cárcel del condado
/kaɾθel del kondado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "county jail" is translated into Spanish as cárcel del condado.
cárcel del condado is used to refer to a county jail.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of cárcel (jail), del (of the) and condado (county).
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the administrative division of a 'county' is completely foreign, so calling a jail a cárcel del condado might sound like you are talking about a fictional place from a movie.
- In some Caribbean Spanish dialects, a small temporary holding cell is called a calabozo, whereas cárcel refers to the entire facility.
- While cárcel describes the building, the word presidio is often used to convey a more severe or historical type of confinement.
Examples in context
- Sami estaba en la cárcel del condado.Sami was in a county jail.This sentence shows the use of cárcel del condado.Tatoeba #10277314 by Seael, translation #6717087 by OsoHombre
- El acusado fue trasladado a la cárcel del condado.The accused was transferred to the county jail.
- Él fue enviado a la cárcel del condado.He was sent to the county jail.
- La cárcel del condado está muy lejos de aquí.The county jail is very far from here.
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Example conversation
María and Alejandro are discussing a true crime documentary.
- María¿Dónde ocurrió esa escena?Where did that scene take place?
- AlejandroFue en la cárcel del condado.It was in the county jail.
- MaríaÉl parece muy asustado en el video.He looks very scared in the video.
- AlejandroEs normal estar así en ese lugar.It is normal to be like that in that place.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
