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1 encarcelación SF
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2 encarcelamiento SM
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3 arresto correccional
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4 prisión
f.1 prison, correctional institution, jailhouse, lockup.2 imprisonment, confinement, prison, incarceration.* * *1 prison\estar en prisión preventiva to be remanded in custody, be on remand* * *noun f.1) jail, prison2) imprisonment* * *SF1) (=cárcel) prisonprisión de alta o máxima seguridad — top-security prison
2) (=encarcelamiento) imprisonmentcinco años de prisión — five years' imprisonment, prison sentence of five years
prisión mayor — sentence of more than six years and a day
prisión menor — sentence of less than six years and a day
3) pl prisiones (=grillos) shackles, fetters* * *1) ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)2) ( pena) imprisonment•* * *= prison, gaol [jail, -USA], jail [gaol, -UK], correctional institution, imprisonment, correctional facility.Ex. For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.Ex. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.Ex. This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.Ex. The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex. These trends are expected to result in library service to correctional facilities of comparable quality to those services available to the public.----* biblioteca de prisión = prison library.* bibliotecario de prisiones = prison librarian.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* celda de prisión = prison cell.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* decretar prisión preventiva = remand.* director de prisión = prison warden.* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.* escaparse de la prisión = break out of + prison.* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.* fuga de la prisión = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].* funcionario de prisión = prison warder.* funcionario de prisiones = gaoler [jailer, -USA].* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* prisión militar = military prison.* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* * *1) ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)2) ( pena) imprisonment•* * *= prison, gaol [jail, -USA], jail [gaol, -UK], correctional institution, imprisonment, correctional facility.Ex: For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.Ex: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.Ex: The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex: These trends are expected to result in library service to correctional facilities of comparable quality to those services available to the public.* biblioteca de prisión = prison library.* bibliotecario de prisiones = prison librarian.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* celda de prisión = prison cell.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* decretar prisión preventiva = remand.* director de prisión = prison warden.* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.* escaparse de la prisión = break out of + prison.* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.* fuga de la prisión = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].* funcionario de prisión = prison warder.* funcionario de prisiones = gaoler [jailer, -USA].* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.* prisión militar = military prison.* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* * *A (edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary ( AmE)Compuestos:open prisonhigh-security prisonmaximum-security o top-security prisonB (pena) imprisonmentfue condenado a seis años de prisión he was sentenced to six years' imprisonment o six years in prison, he was given a six-year prison sentenceCompuestos:long-term prison sentence ( 6 to 12 years)medium-term prison sentence ( 6 months to 6 years)● prisión preventiva or provisionalpreventive detentionel juez decretó la prisión preventiva or provisional the judge ordered him to be remanded in custodyestá detenido en régimen de prisión preventiva or provisional he is being held in preventive detention, he is in custody awaiting trial, he is being held on remand ( BrE)* * *
prisión sustantivo femenino
1 ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)
2 ( pena) prison sentence;
prisión sustantivo femenino
1 (lugar) prison, jail
2 (condena) imprisonment
prisión preventiva, protective custody
' prisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
preventiva
- preventivo
- talego
- arresto
- cárcel
- dirección
- director
- ingresar
- módulo
- recluir
- seguridad
English:
breakout
- carry
- confinement
- convict
- correctional facility
- demonstrate
- escape
- eventual
- fact
- guardhouse
- jail
- maximum
- prison
- remand
- sentence
- stockade
- community
- imprisonment
- -like
- penitentiary
- suspended
* * *prisión nf1. [cárcel] prisonprisión de máxima seguridad top-security prison;prisión de régimen abierto open prison2. [encarcelamiento] imprisonment;fue condenado a veinte años de prisión he was sentenced to twenty years imprisonmentprisión incondicional remand without bail;prisión mayor = prison sentence of between six years and twelve years;prisión menor = prison sentence of between six months and six years;prisión preventiva preventive custody* * *f prison, jail* * *1) cárcel: prison, jail2) encarcelamiento: imprisonment* * *prisión n prison -
5 reclusión
