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1 prison
'prizn(a building in which criminals are kept; a jail: He was sent to prison; He is in prison.) prisión, cárcel- prisoner- prisoner of war
- take
- keep
- hold prisoner
prison n cárceltr['prɪzən]1 prisión nombre femenino, cárcel nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be sent to prison for something meter a alguien en la cárcel por algo, encarcelar a alguien por algoprison camp campamento para prisionerosprison cell celdaprison van coche nombre masculino celularprison warder carcelero,-aprison ['prɪzən] n: prisión f, cárcel fn.• cárcel s.f.• encierro s.m.• prisión s.f.'prɪzṇnoun prisión f, cárcel fhe was sent to prison for... — lo encarcelaron or lo metieron preso por...
her accomplice went to prison for five years — su cómplice fue condenado a cinco años de prisión; (before n) <system, reform> carcelario, penitenciario
prison cell — celda f
prison governor — (BrE) director, -tora m,f de una prisión
prison guard o (BrE) warder — guardia mf, celador, -dora m,f
prison officer — (BrE) funcionario, -ria m,f de prisiones
['prɪzn]prison sentence — pena f de prisión
1. N1) (=place) cárcel f, prisión f•
to be in prison — estar en la cárcel, estar en prisión•
to go to prison for five years — (=be sentenced) ser condenado a cinco años de cárcel or prisión; (=be imprisoned) pasar cinco años en la cárcel or en prisión•
to put sb in prison — encarcelar a algn•
to release sb from prison — poner a algn en libertad, excarcelar a algn frmmaximum 1., open 5.to send sb to prison for two years — (=sentence) condenar a algn a dos años de prisión
2) (=imprisonment) prisión f, cárcel fare there alternatives to prison? — ¿existen alternativas a la prisión or cárcel?
2.CPDprison break N — fuga f (de la cárcel)
prison camp N — campamento m para prisioneros
prison cell N — celda f de la cárcel or prisión
prison governor N — director(a) m / f de (la) prisión
prison guard N — (US) guardia mf de prisión
prison inmate N — preso(-a) m / f
prison life N — vida f en la cárcel
prison officer N — carcelero(-a) m / f
prison population N — número m de reclusos
prison riot N — motín m carcelario
serve 1., 4)prison sentence N — (Brit) condena f
prison system N — sistema m penitenciario
prison term N (US) — = prison sentence
prison van N — coche m celular
prison visitor N — visitante mf de la prisión
prison warden N (US) — = prison governor
prison warder N — guardia mf de prisión
prison yard N — patio m de (la) cárcel
* * *['prɪzṇ]noun prisión f, cárcel fhe was sent to prison for... — lo encarcelaron or lo metieron preso por...
her accomplice went to prison for five years — su cómplice fue condenado a cinco años de prisión; (before n) <system, reform> carcelario, penitenciario
prison cell — celda f
prison governor — (BrE) director, -tora m,f de una prisión
prison guard o (BrE) warder — guardia mf, celador, -dora m,f
prison officer — (BrE) funcionario, -ria m,f de prisiones
prison sentence — pena f de prisión
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2 population
noun (the people living in a particular country, area etc: the population of London is 8 million; a rapid increase in population.) poblaciónpopulation n habitantes / poblacióndo you know the population of China? ¿sabes cuántos habitantes tiene China?tr[pɒpjʊ'leɪʃən]1 población nombre femenino■ what is the population of Scotland? ¿cuántos habitantes tiene Escocia?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpopulation explosion explosión nombre femenino demográficapopulation [.pɑpjə'leɪʃən] n: población fn.• número de habitantes s.m.• población s.f.• vecindario s.m.'pɑːpjə'leɪʃən, ˌpɒpjʊ'leɪʃən1) ca) ( number) población fwhat is the population of Thailand? — ¿cuántos habitantes or qué población tiene Tailandia?; (before n)
population explosion — explosión f demográfica
population growth — crecimiento m demográfico
b) ( individuals) (+ sing o pl vb) población fthe entire population of the town turned out to welcome them — todo el pueblo salió a darles la bienvenida
2) u ( settling) población f[ˌpɒpjʊ'leɪʃǝn]1. N1) (=inhabitants) población fwhat is the population of Mexico? — ¿qué población tiene México?, ¿cuántos habitantes hay en México?
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they go to the cinema more often than the general population — van al cine con más frecuencia que la población en general•
75% of the male population — el 75% de la población masculinaprison 2.•
the student population — la población estudiantil2) (=settling) población f2.CPDpopulation centre N — núcleo m or centro m de población
population control N — control m demográfico
population density N — densidad f de población
population explosion N — explosión f demográfica
population growth N — crecimiento m demográfico
* * *['pɑːpjə'leɪʃən, ˌpɒpjʊ'leɪʃən]1) ca) ( number) población fwhat is the population of Thailand? — ¿cuántos habitantes or qué población tiene Tailandia?; (before n)
population explosion — explosión f demográfica
population growth — crecimiento m demográfico
b) ( individuals) (+ sing o pl vb) población fthe entire population of the town turned out to welcome them — todo el pueblo salió a darles la bienvenida
2) u ( settling) población f -
3 female
'fi:meilnoun, adjective1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) hembra2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) hembrafemale1 adj1. hembraa female elephant una hembra de elefante / un elefante hembra2. mujer3. femeninofemale2 n1. hembra2. mujertr['fiːmeɪl]1 hembra1 femenino,-a2 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL hembrafemale ['fi:.meɪl] adj: femeninofemale n1) : hembra f (de animal)2) woman: mujer fadj.• femenino, -a adj.• hembra adj.n.• hembra s.f.• hembrilla s.f.
I 'fiːmeɪl1)a) (Biol, Bot, Zool) < sex> femenino; <animal/plant> hembraa female elephant — un elefante hembra, una hembra de elefante
b) ( of women) <ward/prison> de mujeresfemale employees — empleadas fpl
2) ( Tech) <thread/socket/coupling> hembra adj inv
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1) (Bot, Zool) hembra f2) (woman, girl) mujer f['fiːmeɪl]1. ADJ1) [animal, plant] hembra2) [population] femenino; [vote] de las mujeres; [slave, subject] del sexo femeninofemale labour — trabajo m femenino or de mujeres
female suffrage — derecho m de las mujeres a votar
2. N1) (=animal) hembra f3.CPDfemale condom N — condón m femenino
female impersonator N — (Theat) actor que representa a una mujer
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I ['fiːmeɪl]1)a) (Biol, Bot, Zool) < sex> femenino; <animal/plant> hembraa female elephant — un elefante hembra, una hembra de elefante
b) ( of women) <ward/prison> de mujeresfemale employees — empleadas fpl
2) ( Tech) <thread/socket/coupling> hembra adj inv
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1) (Bot, Zool) hembra f2) (woman, girl) mujer f
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