do time

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).

Equivalents

Españolcumplir cadena

Françaisfaire de la prison

Deutschabbrummen einsitzen sitzen

9 more languages

Češtinabručet sedět

Suomilusia

Magyarbörtönben ül

Polskigarować siedzieć

Русскиймота́ть срок сидеть ча́литься

Svenskaskaka galler

Türkçeyatmak

Українськасиді́ти

Tiếng Việtbóc lịch

Examples

“My wife is unavailable for three months, as she's doing time for fraud.”

“Yes, Virginia, now Santa's doing time In a Federal prison for his infamous crime”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

do to death do tricks on it do unto others do up do violence to do want

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