f.1 seclusion, imprisonment, captivity, confinement.2 reclusion, retreat.* * *1 (encierro) seclusion2 (encarcelamiento) imprisonment, internment3 (lugar) retreat\reclusión mayor long prison sentencereclusión menor short prison sentencereclusión perpetua life imprisonment* * *SF1) (=encarcelamiento) imprisonment, confinement2) (=cárcel) prison3) (=encierro voluntario) seclusion* * *femenino imprisonment* * *= retention, captivity, retreat, committal, reclusion, internment.Ex. Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.Ex. The article is entitled 'Freedom in captivity'.Ex. The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.Ex. The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum.Ex. Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.Ex. The human costs of these internment operations are, of course, incalculable.----* campo de reclusión = internment camp .* propenso a la reclusión = reclusive.* reclusión perpetua = life imprisonment.* * *femenino imprisonment* * *= retention, captivity, retreat, committal, reclusion, internment.Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Freedom in captivity'.Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.Ex: The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum.Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.Ex: The human costs of these internment operations are, of course, incalculable.* campo de reclusión = internment camp.* propenso a la reclusión = reclusive.* reclusión perpetua = life imprisonment.* * *imprisonmentCompuesto:life imprisonment* * *
reclusión sustantivo femenino
imprisonment;
reclusión sustantivo femenino
1 seclusion, confinement
2 (en una cárcel) imprisonment
3 (en un hospital, etc) confinement, internment
' reclusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encierro
English:
confinement
* * *reclusión nf1. [encarcelamiento] imprisonment2. [encierro] seclusion* * *f JUR imprisonment, confinement* * * -
6 cadena
f.1 chain.reacción en cadena chain reactiontirar de la cadena to flush the toilet, to pull the chain (de lavabo)cadena alimentaria o alimenticia food chaincadena hotelera hotel chaincadena montañosa mountain rangecadena perpetua life imprisonmentcadena de tiendas chain of stores2 channel (television).¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?3 line.cadena de montaje assembly linecadena de producción production line4 series, chain.5 group, business group.6 concatenation, train, catena.* * *1 (gen) chain; (de perro) leash, lead2 (grupo de empresas) chain3 (industrial) line4 (montañosa) range5 (musical) music centre (US center)6 TELEVISIÓN channel7 RADIO chain of stations1 AUTOMÓVIL tyre (US tire) chains\tirar de la cadena (del wáter) to flush the toilettrabajar en cadena to work on the production linecadena de fabricación production linecadena de montaje assembly linecadena montañosa mountain rangecadena perpetua life imprisonmentcadena trófica food chainreacción en cadena chain reactiontrabajo en cadena assembly-line work* * *noun f.1) chain2) channel3) range•* * *SF1) [de eslabones, joyería] chainse me salió la cadena de la bici — the chain came off my bike, my bike chain came off
tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain
2) (Radio, TV) (=canal) channel3) (Audio)cadena musical — music centre, sound system
4) (Com) [de hoteles, tiendas, restaurantes] chain5)6) (=sucesión) [de acontecimientos, átomos] chain; [de atentados] string, seriesen cadena: colisión en cadena — multiple collision, (multiple) pile-up
cadena de caracteres — (Inform) character string
7)cadena perpetua — (Jur) life imprisonment, life
8) pl cadenas (Aut) tyre o (EEUU) tire chains* * *1)a) ( de eslabones) chaines necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used
b) ( del wáter) chain2)a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chainb) (Geog) tbcadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains
c) (Inf) string3) (Com) chain4) (TV) channel5) (Audio) tb* * *= chain, string, chain.Ex. Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.Ex. The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.----* atar con cadenas = chain.* cadena alimenticia = food chain.* cadena comercial = shop chain.* cadena de caracteres = character string.* cadena de comercios = retail chain.* cadena de conceptos = chain.* cadena de distribución = timing chain.* cadena de fabricación = production line.* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.* cadena de impresión = print chain.* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.* cadena de llavero = key chain.* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.* cadena de montaje = assembly line.* cadena de montañas = mountain range.* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.* cadena de órdenes = command chain.* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.* cadena de reloj = fob.* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.* cadena de texto = text string.* cadena de tiendas = discount store.* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.* cadena de valores = value chain.* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.* choque en cadena = pile-up.* colisión en cadena = pile-up.* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.* indización en cadena = chain indexing.* indizar en cadena = chain index.* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.* tienda de una cadena = chain store.* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.* una cadena de = a necklace of.* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.* * *1)a) ( de eslabones) chaines necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used
b) ( del wáter) chain2)a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chainb) (Geog) tbcadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains
c) (Inf) string3) (Com) chain4) (TV) channel5) (Audio) tb* * *= chain, string, chain.Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.
Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.Ex: The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.* atar con cadenas = chain.* cadena alimenticia = food chain.* cadena comercial = shop chain.* cadena de caracteres = character string.* cadena de comercios = retail chain.* cadena de conceptos = chain.* cadena de distribución = timing chain.* cadena de fabricación = production line.* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.* cadena de impresión = print chain.* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.* cadena de llavero = key chain.* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.* cadena de montaje = assembly line.* cadena de montañas = mountain range.* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.* cadena de órdenes = command chain.* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.* cadena de reloj = fob.* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.* cadena de texto = text string.* cadena de tiendas = discount store.* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.* cadena de valores = value chain.* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.* choque en cadena = pile-up.* colisión en cadena = pile-up.* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.* indización en cadena = chain indexing.* indizar en cadena = chain index.* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.* tienda de una cadena = chain store.* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.* una cadena de = a necklace of.* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.* * *cadena Cadena SER (↑ cadena a1)A1 (de eslabones) chainuna cadena de oro a gold chainme olvidé de echar or poner la cadena I forgot to put the chain on (the door)los prisioneros iban atados con cadenas the prisoners were chained upcuando el pueblo rompa las cadenas when the people throw off their chainses necesario el uso de cadenas ( Auto) (snow) chains should be useduna cadena humana a human chain2 (del wáter) chaintirar de or ( Col) soltar la cadena to pull the chain, flush the toilet3 (de cartas) chainCompuestos:bicycle lock( Auto) chain drive, timing chainsafety chaindrive chainlife imprisonmentfue condenado a cadena perpetua he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he was given a life sentenceendless chainB1 (de hechos, fenómenos) chainuna larga cadena de atentados a long series of attacksuna colisión en cadena a (multiple) pile-uptrabajo en cadena assembly-line workproducción en cadena mass production2 ( Geog) tbcadena montañosa or de montañas mountain range, chain of mountains3 ( Inf) string4 (figura de baile) grand chainCompuestos:● cadena alimentaria or alimenticiafood chain● cadena de fabricación or producciónproduction linechain of commandassembly linechain of speechfood chainC ( Com) chainuna cadena de supermercados a chain of supermarketscadena hotelera hotel chaincadena de radiodifusión radio networkCompuestos:distribution chainsupply chainD (TV) channelE ( Audio)tb cadena de sonido stack systemF (carta) chain letter* * *
cadena sustantivo femenino
1
( para la nieve) (snow) chain;
cadena perpetua life imprisonment
2
cadena de fabricación or producción production line;
cadena de montañas mountain range o chain;
en cadena ‹ transmisión› simultaneous;
una choque en cadena a pileup
3 (TV) channel
cadena sustantivo femenino
1 chain
2 (de una mascota, etc) lead, leash
3 TV channel
4 (de trabajo) line
5 Com (red de establecimientos) chain
6 cadena de montaje, assembly line
cadena de música, hi-fi system
Geography cadena montañosa, mountain range
Jur cadena perpetua, life imprisonment
7 cadenas pl, Auto tyre o US tire chains
♦ Locuciones: accidente en cadena, pile-up
reacción en cadena, chain reaction
' cadena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amuleto
- choque
- conmutar
- eslabón
- perpetua
- perpetuo
- reacción
- sierra
- tener
- colisión
- enganchar
- enrollar
- fabricar
- montañoso
- producción
- tirar
- tirón
English:
assembly line
- chain
- chain letter
- chain store
- channel
- dangle
- flush
- food chain
- gold
- imprisonment
- life sentence
- mountain range
- of
- production line
- range
- rattle
- ridge
- wireless station
- assembly
- hook
- life
- network
- production
- sentence
* * *♦ nf1. [de eslabones, piezas] chain;una cadena de oro/de plata a gold/silver chain;Autcadenas [para el hielo] (tyre) chains, snow chains;Figrompió sus cadenas he broke out of his chainscadena alimentaria food chain;cadena alimenticia food chain;cadena antirrobo anti-theft chain;cadena humana human chain;Fisiol cadena respiratoria respiratory chain; Biol cadena trófica food chain2. [de lavabo] chain;tirar de la cadena to pull the chain, to flush the toilet3. [de establecimientos] chaincadena hotelera hotel chain;cadena de supermercados supermarket chain;cadena de tiendas chain of stores4. [de emisoras] networkcadena radiofónica radio station;cadena de televisión television channel;cadena televisiva television channel5. [canal televisivo] channel;¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?6. [de montañas] rangecadena de montañas mountain range;cadena montañosa mountain range7. [de proceso industrial] lineMéx cadena de ensamblaje assembly line;cadena de montaje assembly line;cadena de producción production line8. Informát stringcadena de bits bit chain;cadena de caracteres character string;cadena SCSI SCSI chain9. Quím chain10. [de presidiarios] chain gang12. Ling string13. cadena perpetua life imprisonment;condenar a alguien a cadena perpetua to sentence sb to life imprisonment♦ en cadena loc adjaccidente en cadena pile-up;reacción en cadena chain reaction;trabajo en cadena assembly-line working* * *f1 chain;cadena humana human chain;cadena de tiendas chain of stores;cadena hotelera hotel chainlead3 TV channel4:* * *cadena nf1) : chain2) : network, channel3)cadena de montaje : assembly line4)cadena perpetua : life sentence* * *cadena n1. (en general) chain2. (de televisión) channel3. (de radio) station -
