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jail bird

/ˈdʒeɪl bɜːrd/

Traduction: Terme argotique désignant une personne qui a été en prison ou qui est souvent incarcérée, impliquant souvent un criminel endurci ou quelqu'un de familier avec la vie carcérale.

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/ˈdʒeɪl bɜːrd/C1slang
  • frTerme argotique désignant une personne qui a été en prison ou qui est souvent incarcérée, impliquant souvent un criminel endurci ou quelqu'un de familier avec la vie carcérale.

A slang term for a person who has been in prison or is frequently incarcerated, often implying a habitual criminal or someone familiar with jail life.

  1. A person who has been in prisonB2informal

    A person who has spent time in prison, often used to describe a habitual criminal.

    frHabitué de prison

    • He's an old jail bird who has been in and out of prison for years.
    • The town knew him as a jail bird after his third arrest.
    • Don't trust that jail bird; he's been locked up more times than I can count.