la cárcel

prison

→ el
phrase Common #2,535
prison A feminine noun referring to a place where people are held as punishment for crimes or while awaiting trial. The article is usually included when referring to the institution in general.
SP: El ladrón terminó en la cárcel.
EN: The thief ended up in prison.

Quizás te escriba desde la cárcel.

Perhaps I'll write to you from prison.

— El ladrón (1997)

Mi problema no es la cárcel, Marco.

My problem isn't jail, Marco.

— Hable con ella (2002)

No quiero volver a la cárcel.

I don't want to go back to prison.

La cárcel no será la peor cosa que te espere.

Jail won't be the worst thing that awaits you.

— Stalker (1979)

No, para mí la cárcel toda la vida hubiera estado bien.

No, for me, prison for life would have been fine.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Muchas veces los servicios a la comunidad son mejor alternativa que la cárcel.

Community service is often a better alternative to jail.

La cárcel está al final del edificio.

The prison is at the end of the building.

— RRR (2022)

Tú haces la ciudad, yo la cárcel.

You build the city; I build the prison.

— Un profeta (2009)

Realmente no quiero volver a la cárcel.

I really don't want to go back to prison.

Aquí está la cárcel.

Here is the prison.

— La strada (1954)

Como la cárcel es nueva pues no hay mucha gente.

Since the prison is new, there aren't many people there.

— Hable con ella (2002)

La cárcel es una medida de castigo muy severa.

Prison is a very severe punishment.