Significado de sentence en inglés
sentencesentence1 /ˈsentəns/ noun [countable] 
Ver todas las traducciones1a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences written in English begin with a capital letter and usually end with a full stop or a question markGrupo de palabras que generalmente contiene un sujeto y un verbo, y expresa una idea completa. Las oraciones escritas en inglés comienzan con mayúscula y suelen terminar con punto o signo de interrogación.: 
His voice dropped at the end of the sentence.Su voz se apagó al final de la oración.in a sentence It’s difficult to sum it up in one sentence.Es difícil resumirlo en una sola oración.short/simple/full/complex etc sentence In a few short sentences, Quinn explained what he had done.En pocas oraciones breves, Quinn explicó lo que había hecho.2a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crimeCastigo que un juez impone a quien es culpable de un delito.: She received an eight-year prison sentence.Ella recibió una condena de ocho años de prisión. He has just begun a life sentence for murder.Acaba de comenzar a cumplir una cadena perpetua por asesinato.► see thesaurus at punishmentCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Significado 2verbsverbosget/receive a sentence (also be given a sentence)· She was given a three-year prison sentence.· Le impusieron una condena de tres años de prisión.face a sentence (=be likely to receive a sentence)· He faces a long prison sentence if he is caught.· Si lo atrapan, se enfrenta a una larga condena de prisión.serve a sentence (=spend time in prison)· Her husband is serving a two-year sentence for credit-card fraud.· Su marido está cumpliendo una condena de dos años por fraude con tarjeta de crédito.a crime carries a sentence (=that is the punishment for that crime)· Rape should carry an automatic life sentence.· La violación debería conllevar automáticamente una cadena perpetua.impose/hand down a sentence (=officially give someone a sentence)· The judge imposed a three-year sentence.· El juez impuso una condena de tres años.pass sentence formalformal (=officially say what someone’s punishment will be)· It is now my duty to pass sentence.· Ahora es mi deber dictar sentencia.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sentenceADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + sentencea stiff/long sentence (=a long time in prison)· Police officers are demanding stiffer sentences for offenders.· Los agentes de policía exigen penas más severas para los delincuentes.a light/short sentence (=a short time in prison)· We’re hoping that he gets off with a light sentence.· Esperamos que salga del paso con una condena leve.a prison/jail sentence (also a custodial sentence British English formalformal)· If found guilty, he faces a long jail sentence.· Si es declarado culpable, se enfrenta a una larga pena de cárcel.a non-custodial sentence British English formalformal (=a punishment in which a person does not go to prison)· The judge said the offence was too serious for a non-custodial sentence.· El juez dijo que el delito era demasiado grave para una pena no privativa de libertad.a five-year/eight-year etc sentence (=five/eight etc years in prison)· He was serving an eight-year sentence for burglary.· Estaba cumpliendo una condena de ocho años por robo con allanamiento de morada.the maximum sentence (=the most that can be given for a particular crime)· The maximum sentence for this offence is five years.· La pena máxima para este delito es de cinco años.a life sentence (=prison for the rest of your life, or a very long time)· In 1978 he was given a life sentence for attacking a 72-year-old woman.· En 1978 fue condenado a cadena perpetua por agredir a una mujer de 72 años.a death sentence (=a punishment of death)· Death sentences were handed down to eight of the accused.· Se impusieron penas de muerte a ocho de los acusados.a suspended sentence (=one which someone will serve only if they commit another crime)· Her attacker got a two-year suspended sentence.· Su agresor recibió una condena de dos años con suspensión de la pena.
Ver todas las traducciones1a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. Sentences written in English begin with a capital letter and usually end with a full stop or a question markGrupo de palabras que generalmente contiene un sujeto y un verbo, y expresa una idea completa. Las oraciones escritas en inglés comienzan con mayúscula y suelen terminar con punto o signo de interrogación.: His voice dropped at the end of the sentence.Su voz se apagó al final de la oración.in a sentence It’s difficult to sum it up in one sentence.Es difícil resumirlo en una sola oración.short/simple/full/complex etc sentence In a few short sentences, Quinn explained what he had done.En pocas oraciones breves, Quinn explicó lo que había hecho.2a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crimeCastigo que un juez impone a quien es culpable de un delito.: She received an eight-year prison sentence.Ella recibió una condena de ocho años de prisión. He has just begun a life sentence for murder.Acaba de comenzar a cumplir una cadena perpetua por asesinato.► see thesaurus at punishmentCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 2— Significado 2verbsverbosget/receive a sentence (also be given a sentence)· She was given a three-year prison sentence.· Le impusieron una condena de tres años de prisión.face a sentence (=be likely to receive a sentence)· He faces a long prison sentence if he is caught.· Si lo atrapan, se enfrenta a una larga condena de prisión.serve a sentence (=spend time in prison)· Her husband is serving a two-year sentence for credit-card fraud.· Su marido está cumpliendo una condena de dos años por fraude con tarjeta de crédito.a crime carries a sentence (=that is the punishment for that crime)· Rape should carry an automatic life sentence.· La violación debería conllevar automáticamente una cadena perpetua.impose/hand down a sentence (=officially give someone a sentence)· The judge imposed a three-year sentence.· El juez impuso una condena de tres años.pass sentence formalformal (=officially say what someone’s punishment will be)· It is now my duty to pass sentence.· Ahora es mi deber dictar sentencia.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + sentenceADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + sentencea stiff/long sentence (=a long time in prison)· Police officers are demanding stiffer sentences for offenders.· Los agentes de policía exigen penas más severas para los delincuentes.a light/short sentence (=a short time in prison)· We’re hoping that he gets off with a light sentence.· Esperamos que salga del paso con una condena leve.a prison/jail sentence (also a custodial sentence British English formalformal)· If found guilty, he faces a long jail sentence.· Si es declarado culpable, se enfrenta a una larga pena de cárcel.a non-custodial sentence British English formalformal (=a punishment in which a person does not go to prison)· The judge said the offence was too serious for a non-custodial sentence.· El juez dijo que el delito era demasiado grave para una pena no privativa de libertad.a five-year/eight-year etc sentence (=five/eight etc years in prison)· He was serving an eight-year sentence for burglary.· Estaba cumpliendo una condena de ocho años por robo con allanamiento de morada.the maximum sentence (=the most that can be given for a particular crime)· The maximum sentence for this offence is five years.· La pena máxima para este delito es de cinco años.a life sentence (=prison for the rest of your life, or a very long time)· In 1978 he was given a life sentence for attacking a 72-year-old woman.· En 1978 fue condenado a cadena perpetua por agredir a una mujer de 72 años.a death sentence (=a punishment of death)· Death sentences were handed down to eight of the accused.· Se impusieron penas de muerte a ocho de los acusados.a suspended sentence (=one which someone will serve only if they commit another crime)· Her attacker got a two-year suspended sentence.· Su agresor recibió una condena de dos años con suspensión de la pena.sentencesentence2 verb [transitive] if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime, they give them a punishmentDicho de un juez: imponer una pena a alguien declarado culpable de un delito.sentence somebody to something Sanchez was sentenced to three years in prison.Sanchez fue condenado a tres años de prisión.
if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime, they give them a punishmentDicho de un juez: imponer una pena a alguien declarado culpable de un delito.sentence somebody to something Sanchez was sentenced to three years in prison.Sanchez fue condenado a tres años de prisión.