gaol
gb/ɡˈeɪl/ us/ɡˈeɪl/
C1
Angielski
börtön, bebörtönöz, börtönbe zár
RZECZOWNIK
C1
LEGAL
1
börtön
A2
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
He is in gaol.
Börtönben van.
She went to gaol.
Börtönbe került.
Częsty błąd:
Do not confuse gaol with goal; gaol is pronounced like jail.
Znaczenie
a prison; jail (UK spelling)
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
jail (The more common spelling, especially in American English.)
|
prison (More general term; not tied to this particular spelling.)
Antonimy
freedom (The state of not being imprisoned.)
|
release (The act or result of being freed from custody.)
Tematy
crime
|law
|society
Definicja
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.
CZASOWNIK
C2
LEGAL
2
bebörtönöz
B2
börtönbe zár
B1
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
They gaolled him for robbery.
Rablásért bebörtönözték.
Częsty błąd:
This verb form is uncommon in modern English; people usually say jail or imprison.
Znaczenie
to put someone in jail
Kolokacje
gaol someone for theft
|gaol a protester
|gaol an offender
|gaol someone without trial
Synonimy
jail (More common verb form in modern English.)
|
imprison (More formal and widely used across varieties.)
Antonimy
free (To release someone from confinement.)
|
release (To let someone leave prison or custody.)
Tematy
crime
|law
Definicja
To gaol someone means to put them in prison.
To put someone in prison; to imprison.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
gaol
IPA
GB/ɡˈeɪl/
US/ɡˈeɪl/
Sylaby i akcent
gaol (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (gaol)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: gaol
- Plural: gaol, gaols
Verb
- Base: gaol
- 3rd Person Singular: gaols
- Present Participle: gaoling
- Past: gaoled
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
gaols
noun
gaoling
verb
gaoled
verb
Core family
jail
noun B1
Related words
gaoler
noun
jailer
noun
Advanced or less common
jailbird
noun
Wyrażenia
be in gaol
1/bˈi ˈɪn ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
be imprisoned
If someone is in gaol, they are in prison.
Przykłady
- His father is in gaol at the moment.
- She was in gaol awaiting trial.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- Two prisoners broke out of gaol overnight.
- He tried to break out of gaol but was caught within hours.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- If you keep breaking the law, you could go to gaol.
- He went to gaol for tax evasion.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- The judge sent him to gaol for three years.
- They said the new law would send more people to gaol.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The judge sent him to gaol.