la
feminine
/ˈkaɾθel/
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Translation
prison, jail
Word origin
From Latin carcer ('prison, enclosure'). The same root gives English 'incarcerate'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- carcer
- English cognates
- incarcerate
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcarceles
Examples
condeno .
The jury convicted him and he spent ten years in prison.
tantos .
Getting out of jail after so many years was very hard.
afueras , .
The prison is on the outskirts of the city, far from the centre.
.
They put him in prison without clear evidence.
.
She visits her brother in prison every Sunday.
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