Definizione di prison
parola: plural prisons
sostantivo variabile [oft in names]
A prison is a building where criminals are kept as punishment or where people accused of a crime are kept before their trial.
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Frequenza
prison in British English
sostantivo
1.
a public building used to house convicted criminals and accused persons remanded in custody and awaiting trial
See also jail, penitentiary, reformatoryCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Parola origine prison
C12: from Old French prisun, from Latin prēnsiō a capturing, from prehendere to lay hold of
Frequenza
prison in American English
sostantivo
1.
a place where persons are confined
2.
a.
b.
such a place for holding accused persons who are awaiting, or on, trial
see also penitentiary, jail, reformatory3.
the state or condition of being confined, restricted, or limited in any way
in the prison of his own desires
verbo transitivo
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Parola origine prison
OFr < L < prensio, for prehensio, a taking < prehendere, to take: see prehensileFrequenza
prison in American English
(ˈprɪzən)
sostantivo
1.
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced
after conviction, etc
2. See state prison
3.
any place of confinement or involuntary restraint
4.
imprisonment
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prisonlike aggettivo
Parola origine prison
[bef. 1150; ME prison, earlier prisun ‹ OF, var. of preson imprisonment, a prison ‹ L pre(hē)nsiōn- (s. of prehēnsiō) a seizure, arrest, equiv. to prehēns(us) (ptp. of prehendere to seize) + -iōn- -ion; doublet of prehension]Esempi di frasi che includono "prison"
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Inglese britannico: prison
/ˈprɪzn/ NOUN
A prison is a building where criminals are kept.
...a maximum-security prison.
- Inglese americano: prison /ˈprɪzən/
- Arabo: حَبْس
- Portoghese brasiliano: prisão
- Cinese: 监狱
- Croato: zatvor
- Ceco: vězení
- Danese: fængsel
- Olandese: gevangenis
- Spagnolo europeo: prisión
- Finlandese: vankila
- Francese: prison
- Tedesco: Gefängnis
- Greco: φυλακή
- Italiano: prigione
- Giapponese: 刑務所
- Coreano: 교도소
- Norvegese: fengsel
- Polacco: więzienie
- Portoghese Europeo: prisão
- Romeno: închisoare
- Russo: тюрьма
- Spagnolo: prisión
- Svedese: fängelse
- Thailandese: เรือนจำ
- Turco: hapishane
- Ucraino: в'язниця
- Vietnamita: nhà tù
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