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carcere

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nounarchaicfeminineliterarymasculine
  1. jail, prison
  2. imprisonment

Forms

noun

singularcarcere
feminine pluralcarceri

Used in the library

  • Dopo il carcere ha capito il valore della libertà.After prison he understood the value of freedom.A2Di nuovo, per favore (2) — Again, please (2) (A2)
  • Nel romanzo la fuga dal carcere dura ottanta pagine.In the novel the escape from prison takes eighty pages.A2Di nuovo, per favore (5) — Again, please (5) (A2)
  • In carcere lo guarda negli occhi. «Luca, devi essere sincero con me: dov'eri venerdì sera?»In jail she looks him in the eye. "Luca, you have to be honest with me: where were you on Friday evening?"A2Il ladro innocente — The innocent thief (A2)
  • Nel romanzo il carcere è vecchio come la fabbrica.In the novel the prison is as old as the factory.B1Di nuovo, per favore (13) — Again, please (13) (B1)

Other ways to say it

  • casa di penaprison
  • detenzioneholding (of a title etc.); possession (of drugs etc.)
  • gabbiojail, prison
  • galeraprison, jail, jug; galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
  • gattabuiaclink, slammer (prison)
  • istituto di penaprison
  • istituto penitenziarioprison
  • penitenziarioprison; penitentiary (US)

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