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jails:
- prisons
jail:
- boîte; prison; établissement pénitentiaire; maison de détention; maison de correction; pénitencier; maison d'arrêt
Wiktionary:
- jail → geôle, placard, prison
- jail → prison, gnouf, cabane, bloc, gniouf, taule, placard, tôle, trou

English

Detailed Translations for jails from English to French

jails:

jails [the ~] noun

the jails
la prisons
- prisons [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for jails:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
prisons	jails

Related Words for "jails":

jail

jail:

jail [the ~] noun

the jail (prison; penitentiary; detention centre; prison camp; convict prison; correctional center)
la boîte; la prison; l'établissement pénitentiaire; la maison de détention; la maison de correction; le pénitencier; la maison d'arrêt
- boîte [la ~] noun
- prison [la ~] noun
- établissement pénitentiaire [le ~] noun
- maison de détention [la ~] noun
- maison de correction [la ~] noun
- pénitencier [le ~] noun
- maison d'arrêt [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for jail:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
boîte	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bin; box; can; canister; carton; case; container; cover; crate; little can; little drum; packaging; packing; parcel; shell; storage can; storing space; tin; wrapper; wrapping
maison d'arrêt	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp
maison de correction	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bridewell; convict prison; detention centre; house of correction
maison de détention	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bridewell; convict prison; detention centre; house of correction
prison	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	bridewell; confinement; convict prison; custody; detention; detention centre; dungeon; house of correction; imprisonment; punishment
pénitencier	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp
établissement pénitentiaire	convict prison; correctional center; detention centre; jail; penitentiary; prison; prison camp	penal institution
-	clink; gaol; jailhouse; pokey; poky; slammer
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	custody; gaol

Related Words for "jail":

jails

Synonyms for "jail":

jailhouse; gaol; clink; slammer; poky; pokey; correctional institution
imprison; incarcerate; lag; immure; put behind bars; jug; gaol; put away; remand; confine; detain

Related Definitions for "jail":

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)¹

Wiktionary Translations for jail:

jail

noun

vieux|fr littéraire|fr prison.
- geôle → jail; gaol
Prison
- placard → slammer; jail; prison
endroit clos où enfermer les personnes condamnés à une peine de privation de liberté ou les prévenus en attente de jugement.
- prison → prison; gaol; jail; prison cell; cell; lock-up

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• jail	→ prison	↔ Gefängnis — Gebäude oder Anlage, in dem Personen, die vom Gericht zu einer unbedingten Haftstrafe verurteilt wurden, unter Verschluss gehalten werden
• jail	→ gnouf; cabane; bloc; gniouf; prison; taule; placard; tôle; trou	↔ Knast — (umgangssprachlich) Gefängnis

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University