English–French
“jail” in French
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃kaʁseʁe/
Example
Le tribunal a décidé d'incarcérer le condamné.
The court decided to jail the convicted man.
How to say “jail” in French
“Jail” in French is incarcérer.
A person placed behind locked prison walls by a court.
Example sentences with incarcérer
Après l'altercation, on a menacé de l'incarcérer.
After the altercation, they threatened to incarcerate him.
Tips for using incarcérer
- Incarcérer is a formal legal verb, while everyday French often uses envoyer en prison or mettre en prison.
Other French words for “jail”
La police a emprisonné le voleur hier.
The police jailed the thief yesterday.