gaol
gb/ɡˈeɪl/ us/ɡˈeɪl/
C1
Англійська
börtön, bebörtönöz, börtönbe zár
ІМЕННИК
C1
LEGAL
1
börtön
A2
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
He is in gaol.
Börtönben van.
She went to gaol.
Börtönbe került.
Поширена помилка:
Do not confuse gaol with goal; gaol is pronounced like jail.
Значення
a prison; jail (UK spelling)
Словосполучення
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
Синоніми
jail (The more common spelling, especially in American English.)
|
prison (More general term; not tied to this particular spelling.)
Антоніми
freedom (The state of not being imprisoned.)
|
release (The act or result of being freed from custody.)
Теми
crime
|law
|society
Визначення
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.
ДІЄСЛОВО
C2
LEGAL
2
bebörtönöz
B2
börtönbe zár
B1
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
They gaolled him for robbery.
Rablásért bebörtönözték.
Поширена помилка:
This verb form is uncommon in modern English; people usually say jail or imprison.
Значення
to put someone in jail
Словосполучення
gaol someone for theft
|gaol a protester
|gaol an offender
|gaol someone without trial
Синоніми
jail (More common verb form in modern English.)
|
imprison (More formal and widely used across varieties.)
Антоніми
free (To release someone from confinement.)
|
release (To let someone leave prison or custody.)
Теми
crime
|law
Визначення
To gaol someone means to put them in prison.
To put someone in prison; to imprison.
Граматика
Словникова форма
gaol
IPA
GB/ɡˈeɪl/
US/ɡˈeɪl/
Склади й наголос
gaol (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (gaol)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: gaol
- Plural: gaol, gaols
Verb
- Base: gaol
- 3rd Person Singular: gaols
- Present Participle: gaoling
- Past: gaoled
Споріднені слова
Forms
gaols
noun
gaoling
verb
gaoled
verb
Core family
jail
noun B1
Related words
gaoler
noun
jailer
noun
Advanced or less common
jailbird
noun
Вирази
be in gaol
1/bˈi ˈɪn ɡˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
legal
be imprisoned
If someone is in gaol, they are in prison.
Приклади
- His father is in gaol at the moment.
- She was in gaol awaiting trial.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- Two prisoners broke out of gaol overnight.
- He tried to break out of gaol but was caught within hours.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- If you keep breaking the law, you could go to gaol.
- He went to gaol for tax evasion.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- The judge sent him to gaol for three years.
- They said the new law would send more people to gaol.
Навчальні приклади
- The judge sent him to gaol.