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

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Tom's father is in jail. El papá de Tom está en la cárcel.
He will end up in jail. Él acabará en la cárcel.
Tom spent the night in jail. Tom pasó la noche en la cárcel.
Yesterday I spent the night in jail. Ayer pasé la noche en la cárcel.
He was sent to jail for the robbery. Le enviaron a la cárcel por el robo.
Tom served two months in jail for drunken driving. Tom estuvo dos meses en la cárcel por conducir borracho.
He was put in jail for writing the book. Le metieron en la cárcel por escribir el libro.
Maintaining a criminal in the jail is very expensive. Mantener a un bandido en la cárcel cuesta muy caro.
We'll soon be able to send you to jail. Pronto podremos mandarte a la cárcel.
He says he's innocent, but they put him in jail. Dice que es inocente, pero le metieron en la cárcel.
The judge sentenced him to a jail term of five years. El juez le sentenció a cinco años de cárcel.
They sent him to jail for all the crimes he had committed. Lo mandaron a la cárcel por todos los crímenes que había cometido.
After spending four years in jail, he was set free for good behaviour. Después de haber pasado cuatro años en la cárcel, los soltaron por buena conducta.
Tom doesn't want to spend the rest of his life in jail. Tom no quiere pasar el resto de su vida en la cárcel.
Tom served five days in jail last year after pleading guilty to drunken driving. El año pasado Tom pasó cinco días en la cárcel, después de haber sido declarado culpable de conducir borracho.
When I got out of jail, I had no intention of committing another crime. Cuando salí de la cárcel, no tenía intención de volver a cometer otro crimen.
When I got out of jail, the first thing I bought was an economy car. Cuando salí de la cárcel, lo primero que compré fue un auto económico.
Last year Tom spent five days in jail, after having pleaded guilty to drunken driving. El año pasado Tom pasó cinco días en la cárcel, después de haberse declarado culpable de conducir borracho.
Being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. Estar en un barco es estar en una cárcel, con la posibilidad de ahogarse.
When I got out of jail, the first thing I wanted to do was to eat at my favorite restaurant. Cuando salí de la cárcel, lo primero que quise hacer fue comer en mi restaurante favorito.
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