to do two years in prison

im Gefängnis sein or sitzen (inf) — to be in prison

ins Gefängnis kommen — to be sent to prison

zwei Jahre Gefängnis bekommen — to get two years' imprisonment, to get two years in prison

im Gefängnis sein od. sitzen — be in prison

ins Gefängnis kommen — be sent to prison

darauf steht Gefängnis — that is punishable by imprisonment or a prison sentence

jemanden zu zwei Jahren Gefängnis verurteilen — sentence somebody to two years' imprisonment or two years in prison

im Gefängnis sein od. sitzen — be in prison

darauf steht Gefängnis — that is punishable by imprisonment or a prison sentence

jemanden zu zwei Jahren Gefängnis verurteilen — sentence somebody to two years' imprisonment or two years in prison

sich in Haft befinden — to be in custody/prison/detention

jdn aus der Haft entlassen — to release sb from custody/prison/detention

eine Haft absitzen (inf) — to do time (inf)

in Haft sitzen — to be held in custody/prison/detention

in Haft nehmen — to take into custody, to detain

jemanden zu zwei Jahren Haft verurteilen — sentence somebody to two years in prison or two years' imprisonment

jemanden zu zwei Jahren Haft verurteilen — sentence somebody to two years in prison or two years' imprisonment

lo sentenciaron a dos años de prisión — (Der) he was sentenced to two years in prison, he was given a two-years sentence

la sentenciaron a muerte — (Der) she was sentenced to death

lo sentenciaron a dos años de prisión — (Der) he was sentenced to two years in prison, he was given a two-years sentence

la sentenciaron a muerte — (Der) she was sentenced to death

Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.

penar de amores — liter to go through the pains of love liter

Ex: The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.

tirer (au sort) — to draw [carte, loterie, nom]; to draw for [partenaire]

tirer de quelqu'un — to get [something] from somebody [renseignement, aveu]

tirer de quelque chose — to draw [something] from something [force, ressources]; to derive [something] from something [orgueil, satisfaction]; to make [something] out of something [argent]

tu ne tireras pas grand-chose de cette voiture — ( comme argent) you won't get much for this car; ( comme service) you won't get much out of this car

tiré à part — [texte] off-printed

tirer un chèque — to draw a cheque GB ou check US

tirer des plans — fig to draw up plans

tirer sur quelque chose — to pull on something; ( d'un coup ou par à-coups) to tug at something

tirer à mille exemplaires — [périodique] to have a circulation of one thousand

tirer sur le jaune/l'orangé — [couleur] to be yellowish/orangy

tirer sur la cinquantaine — [personne] to be pushing fifty

tirer à gauche/droite — [voiture] to pull to the left/right

se tirer de — to come through [situation, difficultés]

se tirer une balle — to shoot oneself ( dans in)

se tirer dessus — ( l'un l'autre) lit to shoot at one another

s'en tirer — ( à un accident) to escape; ( à une maladie) to pull through; ( à une punition) to get away with it (colloq)

tiré par les cheveux fig (histoire, intrigue, explications) — far-fetched

tirer qch de qch — to take sth from sth, to pull sth out of sth, [fruit, sol] to extract sth from sth

tirer qn de qch [embarras] — to help sb out of sth, to get sb out of sth

tirer un trait sur qch fig — to draw a line under sth

tirer sur qch [corde, poignée] — to pull on sth, to pull at sth, [pipe] to draw on sth

tirer sur qn (= faire feu sur) — to shoot at sb, to fire on sb

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

ich musste sie unbedingt sprechen — I really or absolutely had to speak to her; (äußerst wichtig) it was imperative that I spoke to her