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prigione

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nounfemininemasculineobsoleteslang
  1. jail, prison
  2. cooler
  3. imprisonment, incarceration, detention
  4. prisoner, captive

Forms

noun

singularprigione
pluralprigioni

Used in the library

  • Il ladro è in prigione.The thief is in prison.A1Ancora una volta (10) — Once more (10) (A1)
  • In prigione le giornate sono lunghe.In prison the days are long.A1Marco Polo in prigione — Marco Polo in Prison
  • In prigione è difficile ottenere un libro.In prison it's hard to get a book.A1Ancora una volta (7) — Once more (7) (A1)
  • «Perché no? Rischi due anni di prigione per una bugia!»"Why not? You're risking two years in prison for a lie!"A2Il ladro innocente — The innocent thief (A2)

Other ways to say it

  • carceratoprisoner; convict, con
  • carcerejail, prison; imprisonment
  • detenzioneholding (of a title etc.); possession (of drugs etc.)
  • galeottogalley slave; steersman, helmsman
  • galeraprison, jail, jug; galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
  • prigioniaimprisonment, incarceration, detention
  • prigionieroimprisoned, captive

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