gaol
gb/ɡˈeɪl/ us/ɡˈeɪl/
C1
Englisch
börtön, bebörtönöz, börtönbe zár
NOMEN
C1
LEGAL
1
börtön
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
in (a/the) gaol; go to gaol; be sent to gaol
He spent six months in gaol for fraud.
Csalásért hat hónapot töltött börtönben.
The court sent her to gaol after she broke the terms of her sentence.
A bíróság börtönbe küldte, miután megszegte az ítéletében előírt feltételeket.
The old courthouse had a small gaol behind it.
Beispiele für Lernende
He is in gaol.
Börtönben van.
She went to gaol.
Börtönbe került.
Häufiger Fehler:
Do not confuse gaol with goal; gaol is pronounced like jail.
Bedeutung
a prison; jail (UK spelling)
Wortverbindungen
go to gaol
|be in gaol
|send someone to gaol
|serve time in gaol
|be released from gaol
|local gaol
|county gaol
|gaol cell
|gaol sentence
|gaol term
Synonyme
jail (The more common spelling, especially in American English.)
|
prison (More general term; not tied to this particular spelling.)
Antonyme
freedom (The state of not being imprisoned.)
|
release (The act or result of being freed from custody.)
Themen
crime
|law
|society
Definition
A gaol is a prison (spelled this way in some countries).
A prison; a place where people are kept because they have been accused or convicted of a crime.
VERB
C2
LEGAL
2
bebörtönöz
B2
börtönbe zár
B1
Verwendungsmuster:
gaol [someone] (for [something])
The judge can gaol repeat offenders for longer terms.
A bíró hosszabb időre is bebörtönözheti a visszaeső elkövetőket.
He was gaolled for contempt of court.
A bíróság megsértése miatt bebörtönözték.
In earlier times, debtors could be gaolled for owing money.
Beispiele für Lernende
They gaolled him for robbery.
Rablásért bebörtönözték.
Häufiger Fehler:
This verb form is uncommon in modern English; people usually say jail or imprison.
Bedeutung
to put someone in jail
Wortverbindungen
gaol someone for theft
|gaol a protester
|gaol an offender
|gaol someone without trial
Synonyme
jail (More common verb form in modern English.)
|
imprison (More formal and widely used across varieties.)
Antonyme
free (To release someone from confinement.)
|
release (To let someone leave prison or custody.)
Themen
crime
|law
Definition
To gaol someone means to put them in prison.
To put someone in prison; to imprison.
Grammatik
Grundform
gaol
IPA
GB/ɡˈeɪl/
US/ɡˈeɪl/
Silben & Betonung
gaol (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (gaol)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: gaol
- Plural: gaol, gaols
Verb
- Base: gaol
- 3rd Person Singular: gaols
- Present Participle: gaoling
- Past: gaoled
Wortfamilie
Forms
gaols
noun
gaoling
verb
gaoled
verb
Core family
jail
noun B1
Related words
gaoler
noun
jailer
noun
Advanced or less common
jailbird
noun
Ausdrücke
be in gaol
1/bˈi ˈɪn ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
be imprisoned
If someone is in gaol, they are in prison.
Beispiele
- His father is in gaol at the moment.
- She was in gaol awaiting trial.
Beispiele für Lernende
- He is in gaol.
break out of gaol
1/bɹˈeɪk ˈaʊt əv ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
escape from prison
To break out of gaol means to escape from prison.
Beispiele
- Two prisoners broke out of gaol overnight.
- He tried to break out of gaol but was caught within hours.
Beispiele für Lernende
- They broke out of gaol.
go to gaol
1/ɡˈoʊ tə ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
be sent to prison
To go to gaol means to be put in prison.
Beispiele
- If you keep breaking the law, you could go to gaol.
- He went to gaol for tax evasion.
Beispiele für Lernende
- He went to gaol.
send someone to gaol
1/sˈɛnd sˈʌmwˌʌn tə ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
order someone to prison
If a court sends someone to gaol, it makes them go to prison.
Beispiele
- The judge sent him to gaol for three years.
- They said the new law would send more people to gaol.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The judge sent him to gaol.