English

Etymology
From OF. prisoun (French: #French|prison).

Noun
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1. A place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes.

#: The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.

1. uncountable Confinement in a prison.

#: Prison was a harrowing experience for him.

1. colloquial Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.

#: The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.

Synonyms
(place): jail, gaol (old-fashioned British). See Wikisaurus:jail.
(confinement): imprisonment

Latin: carcer m
Polish: wi�zienie n
Portuguese: prisão f
Russian: ����ма (tjur�má) f
Serbian: zatvor, tamnica
Slovene: zapor m, je�a f
Spanish: cárcel f, prisión f, penitenciaría f
Swedish: fängelse n
Telugu: t|te|��ల� (jailu), t|te|�ారా�ార� (kaaraagaaram)
Ukrainian: в'�зни�� (vjaznýcja) f
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trans-top|confinement in a prison
Czech: v�zn�ní n
Danish: fængslet
Finnish: vankeus, vankeusrangaistus
French: prison f
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German: Haft f, Gefangenschaft f
Greek: ��λάκι�η (filakisi) f, κάθει�ξη (kathirksi) f
Ido: karcero
Italian: prigione f, carcere m
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Derived terms
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imprison
prison camp
prison cell
prisoner
prison guard
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prisonhouse
prison officer
prison record
prison sentence
prison warden
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See also
correctional facility
jail, gaol
penitentiary

Synonyms
See WikiSaurus:jail

Category:1000 English basic words

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /p�i.z��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pRi.zO~/

Noun
prison f (plural: prisons)

1. prison (place, confinement)

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• 2007-12-20 19:17 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[ja:prison]]

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