7 encarcelamiento
m.incarceration, committal to prison, confinement, imprisonment.* * *1 imprisonment, incarceration* * *noun m.* * *masculino, encarcelación femenino imprisonment* * *= incarceration, imprisonment, jail sentence.Ex. Over time, the Western world has seen changes in the philosophy of what constitutes the nature and purpose of incarceration in society.Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex. A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.* * *masculino, encarcelación femenino imprisonment* * *= incarceration, imprisonment, jail sentence.Ex: Over time, the Western world has seen changes in the philosophy of what constitutes the nature and purpose of incarceration in society.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.* * *imprisonment* * *m imprisonment* * *: incarceration, imprisonment* * *encarcelamiento n imprisonment -
8 cadena perpetua
f.life imprisonment, life sentence, life term, penal servitude for life.* * *life imprisonment* * ** * *life imprisonment; fue condenado a cadena perpetua he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he was given a life sentence* * *(n.) = life imprisonmentEx. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.* * *life imprisonment; fue condenado a cadena perpetua he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he was given a life sentence* * *(n.) = life imprisonmentEx: He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.
* * *life sentence -
9 reclusión perpetua
f.life imprisonment.* * *life imprisonment* * ** * *(n.) = life imprisonmentEx. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.* * ** * *(n.) = life imprisonmentEx: He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.
* * *life imprisonment -
10 perpetuo
► adjetivo\nieves perpetuas perpetual snows* * *(f. - perpetua)adj.* * ** * *- tua adjetivo perpetual* * *= perpetual.Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.----* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.* reclusión perpetua = life imprisonment.* * *- tua adjetivo perpetual* * *= perpetual.Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.* reclusión perpetua = life imprisonment.* * *perpetualen un perpetuo estado de nervios in a perpetual o constant state of nervesuna sonrisa perpetua a permanent o perpetual o fixed smile* * *
Del verbo perpetuar: ( conjugate perpetuar)
perpetúo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
perpetuó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
perpetuar
perpetuo
perpetuar ( conjugate perpetuar) verbo transitivo
to perpetuate
perpetuo◊ - tua adjetivo
perpetual
perpetuar verbo transitivo to perpetuate
perpetuo,-a adjetivo perpetual, everlasting: le condenaron a cadena perpetua, he was sentenced to life imprisonment
' perpetuo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perenne
- perpetua
English:
perpetual
- perennial
* * *perpetuo, -a adj1. [para siempre] perpetual2. [vitalicio] lifelong* * *adj figperpetual* * *: perpetual♦ perpetuamente adv* * *perpetuo adj perpetual -
11 penar
v.1 to punish.2 to suffer.Los chicos penan en su cuarto The boys suffer in their room.3 to penalize, to punish, to inflict punishment on.El juez penó al ladrón The judge penalized the thief.4 to do penance.Ellos penaron por su comportamiento They did penance for their behavior.* * *1 (castigar) to punish, penalize1 (padecer) to suffer, grieve* * *1. VT1) (Jur) to punish2) And [difunto] to haunt2. VI1) (=sufrir) [persona] to suffer; [alma] to be in tormentpenar de amores — liter to go through the pains of love liter
2) (=desear)penar por algo — to pine for sth, long for sth
penar por hacer algo — to pine to do sth, long to do sth
3) And [difunto]3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Der) < delito>será/está penado con dos años de cárcel/cadena perpetual — it will be/it is punishable with two years' imprisonment/by life imprisonment
2) (Andes) difunto to haunt2.penar vi1) (liter) ( sufrir) to suffer2) (Andes) difunto to be in torment* * *= penalise [penalize, -USA], atone (for).Ex. The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.Ex. It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Der) < delito>será/está penado con dos años de cárcel/cadena perpetual — it will be/it is punishable with two years' imprisonment/by life imprisonment
2) (Andes) difunto to haunt2.penar vi1) (liter) ( sufrir) to suffer2) (Andes) difunto to be in torment* * *= penalise [penalize, -USA], atone (for).Ex: The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.
