prisão — meaning in English

English meaning

arrest verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.

prisão is used for these senses in English:

arrest (legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
arrest A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
clothes peg (British, Australia, NZ, Canada) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.
prison A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
prison (uncountable) Confinement in prison.

verb To take someone into custody under legal authority, typically on suspicion of a crime.
verb To stop or slow down a process or movement.
noun The act of taking someone into legal custody.

noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
noun Any situation or place that feels confining or inescapable, even without literal bars.