Portuguese Word: prisão f.
Plural: prisões
English Meaning: prison, jail

Example Sentences:

Ele passou seis anos na prisão.
He spent six years in prison.
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Ele fugiu da prisão.
He escaped from prison.
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Durante o terremoto no Haiti, muitos criminosos fugiram da prisão.
During the earthquake in Haiti a lot of criminals escaped from prison.
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Ele trabalha em uma prisão de segurança máxima em Manchester.
He works in a high-security prison in Manchester.
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O ex-presidente da Tunísia foi condenado a 35 anos de prisão.
The Tunisian ex-President was sentenced to 35 years in jail.
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