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тюрьма

prison

Meaning of тюрьма

a place where criminals are kept

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Russian[tʲʉrʲˈma]
prison
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тюрьма with English translation

тюрьма usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The guards moved the prisoner back to prison.

Охранники вернули заключённого в тюрьму.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

There is a prison near the river.

Возле реки есть тюрьма.

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тюрьма synonyms

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What's the difference between тюрьма / заключение / исправительная колония / изолятор

🇷🇺Russian
тюрьма

prison — a place where criminals are kept

A2Often

The guards moved the prisoner back to prison.

Охранники вернули заключённого в тюрьму.

Т
🇷🇺Russian
тюрьма

The general and most direct word for a place where criminals are kept.

B1Very Often

He was sent to prison for five years.

Его отправили в тюрьму на пять лет.

З
🇷🇺Russian
заключение

A broader term: it can mean the state of being imprisoned, not only the building.

B1Often

The court sentenced him to ten years of imprisonment.

Суд назначил ему десять лет заключения.

И
🇷🇺Russian
исправительная колония

A specific type of penal institution; it sounds official and is more specific than general 'prison'.

B1Often

The convicted man was sent to a high-security penal colony.

Осуждённого направили в исправительную колонию строгого режима.

И
🇷🇺Russian
изолятор

Usually not prison in general, but a place for temporary isolation or solitary confinement.

B1Rarely

The suspect was placed in a holding cell until the trial.

Подозреваемого поместили в изолятор до суда.

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How to pronounce тюрьма and what this word means

тюрьма translation: prison. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce тюрьма

[tʲʉrʲˈma]

тюрьма translation

prison

тюрьма examples

The guards moved the prisoner back to prison.

тюрьма transcription

[tʲʉrʲˈma]

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тюрьма meaning: what does it mean?

место, где содержат преступников под охраной

тюрьма pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

тюрьма is pronounced as [tʲʉrʲˈma]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

тюрьма definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The guards moved the prisoner back to prison. Translation: Охранники вернули заключённого в тюрьму.

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