Sentence examples of "Gefängnis" in German with translation "jail"
Der Richter verurteilte ihn zu fünf Jahren Gefängnis.
The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.
Der Rebell wurde letztendlich festgenommen und im Gefängnis eingesperrt.
The rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.
Sie schickten ihn ins Gefängnis für all seine Verbrechen.
They sent him to jail for all the crimes he had committed.
Seit mein Freund ins Gefängnis gegangen ist, sind 10 Tage vergangen.
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail.
Weil er das Buch geschrieben hatte, wurde er ins Gefängnis gesteckt.
He was put in jail for writing the book.
Der Buchhalter der Firma musste ins Gefängnis, weil er die Bilanzen gefälscht hatte.
The company accountant was sent to jail for cooking the books.
In einem Schiff zu sein bedeutet in einem Gefängnis zu sitzen, das droht unterzugehen.
Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned.
In den USA gibt es mehr Häftlinge, als die Gefängnisse aufnehmen können. Daher sind die Haftanstalten überfüllt.
In the U.S., there are more prisoners than there is jail space for them. So the prisons are overcrowded.
Christoph Columbus war kein Entdecker, weil er das Meer liebte. Er war ein Entdecker, weil er spanische Gefängnisse hasste.
Christopher Columbus wasn't an explorer because he loved the sea. He was an explorer because he hated Spanish jails.
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