English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word prison
English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
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(gaol) | ; | |
🔗 He told me if I ever told the police I’d get sent to prison for prostitution. | ||
(inmate; detainee) | ||
🔗 Now we are prisoners ourselves and soon we shall be killed and eaten. |
English | Afrikaans |
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prison | ⇆ gevangenis; ⇆ in die tronk sit; ⇆ opsluit; ⇆ tronk |
be in prison | ⇆ in die tronk wees; ⇆ tussen vier mure sit |
prison bars | ⇆ tronktralies |
prison breaker | ⇆ tronkbreker |
prison cell | ⇆ tronksel |
prison warder | ⇆ sipier; ⇆ tronkbewaarder |
prison yard | ⇆ tronkbinneplaas |
put into prison | ⇆ in die tronk sit |
state prison | ⇆ staatsgevangenis |
throw into prison | ⇆ in die tronk gooi; ⇆ in die tronk smyt |
town prison | ⇆ stadsgevangenis |
imprison | ⇆ in die tronk gooi; ⇆ opsluit |
prisoner | ⇆ gevangene; ⇆ prisonier |
prison‐van | ⇆ tronkwa |