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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescellule de prison
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sel-yool duh pree-zon
"Le prisonnier a passé des années dans une cellule de prison."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small room in a prison where a prisoner is kept.
"The inmate spent years in a solitary prison cell, reflecting on his past." - 2
A compartment or enclosure used for confinement, often in a larger facility.
"The prison's new design included more humane prison cells with better ventilation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'prison' originates from the Old French 'prison', which comes from the Latin 'prensio', meaning 'to seize'. 'Cell' comes from the Latin 'cella', meaning 'small room'. Over time, the combination of these terms evolved to refer specifically to a small room in a prison where inmates are confined.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prison Cell" is said worldwide
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cellule de prison
Transliteration: sel-yool duh pree-zon
"Le prisonnier a passé des années dans une cellule de prison."
Gefängniszelle
Transliteration: geh-feng-nis-tsel-le
"Der Insasse verbrachte Jahre in einer Gefängniszelle."
cellula di prigione
Transliteration: chel-lu-la dee pree-jo-ne
"Il detenuto ha trascorso anni in una cellula di prigione."
celda de prisión
Transliteration: sel-da de pree-syon
"El prisionero pasó años en una celda de prisión."
cela de prisão
Transliteration: se-la de pree-zão
"O prisioneiro passou anos em uma cela de prisão."
जेल का कक्ष
Transliteration: jel ka kaksh
"कैदी ने जेल के कक्ष में कई साल बिताए।"
监狱单元
Transliteration: jiān yù dān yuán
"囚犯在监狱单元里度过了多年。"
교도소 세포
Transliteration: gyo-do-so se-po
"수감자는 교도소 세포에서 여러 해를 보냈습니다."
刑務所の独房
Transliteration: keimusho no dokubō
"囚人は刑務所の独房で何年も過ごしました。"
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