Ex: It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.* * *penar [A1 ]vtA ( Der) ‹delito›está penado con dos años de cárcel it is punishable with two years' imprisonment o two years in prison, the penalty o punishment for it is two years in prisonB ( Andes) «difunto» to haunt■ penarviB ( Andes) «difunto» to be in torment* * *♦ vt[castigar] to punish;un delito penado con cárcel an offence punishable by imprisonment♦ vi[sufrir] to suffer* * *I v/t punishII v/i suffer* * *penar vt: to punish, to penalizepenar vi: to suffer, to grieve -
12 arresto
m.1 arrest.2 detention, imprisonment.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrestar.* * *1 arrest\tener arrestos to be bold, be daringestar bajo arresto to be under arrestarresto mayor close arrestarresto menor open arrest* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Jur) (=acción) arrest; (=detención) remand; (Mil) detention, confinementarresto mayor — Esp imprisonment for from one month and a day to six months
arresto menor — Esp imprisonment for from one day to thirty days
tener arrestos — to be bold, be daring
* * *1) (Der, Mil)a) ( detención) arrestb) ( prisión) detentionno tiene arrestos para... — she's not daring o bold enough to...
* * *= arrest, detention.Ex. The number of drug related arrests in the USA has increased considerably.Ex. Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.----* arresto domiciliario = house arrest.* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.* hacer un arresto = make + an arrest.* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.* * *1) (Der, Mil)a) ( detención) arrestb) ( prisión) detentionno tiene arrestos para... — she's not daring o bold enough to...
* * *= arrest, detention.Ex: The number of drug related arrests in the USA has increased considerably.
Ex: Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.* arresto domiciliario = house arrest.* bajo arresto domiciliario = under house arrest.* estar bajo arresto = be under arrest.* hacer un arresto = make + an arrest.* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.* * *1 (detención) arrestse encuentran bajo arresto en la comisaría they are being held in custody at o they are under arrest in the police station2 (prisión) detentionCompuestos:house arrestse encuentra bajo arresto domiciliario he is under house arrestimprisonment ( for a period of between one month and a day and six months)fue condenado a seis meses de arresto mayor he was sentenced to six months imprisonment o in prisonimprisonment ( for a period between one month and thirty days)preventive detentionno tiene arrestos para hacerlo she's not daring o bold enough to do it* * *
Del verbo arrestar: ( conjugate arrestar)
arresto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
arrestó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
arrestar
arresto
arrestar ( conjugate arrestar) verbo transitivo
to arrest
arresto sustantivo masculino (Der, Mil)
arrestar verbo transitivo to arrest
arresto sustantivo masculino arrest
Jur arresto domiciliario, house arrest
' arresto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
orden
- detención
English:
apprehension
- arrest
- detain
- detention
- under
- house
- warrant
* * *arresto nm1. [detención] arrest;su arresto se produjo en plena calle he was arrested in broad daylight;durante su arresto lo torturaron while under arrest he was torturedarresto domiciliario house arrest;arresto mayor = prison sentence of between one month and a day and six months;arresto menor = prison sentence of between one and thirty days* * *m1 arrest;orden de arresto arrest warrant2:arrestos pl spirit sg, daring sg* * *arresto nm1) detención: arrest2) arrestos nmpl: boldness, daring -
13 cárcel
f.1 jail, lockup, prison, jailhouse.2 imprisonment, term of imprisonment.* * *1 jail, gaol, prison2 (aparato para sujetar) clamp3 (ranura) groove* * *noun f.jail, prison* * *SF1) (=prisión) prison, jailponer o meter a algn en la cárcel — to jail sb, send sb to jail
