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La cárcel
Despite ending in -el, this word is feminine. Use 'meter en la cárcel' for 'to put in jail'.
Examples in context
El criminal fue enviado a la cárcel.
The criminal was sent to jail.
Hay poca vigilancia en esa cárcel.
There is little surveillance in that jail.
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