gaol
gb/ɡˈeɪl/ us/ɡˈeɪl/
C1
Inglês
börtön, bebörtönöz, börtönbe zár
SUBSTANTIVO
C1
LEGAL
1
börtön
A2
Padrão de 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
He is in gaol.
Börtönben van.
She went to gaol.
Börtönbe került.
Erro comum:
Do not confuse gaol with goal; gaol is pronounced like jail.
Significado
a prison; jail (UK spelling)
Colocações
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
Sinônimos
jail (The more common spelling, especially in American English.)
|
prison (More general term; not tied to this particular spelling.)
Antônimos
freedom (The state of not being imprisoned.)
|
release (The act or result of being freed from custody.)
Temas
crime
|law
|society
Definição
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
Padrão de 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
They gaolled him for robbery.
Rablásért bebörtönözték.
Erro comum:
This verb form is uncommon in modern English; people usually say jail or imprison.
Significado
to put someone in jail
Colocações
gaol someone for theft
|gaol a protester
|gaol an offender
|gaol someone without trial
Sinônimos
jail (More common verb form in modern English.)
|
imprison (More formal and widely used across varieties.)
Antônimos
free (To release someone from confinement.)
|
release (To let someone leave prison or custody.)
Temas
crime
|law
Definição
To gaol someone means to put them in prison.
To put someone in prison; to imprison.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
gaol
AFI
GB/ɡˈeɪl/
US/ɡˈeɪl/
Sílabas e tonicidade
gaol (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (gaol)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: gaol
- Plural: gaol, gaols
Verb
- Base: gaol
- 3rd Person Singular: gaols
- Present Participle: gaoling
- Past: gaoled
Família de palavras
Forms
gaols
noun
gaoling
verb
gaoled
verb
Core family
jail
noun B1
Related words
gaoler
noun
jailer
noun
Advanced or less common
jailbird
noun
Expressões
be in gaol
1/bˈi ˈɪn ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
be imprisoned
If someone is in gaol, they are in prison.
Exemplos
- His father is in gaol at the moment.
- She was in gaol awaiting trial.
Exemplos para estudantes
- 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.
Exemplos
- Two prisoners broke out of gaol overnight.
- He tried to break out of gaol but was caught within hours.
Exemplos para estudantes
- 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.
Exemplos
- If you keep breaking the law, you could go to gaol.
- He went to gaol for tax evasion.
Exemplos para estudantes
- 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.
Exemplos
- The judge sent him to gaol for three years.
- They said the new law would send more people to gaol.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The judge sent him to gaol.