2) (Téc) clampCÁRCEL Uso del artículo A la hora de traducir expresiones como a la cárcel, en la cárcel, desde la cárcel {etc}, hemos de tener en cuenta el motivo por el que alguien acude al recinto o está allí. ► Se traduce a la cárcel por to jail {o} to prison, en la cárcel por in jail {o} in prison, desde la cárcel por from jail {o} from prison {etc}, cuando alguien va o está allí en calidad de preso: ¿Cuánto tiempo estuvo en la cárcel? How long was he in jail o prison? No sabemos por qué los metieron en la cárcel We don't know why they were sent to jail o prison ► Se traduce a la cárcel por to the jail {o} to the prison, en la cárcel por in the jail {o} in the prison, desde la cárcel por from the jail {o} from the prison {etc}, cuando alguien va o está allí por otros motivos: Fueron a la cárcel a inspeccionar el edificio They went to the jail o prison to inspect the building Las visitas no pueden estar en la cárcel más de media hora Visitors may only stay at the jail o prison for half an hour Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * ** * *= prison, gaol [jail, -USA], jail [gaol, -UK].Ex. For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.Ex. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.Ex. This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.----* cárcel de mujeres = women's prison.* en la cárcel = behind bars.* escaparse de la cárcel = break out of + prison.* fuga de la cárcel = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.* meter a Alguien en la cárcel = put + Nombre + behind bars.* meter en la cárcel = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* motín en la cárcel = prison riot.* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.* * ** * *= prison, gaol [jail, -USA], jail [gaol, -UK].Ex: For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.Ex: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.* cárcel de mujeres = women's prison.* en la cárcel = behind bars.* escaparse de la cárcel = break out of + prison.* fuga de la cárcel = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].* ir a la cárcel = serve + time.* meter a Alguien en la cárcel = put + Nombre + behind bars.* meter en la cárcel = imprison, jail [gaol, -UK].* motín en la cárcel = prison riot.* salir de la cárcel = release from + jail.* * *A (prisión) prison, jailfue condenado a cinco años de cárcel he was sentenced to five years imprisonment o in prisonla metieron en la cárcel she was put in prison, she was put inside ( colloq)una cárcel de mujeres a women's prisonB (en carpintería) clamp* * *
cárcel sustantivo femenino ( prisión) prison, jail;
cárcel sustantivo femenino prison, jail
' cárcel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calabozo
- celador
- celadora
- condonar
- error
- incomunicada
- incomunicado
- liberar
- locutorio
- meter
- recluir
- reclusión
- acabar
- aljibe
- cana
- encerrar
- escapar
- huir
- imponer
- interno
- parar
- penal
- pudrir
- tambo
English:
break out
- cell
- deserve
- embezzlement
- escape
- governor
- inmate
- jail
- languish
- lockup
- penitentiary
- prison
- riot
- river
- send down
- than
- turnkey
- warden
- wind up
- open
- send
- throw
- warder
* * *cárcel nf1. [prisión] prison, jail;meter a alguien en la cárcel to put sb in prison;lo metieron en la cárcel he was put in prisoncárcel de alta seguridad Br top security prison, US maximum security prison o jail;cárcel de régimen abierto open prison2. [herramienta] clamp* * *f prison* * *cárcel nfprisión: jail, prison* * *cárcel n prison -
14 confiscación
f.confiscation, expropriation, appropriation, forfeiture.* * *1 confiscation* * *SF confiscation* * *femenino confiscation* * *= dispossession, confiscation, seizure, forfeiture, sequestration, expropriation.Ex. The article ' Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.Ex. This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex. Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.Ex. Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.* * *femenino confiscation* * *= dispossession, confiscation, seizure, forfeiture, sequestration, expropriation.Ex: The article ' Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.
