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- im Knast to do a stretch
English Translation of “KNAST” | The official Collins German-English Dictionary online. Over 100,000 English translations of German words and phrases.
im Knast sein [ugs.] to be in the can [Am.] [coll.] [in prison]idiom im Knast sitzen [ugs.] to be doing porridge [Br.] [sl.] [dated] [idiom] Er war im Knast. [ugs.] He's done time. [coll.] [He has been in prison.] (in den Knast) einfahren [ugs.] to go into the slammer [sl.]idiom in den Knast gehen [ugs.] to go to jail wieder einmal in den Knast ...
im Knast [ugs.] in the bucket {adv} [coll.] in the nick [Br.] [sl.] inside {adv} [coll.] [in prison] in the can {adv} [Am.] [coll.] [in prison] im Knast sein [ugs.] to be in the can [Am.] [coll.] [in prison]idiom im Knast sitzen [ugs.] to be doing porridge [Br.] [sl.] [dated] [idiom] Er war im Knast. [ugs.] He's done time. [coll.] [He has been ...
im Knast translation in German - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'Knasti, Knaster, Knastologe, Knust', examples, definition, conjugation
noun [ uncountable ] [ masculine ] / knast/ genitive , singular Knastes | genitive , singular Knasts. colloquial. slammer. im Knast sitzen to be in the slammer. Dafür bekam er drei Jahre Knast. Synonym. Gefängnis. (Translation of Knast from the GLOBAL German–English Dictionary © 2018 K Dictionaries Ltd) Browse. Knappheit. Knarre. knarrend. Knast.
n. [US]; [Fam.]; [Fig.] Ex. [...] hinter schwedischen Gardinen ; im Kittchen {o [...] Wenn du ihn da raus lässt, gehen wir in den Knast. Exactly, and if you let him out we go to jail. Da er gerade aus dem Knast kommt, solltest du das vielleicht. Considering he just got out of jail, maybe you should.
to break out of jail [ or prison] im Knast sitzen. to do [ or serve] time. den Einbrecher hat man zu drei Jahren Knast verdonnert. the burglar was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. die zehn Monate Knast brumme ich doch im Handumdrehen ab! I'll have the 10 months inside behind me in no time at all!
