Usage examples of "jail term" in English with translation to German

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The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years. Der Richter verurteilte ihn zu fünf Jahren Gefängnis.
He was put in jail for writing the book. Weil er das Buch geschrieben hatte, wurde er ins Gefängnis gesteckt.
I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term. Ich vermute, das ist anders, wenn du darüber längerfristig nachdenkst.
The drunk driver had to spend the night in jail. Der betrunkene Fahrer musste die Nacht in der Zelle verbringen.
The term "hutong", originally meaning "water well", came from the Mongolian language about 700 years ago. Das Wort "hutong", das ursprünglich einen Brunnen bezeichnete, kam vor etwa 700 Jahren aus dem Mongolischen.
"Where is my wife?" "She is in jail." „Wo ist meine Frau?“ — „Die ist im Gefängnis!“
Elementary school children go to school for a term of six years. Grundschulkinder gehen für eine Dauer von sechs Jahren zur Schule.
Tom hopes Mary doesn't end up in jail. Tom hofft, dass Maria nicht im Gefängnis landet.
Thus the term has two distinct usages. Gerade der Ausdruck hat zwei verschiedene Bedeutungen.
In the U.S., there are more prisoners than there is jail space for them. So the prisons are overcrowded. In den USA gibt es mehr Häftlinge, als die Gefängnisse aufnehmen können. Daher sind die Haftanstalten überfüllt.
The president's term of office is four years. Die Amtsperiode des Präsidenten sind vier Jahre.
Tom's father is in jail. Toms Vater sitzt im Gefängnis.
She sometimes has her sister write her term papers. Manchmal lässt sie ihre kleine Schwester ihre Referate schreiben.
He spent three years in jail. Er war drei Jahre im Gefängnis.
The students turned in their term papers. Die Studenten gaben ihre Hausarbeiten ab.
The two men were released from jail. Die beiden Männer wurden aus dem Gefängnis entlassen.
Your marks were well below average this term. Ihre Noten waren in diesem Trimester schlechter als der Durchschnitt.
Smith was arrested and put in jail. Smith wurde verhaftet und ins Gefängnis gesteckt.
'Radioactivity' is a chemistry term. "Radioaktivität" ist ein chemischer Begriff.
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail. Seit mein Freund ins Gefängnis gegangen ist, sind 10 Tage vergangen.
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