gaol
gb/ɡˈeɪl/ us/ɡˈeɪl/
C1
Inglese
börtön, bebörtönöz, börtönbe zár
SOSTANTIVO
C1
LEGAL
1
börtön
A2
Schema d'uso:
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.
Esempi per chi studia
He is in gaol.
Börtönben van.
She went to gaol.
Börtönbe került.
Errore comune:
Do not confuse gaol with goal; gaol is pronounced like jail.
Significato
a prison; jail (UK spelling)
Collocazioni
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
Sinonimi
jail (The more common spelling, especially in American English.)
|
prison (More general term; not tied to this particular spelling.)
Contrari
freedom (The state of not being imprisoned.)
|
release (The act or result of being freed from custody.)
Temi
crime
|law
|society
Definizione
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.
VERBO
C2
LEGAL
2
bebörtönöz
B2
börtönbe zár
B1
Schema d'uso:
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.
Esempi per chi studia
They gaolled him for robbery.
Rablásért bebörtönözték.
Errore comune:
This verb form is uncommon in modern English; people usually say jail or imprison.
Significato
to put someone in jail
Collocazioni
gaol someone for theft
|gaol a protester
|gaol an offender
|gaol someone without trial
Sinonimi
jail (More common verb form in modern English.)
|
imprison (More formal and widely used across varieties.)
Contrari
free (To release someone from confinement.)
|
release (To let someone leave prison or custody.)
Temi
crime
|law
Definizione
To gaol someone means to put them in prison.
To put someone in prison; to imprison.
Grammatica
Forma base
gaol
IPA
GB/ɡˈeɪl/
US/ɡˈeɪl/
Sillabe e accento
gaol (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (gaol)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: gaol
- Plural: gaol, gaols
Verb
- Base: gaol
- 3rd Person Singular: gaols
- Present Participle: gaoling
- Past: gaoled
Famiglia di parole
Forms
gaols
noun
gaoling
verb
gaoled
verb
Core family
jail
noun B1
Related words
gaoler
noun
jailer
noun
Advanced or less common
jailbird
noun
Espressioni
be in gaol
1/bˈi ˈɪn ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
be imprisoned
If someone is in gaol, they are in prison.
Esempi
- His father is in gaol at the moment.
- She was in gaol awaiting trial.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Esempi
- Two prisoners broke out of gaol overnight.
- He tried to break out of gaol but was caught within hours.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Esempi
- If you keep breaking the law, you could go to gaol.
- He went to gaol for tax evasion.
Esempi per chi studia
- 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.
Esempi
- The judge sent him to gaol for three years.
- They said the new law would send more people to gaol.
Esempi per chi studia
- The judge sent him to gaol.