prison

A noun referring to a place where people are legally held as punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее место, где люди законно содержатся в качестве наказания за преступление или в ожидании суда.esLugar donde las personas son confinadas legalmente como castigo por un delito o mientras esperan juicio. También puede referirse al estado de estar encarcelado.frLieu où des personnes sont légalement détenues comme punition pour un crime ou en attendant leur procès.deSubstantiv, das einen Ort bezeichnet, an dem Menschen rechtmäßig als Strafe für ein Verbrechen oder in Untersuchungshaft festgehalten werden.ptSubstantivo que designa o local onde pessoas são mantidas legalmente privadas de liberdade como pena por um crime ou enquanto aguardam julgamento.zh名词，指依法关押被判处刑罚或等待审判的人的场所。也可指监禁这一状态或刑罚本身。arاسم يدل على مكان يُحتجز فيه الأشخاص قانونيًا كعقوبة على جريمة أو أثناء انتظار المحاكمة.

1. Correctional facility A2 formal

   A building where people are legally held as punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial.

   • He was sentenced to five years in prison.
   • The prison is located on the outskirts of the city.
   • Visiting hours at the prison are strictly regulated.

   ruТюрьмаesprisiónfrprison (établissement pénitentiaire)deGefängnisptPrisãozh监狱arسِجْن

   Synonyms: clinkcorrectional institutiongaoljailjailhouselockuppenal institutionpenitentiaryslammer

2. State of confinement B2 informal

   A situation or place that feels like a prison; a state of being trapped or restricted.

   • Her job felt like a prison with no chance of escape.
   • The small town became a prison for his ambitions.
   • Living with constant surveillance is a kind of prison.

   ruТюрьма (в переносном смысле)esestado de confinamientofrÉtat de confinementdeGefängnis (im übertragenen Sinn)ptPrisão (em sentido figurado)zh牢笼（比喻义）arالسجن (بالمعنى المجازي)

   Synonyms: bondagecagecaptivityconfinementduressimprisonmentincarcerationjailrestrainttrap

• prisons plural form
• prisons' possessive plural form
• prison's possessive singular form