carcere

m (pl le -ri) jail, prison

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carcere s.m. prison, jail, gaol: carcere preventivo, preventive detention (o pre-trial detention); direttore delle carceri, prison governor; fu condannato a venticinque anni di carcere, he was sentenced to twenty-five years' imprisonment; andare in carcere, to go (o to be sent) to prison; essere in carcere, to be in prison; fuggire dal carcere, to escape from prison; evasione dal carcere, jail break; mettere, rinchiudere in carcere, to put into prison // carcere minorile, correctional institution (o juvenile prison o remand centre) // carcere di massima sicurezza, high security prison.

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pl.f. -i ['kartʃere, 'kartʃeri] sostantivo maschile prison, jail, gaol BE

mettere qcn. in carcere — to put sb. in prison

condannato a sei mesi di carcere — sentenced to six months' imprisonment

carcere di massima sicurezza — maximum security prison

carcere minorile — remand home BE, detention home AE

carcere preventivo — preventive detention

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carcere

pl.f. -i /'kart∫ere, 'kart∫eri/

sostantivo m.

prison, jail, gaol BE; mettere qcn. in carcere to put sb. in prison; condannato a sei mesi di carcere sentenced to six months' imprisonment

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COMPOUNDS

carcere di massima sicurezza maximum security prison; carcere minorile remand home BE, detention home AE; carcere preventivo preventive detention.