les personnes condamnés à une peine de privation de liberté ou les prévenus en attente de jugement.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University