Ex: This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.* * *confiscation* * *
confiscación sustantivo femenino Jur confiscation: la policía procedió a la confiscación de los bienes, the police proceeded to confiscate the goods
' confiscación' also found in these entries:
English:
seizure
* * *confiscación nfconfiscation, appropriation* * *f confiscation -
15 penado con la cadena perpetua
= punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonmentEx. Existing law provides that kidnapping for ransom is punishable by life without the possibility of parole.Ex. This bill provides that kidnapping with the intent to commit specified sex crimes be punishable by life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.* * *= punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonmentEx: Existing law provides that kidnapping for ransom is punishable by life without the possibility of parole.
Ex: This bill provides that kidnapping with the intent to commit specified sex crimes be punishable by life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. -
16 presidio
m.prison.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: presidiar.* * *1 prison, penitentiary* * *SM1) (=cárcel) prison, penitentiary (EEUU)2) (=trabajos forzados) hard labour, penal servitude3) (Pol) praesidium, presidium4) (Mil) (=plaza fuerte) garrison; (=fortaleza) fortress* * *condenado a cinco años de presidio — sentenced to five years imprisonment o five years in prison
* * *condenado a cinco años de presidio — sentenced to five years imprisonment o five years in prison
* * *1 (lugar) prison2 (pena) prison sentencecondenado a cinco años de presidio sentenced to five years imprisonment o five years in prison* * *
Del verbo presidir: ( conjugate presidir)
presidió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
presidio
presidir
presidio sustantivo masculino ( lugar) prison;
( pena) prison sentence;
presidir ( conjugate presidir) verbo transitivo ‹ país› to be president of;
‹ reunión› to chair, preside at o over;
‹ comité› to chair;
‹tribunal/cortes/jurado› to preside over;
‹ compañía› to be president of (AmE), to be chairman of (BrE)
presidio sustantivo masculino
1 (establecimiento) prison
2 (condena) prison sentence
presidir verbo transitivo
1 Pol to be president of
2 (una empresa, reunión) to chair
3 (un tribunal) to preside over
4 (una característica) to prevail: la bondad preside sus actos, kindness is the keynote of all his acts
5 (una cosa) to be the dominant element in: un gran cuadro preside el salón, a large picture dominates the living room
* * *presidio nm1. [prisión] prison2. [pena] prison sentence* * *m prison* * *presidio nm: prison, penitentiary -
17 condenar
v.1 to convict (declarar culpable).El juez condenó al criminal The judge convicted the criminal.2 to condemn.El grupo condenó sus actos The group condemned his actions.3 to seal up, to close for good.El municipio condenó el edificio The town council sealed up the building.4 to doom, to condemn to ruination, to damn, to reprobate.Sus vicios condenaron a Ricardo His vices condemned Richard.* * *1 DERECHO (declarar culpable) to convict, find guilty2 DERECHO (decretar condena) to sentence, condemn3 (desaprobar) to condemn4 (forzar) to condemn, doom5 (tabicar) to wall up, brick up1 to be damned, condemn oneself* * *verb1) to condemn2) sentence, convict3) damn* * *1. VT1) (=desaprobar, criticar) to condemn2) (Jur) to convict, find guilty, sentence; [a pena capital] to condemncondenar a algn a tres meses de cárcel — to sentence sb to three months in jail, give sb a three-month prison sentence
3) (Rel) to damn4) (Arquit) to wall up, block up5) † * (=fastidiar) to vex, annoy2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (Der) to sentence, condemncondenar a alguien a muerte — to condemn o sentence somebody to death
lo condenaron al pago de $100.000 — they ordered him to pay $100,000
b) ( obligar)c) (reprobar, censurar) to condemn2)a) <puerta/ventana> ( con ladrillos) to brick up; ( con tablas) to board upb) ( inhabilitar) <habitación/sala> to close up2.condenarse v pron to be damned* * *= condemn, damn, impose + prison sentence, sentence, convict, indict.Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. The volunteer librarians have been subjected to an ongoing campaign of persecution, culminating in the recent harsh crackdown which, after one-day trials, imposed prison sentences of up to 26 years on librarians.Ex. The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex. After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.Ex. Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.----* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (Der) to sentence, condemncondenar a alguien a muerte — to condemn o sentence somebody to death
lo condenaron al pago de $100.000 — they ordered him to pay $100,000
