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As Qhuinn looked at his friend, he was not about to tell the guy that he was going to jail and then being released into the custody of Lash’s parents to be tortured for the rest of his days.Cuando Qhuinn miró a su amigo, no estaba dispuesto contarle que estaba a punto de ir a la cárcel y que luego iba a ser puesto bajo la custodia de los padres de Lash para ser torturado durante el resto de sus días.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
Peter had told Francis many times that he wasn't afraid of going to prison, but somehow Francis didn't think that the world of jail, no matter how harsh, equated with an isolation cell at Western State.Peter le había dicho muchas veces que no tenía miedo de ir a la cárcel, pero de algún modo Francis no creía que el mundo de la cárcel, por duro que fuera, se equiparara a una celda de aislamiento del Western.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
I’ve been to jail twice.He sido encarcelado dos veces.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
I said to myself: Auxilio Lacouture, stand your ground, if you come out they'll throw you in jail (and probably deport you to Montevideo, because naturally you never got your papers in order, you fool), they'll spit on you, they'll beat you.Yo me dije: Auxilio Lacouture, resiste, si sales te meten presa (y probablemente te deportan a Montevideo, porque como es lógico no tienes los papeles en regla, boba), te escupen, te apalean.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
We could arrest you as a material witness and chuck you in jail.'Podemos arrestarle como testigo y meterle en el calabozo.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
I was in jail with my good friend Ulises in Beersheba, where the Jews make their atomic bombs.Yo estuve preso con el buen Ulises en la cárcel de Beersheba, en donde los judíos preparan sus bombas atómicas.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Now we're twenty percent black and rising. Put white folks in jail right alongside black folks.Ahora el veinte por ciento somos negros y la cifra va en aumento; encarcelamos a los blancos junto con los negros.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Then we talked about Israel, about the jail in Beersheba, about the desert, about the yellow rocks, and about the scorpions that only came out at night, when they couldn't be seen by the human eye.Luego hablamos de Israel, del calabozo de Beersheba, del desierto, de las rocas amarillas y de los alacranes que sólo salían de noche, cuando el ojo del hombre no podía distinguirlos.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
When I woke up, I was in a jail cell.Cuando desperté estaba en un calabozo.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
"Jail," said Lima.– La cárcel -dijo Lima.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
We'd struggled so long, and so hard, and some of us had even been jailed for the sake of the cause, that to allow for even a moment the possibility of an intelligent designer would be tantamount to raising the white flag.Habíamos luchado durante tanto tiempo, y con tanta intensidad, y algunos de nosotros habíamos sido encarcelados por la causa, que permitir ni siquiera por un momento la posibilidad de un creador inteligente sería equivalente a izar la bandera blanca.Sawyer, Robert / Calculating GodSawyer, Robert / El calculo de DiosEl calculo de DiosSawyer, Robert© 2002 by Ediciones B, S.A.© 2000 by Robert SawyerCalculating GodSawyer, Robert© 2000 by Robert Sawyer
“We don’t have any jails, so you’re going to need a place to be under house arrest in.”—Nosotros no tenemos cárceles, por eso vas a necesitar un lugar para estar bajo arresto domiciliario.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
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Word forms
jail
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | jail | jails |
Possessive case | jail's | jails' |
jail
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | jailed |
Imperative | jail |
Present Participle (Participle I) | jailing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | jailed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I jail | we jail |
you jail | you jail |
he/she/it jails | they jail |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am jailing | we are jailing |
you are jailing | you are jailing |
he/she/it is jailing | they are jailing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have jailed | we have jailed |
you have jailed | you have jailed |
he/she/it has jailed | they have jailed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been jailing | we have been jailing |
you have been jailing | you have been jailing |
he/she/it has been jailing | they have been jailing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I jailed | we jailed |
you jailed | you jailed |
he/she/it jailed | they jailed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was jailing | we were jailing |
you were jailing | you were jailing |
he/she/it was jailing | they were jailing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had jailed | we had jailed |
you had jailed | you had jailed |
he/she/it had jailed | they had jailed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been jailing | we had been jailing |
you had been jailing | you had been jailing |
he/she/it had been jailing | they had been jailing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will jail | we shall/will jail |
you will jail | you will jail |
he/she/it will jail | they will jail |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be jailing | we shall/will be jailing |
you will be jailing | you will be jailing |
he/she/it will be jailing | they will be jailing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have jailed | we shall/will have jailed |
you will have jailed | you will have jailed |
he/she/it will have jailed | they will have jailed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been jailing | we shall/will have been jailing |
you will have been jailing | you will have been jailing |
he/she/it will have been jailing | they will have been jailing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would jail | we should/would jail |
you would jail | you would jail |
he/she/it would jail | they would jail |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be jailing | we should/would be jailing |
you would be jailing | you would be jailing |
he/she/it would be jailing | they would be jailing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have jailed | we should/would have jailed |
you would have jailed | you would have jailed |
he/she/it would have jailed | they would have jailed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been jailing | we should/would have been jailing |
you would have been jailing | you would have been jailing |
he/she/it would have been jailing | they would have been jailing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am jailed | we are jailed |
you are jailed | you are jailed |
he/she/it is jailed | they are jailed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being jailed | we are being jailed |
you are being jailed | you are being jailed |
he/she/it is being jailed | they are being jailed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been jailed | we have been jailed |
you have been jailed | you have been jailed |
he/she/it has been jailed | they have been jailed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was jailed | we were jailed |
you were jailed | you were jailed |
he/she/it was jailed | they were jailed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being jailed | we were being jailed |
you were being jailed | you were being jailed |
he/she/it was being jailed | they were being jailed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been jailed | we had been jailed |
you had been jailed | you had been jailed |
he/she/it had been jailed | they had been jailed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be jailed | we shall/will be jailed |
you will be jailed | you will be jailed |
he/she/it will be jailed | they will be jailed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been jailed | we shall/will have been jailed |
you will have been jailed | you will have been jailed |
he/she/it will have been jailed | they will have been jailed |