Translation of "jail" to French

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Dictionary translations for "jail"

jail [dʒeɪl] noun

pl. jails

la prison f (crime)

He ended up in jail.

Il a atterri en prison.

jail [dʒeɪl] verb Conjugation

jailed / jailed / jailing / jails

emprisonner (criminal)

He was jailed on trumped-up charges.

Il fut emprisonné sur la base d'accusations fallacieuses.

incarcérer (admin, law)

Phrases with "jail" (5)

jail fever - typhus exanthématique
jail sentence - peine d'emprisonnement
jail term - terme de prison
jail time - temps de la prison
sentence to jail - condamner à une peine de prison

Contexts with "jail"

He ended up in jail. Il a atterri en prison.

Tom's father is in jail. Le père de Thomas est en prison.

He will end up in jail. Il finira en prison.

He spent three years in jail. Il a passé trois ans en prison.

Ten prisoners broke out of jail. Dix prisonniers se sont évadés de prison.

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