Usage examples of "jail" in English with translation to French

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He ended up in jail. Il a atterri en prison.
Tom's father is in jail. Le père de Thomas est en prison.
He will end up in jail. Il finira en prison.
He spent three years in jail. Il a passé trois ans en prison.
Ten prisoners broke out of jail. Dix prisonniers se sont évadés de prison.
Yesterday I spent the night in jail. Hier, j'ai passé la nuit en prison.
He was sentenced to three years in jail. Il a été condamné à trois ans de prison.
He was sent to jail for the robbery. Il fut envoyé en prison pour le cambriolage.
Maintaining a criminal in the jail is very expensive. Garder un criminel en prison est très dispendieux.
It's been 10 days since my boyfriend went to jail. Cela fait dix jours que mon petit ami est en prison.
The company accountant was sent to jail for cooking the books. Le comptable de la société a été envoyé en prison pour faux en écritures.
He says he's innocent, but they put him in jail. Il dit qu'il est innocent, mais ils l'ont mis en prison.
I didn't want to spend any more time in jail. Je ne voulais pas passer davantage de temps en prison.
When I got out of jail, I wanted to patch up things with my wife. Lorsque je suis sorti de prison, je voulais raccommoder les choses avec ma femme.
When you rob a bank, you go to jail. When a bank robs you, they hand out bonuses. Lorsque vous volez une banque, vous allez en prison. Lorsqu'une banque vous vole, elle distribue des primes.
My brother's murderer got off with just a year in jail. If that's not a travesty of justice, I don't know what is! Le meurtrier de mon frère s'en est sorti avec juste un an de prison. Si ce n'est pas une parodie de justice, je ne sais pas ce que c'est !
Christopher Columbus wasn't an explorer because he loved the sea. He was an explorer because he hated Spanish jails. Christopher Colomb fut explorateur, non pas parce qu'il aimait la mer, mais parce qu'il détestait les prisons espagnoles.
He was jailed on trumped-up charges. Il fut emprisonné sur la base d'accusations fallacieuses.
Adam spent 3 years in jail for drug possession. Adam purgea trois ans pour possession de drogues.
The drunk driver had to spend the night in jail. Le conducteur en état d'ébriété dut passer la nuit en cellule.
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