Inmates Meaning in English

word · lemma: inmate

US

/ˈɪnˌmeɪts/

IN-mayts

UK

/ˈɪnmeɪts/

IN-mayts

التعريف

People who are kept in a prison or jail because they have been found guilty of a crime or are waiting for trial.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Almost always refers to people in prisons (not hospitals, except very rare historical uses). More formal or official than 'prisoner', but both have similar meaning. Used in media, legal, and official contexts.

• Spanish: reclusos - internos (de una prisión)
• Portuguese (BR): detentos - internos (em uma prisão)
• Portuguese (PT): reclusos - internos (numa prisão)
• Chinese (Simplified): 囚犯 - 被收容者
• Chinese (Traditional): 囚犯 - 被收容者
• Hindi: कैदी - बंदी
• Arabic: نزلاء السجن - سجناء
• Bengali: বন্দী - কারাবন্দী
• Russian: заключённый - узник
• Japanese: 受刑者 - 囚人
• Vietnamese: tù nhân
• Korean: 수감자
• Turkish: mahkum - tutuklu
• Urdu: قیدی
• Indonesian: narapidana

جمل نموذجية

The inmates eat breakfast at 7 a.m. every day.

basic

Some inmates are allowed to work in the prison kitchen.

basic

The prison has 500 inmates at the moment.

basic

Many inmates take classes to learn new skills while serving time.

natural

After the fight, all the inmates were sent back to their cells.

natural

The warden spoke to the inmates about improving behavior.

natural