Parola del giorno in inglese

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inglese > italiano
prison
1. sost. (Glossa;luogo) prigione
2. sost. (diritto) prigione
inglese > inglese
prison
1. subst. A place or institution of confinement, especially of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
2. subst. Confinement in prison.
Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
3. subst. (colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
4. v. To imprison.
italiano > inglese
prigione
1. subst. (law enforcement, prison) jail, prison
2. subst. (law enforcement, slang) cooler
3. subst. (by extension) imprisonment, incarceration, detention
4. subst. (obsolete) prisoner, captive

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In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison.      In alcuni paesi, la pena per il tradimento può essere il carcere a vita. Without imagination, one's mind is like a prison.      Senza immaginazione, la mente è come una prigione. He's currently in prison for tax fraud.      È attualmente in prigione per frode fiscale. While entering the prison the new guy suffered a heart attack.      Mentre entrava in prigione il tipo nuovo ebbe un infarto. Life in prison is worse than the life of an animal.      La vita in prigione è peggio della vita di un animale.

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