solitary confinement
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solitary confinement(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (punishment)
a. la incomunicación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The guards threatened the prisoners with solitary confinement.Los guardias amenazaron a los prisioneros con incomunicación.
b. el aislamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I still have nightmares about my days in solitary confinement as a prisoner of war.Todavía tengo pesadillas sobre mis días en aislamiento como prisionero de guerra.
c. el régimen de aislamiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After a month in solitary confinement, the prisoner became extremely depressed.Tras pasar un mes en régimen de aislamiento, el preso cayó en una profunda depresión.
d. el confinamiento solitario (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Human Rights activists say solitary confinement is a form of psychological torture.Los defensores de los Derechos Humanos dicen que el confinamiento solitario es una forma de tortura psicológica.
e. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
If the guards find out what I did, they will put me in solitary confinement.Si los guardias descubren lo que hice, me van a incomunicar.
In case of a fire, I am in charge of bringing the prisoners in solitary confinement to safety.En caso de incendio, soy el encargado de llevar a los presos incomunicados a un lugar seguro.
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