b) ( obligar)c) (reprobar, censurar) to condemn2)a) <puerta/ventana> ( con ladrillos) to brick up; ( con tablas) to board upb) ( inhabilitar) <habitación/sala> to close up2.condenarse v pron to be damned* * *= condemn, damn, impose + prison sentence, sentence, convict, indict.Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: The volunteer librarians have been subjected to an ongoing campaign of persecution, culminating in the recent harsh crackdown which, after one-day trials, imposed prison sentences of up to 26 years on librarians.Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* * *condenar [A1 ]vtA1 ( Der) to condemn condenar a algn A algo:lo condenaron a tres años de cárcel he was sentenced to three years imprisonmentel tribunal lo condenó al pago de una indemnización de $100.000 the court ordered him to pay $100,000 (in) compensationlo condenaron a muerte he was condemned o sentenced to deathla condenaron en costas she was ordered to pay costs, costs were awarded against her2 (obligar) condenar a algn A algo to condemn sb TO sthel desempleo los condena a vivir de la mendicidad unemployment condemns o forces o obliges them to live by begging3 (desaprobar, censurar) to condemncondenó el atentado he condemned the attackB1 ‹puerta/ventana› (con ladrillos) to brick up; (con tablas) to board up2 (inhabilitar) ‹habitación/sala› to close upto be damned, go to hell* * *
condenar ( conjugate condenar) verbo transitivoa) (Der) to sentence, condemn;
condenar a algn a algo to sentence sb to sth;
lo condenaron por robo he was convicted of or found guilty of robbery
condenar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to convict, find guilty: lo condenaron a muerte, he was condemned to death
2 (reprobar) to condemn
3 (tapiar una entrada) to wall up
' condenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desaprobar
- sentenciar
- denunciar
English:
condemn
- convict
- damn
- doom
- sentence
- deplore
* * *♦ vt1. [declarar culpable] to convictfue condenado a muerte he was sentenced o condemned to death;fue condenado a tres años de prisión he was sentenced to three years in prison;fue condenado a pagar una multa de 15.000 pesos he was ordered to pay a fine of 15,000 pesos;la condenaron a no salir de casa durante los fines de semana they punished her by grounding her at weekendsesa iniciativa está condenada al fracaso that initiative is doomed to failure;los supervivientes están condenados a morir de hambre the survivors are condemned to die of starvation4. [reprobar] to condemn;todos los partidos condenaron el atentado all parties condemned the attack5. [tapiar] [con ladrillos] to brick up, to wall up;[con tablas] to board up* * *v/t1 JUR sentence (a to)2 ( desaprobar) condemn* * *condenar vt1) : to condemn2) : to sentence3) : to board up, to wall up* * *condenar vb1. (a una pena) to sentence2. (un delito) to convict3. (desaprobar) to condemn -
18 encarcelación
f.imprisonment, confinement, incarceration.* * *1 imprisonment, incarceration* * *encarcelación nf, encarcelamiento nmimprisonment* * * -
19 asesinato en primer grado
(n.) = first-degree murderEx. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.* * *(n.) = first-degree murderEx: He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.
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20 atracón
m.1 overeating, gorging, binge eating.2 big meal, big feed, blow-out.* * *1 familiar binge, blowout\darse/pegarse un atracón to make a pig of oneself* * *masculino (fam)* * *= binge, binging, big meal, feast, binge eating.Ex. Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.Ex. A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.Ex. The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.Ex. Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).----* atracón de bebida = binge drinking.* atracón de comida = binge eating.* darse una atracón = pig out (on).* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, stuff + Posesivo + face.* * *masculino (fam)* * *= binge, binging, big meal, feast, binge eating.Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.Ex: The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).* atracón de bebida = binge drinking.* atracón de comida = binge eating.* darse una atracón = pig out (on).* darse un atracón = make + a pig of + Reflexivo, stuff + Posesivo + face.* * *( fam)se dio un atracón de paella he gorged himself on o ( colloq) stuffed himself with paella, he pigged out on paella ( colloq)* * *
atracón sustantivo masculino (fam):◊ se dio un atracón de paella he stuffed himself with paella (colloq)
atracón m fam blowout: ayer nos dimos un buen atracón, we made pigs of ourselves yesterday
' atracón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
panzada
English:
binge
- stuff
* * *atracón nmFam [de películas, televisión] to overdose on sth* * *m:darse un atracón de stuff o.s. with fam ;hoy me he dado un atracón de trabajar fam I’ve done more than enough work for the day
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