cárcel

/ˈkaɾθel/, [ˈkaɾ.θel]

jail, prison

Examples

Cuando salí de la cárcel, lo primero que compré fue un auto económico.

When I got out of jail, the first thing I bought was an economy car.

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Mary fue a visitar a su esposo a la cárcel.

Mary visited her husband in prison.

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Ella le robó mucho dinero, así que ahora está en la cárcel.

She stole a lot of money from him, so now she is in prison.

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Cuando salí de la cárcel, lo primero que quise hacer fue comer en mi restaurante favorito.

When I got out of jail, the first thing I wanted to do was to eat at my favorite restaurant.

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La canción favorita de Tom es el "Rock de la Cárcel" de Elvis Presley.

Tom's favorite Elvis Presley song is "Jailhouse Rock."

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Tom va a ir a la cárcel por un crimen que no cometió si vos no confesás.

Tom is going to go to prison for a crime he didn't commit if you don't confess.

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Mary cuidó a la hija de Tom mientras él estuvo en la cárcel.

Mary cared for Tom's daughter while he was in jail.

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Mi marido está en la cárcel.

My husband is in jail.

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Tom tiene una tía que está en la cárcel.

Tom has an aunt who is in prison.

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Se han escapado unos presos de la cárcel.

Some prisoners have escaped from the jail.

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El año pasado Tom pasó cinco días en la cárcel, después de haberse declarado culpable de conducir borracho.

Last year Tom spent five days in jail, after having pleaded guilty to drunken driving.

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El juez le sentenció a cinco años de cárcel.

The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years.

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Ellos se escaparon de la cárcel.

They escaped from prison.

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Tom estuvo tres años en la cárcel.

Tom spent three years in prison.

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El año pasado Tom pasó cinco días en la cárcel, después de haber sido declarado culpable de conducir borracho.

Tom served five days in jail last year after pleading guilty to drunken driving.

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Le metieron en la cárcel por escribir el libro.

They put him in jail for writing the book.

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Le enviaron a la cárcel por el robo.

He was sent to jail for the robbery.

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¿Le ha cambiado la cárcel?

Has prison changed him?

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Ayer se fugaron tres hombres de la cárcel.

Three men broke out of prison yesterday.

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Puedo sacarte de la cárcel.

I can get you out of prison.

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