English-Portuguese translations for behind bars

• atrás das grades
  Todos estamos gratos pelo facto de Milosevic se encontrar atrás das grades.We are all grateful for the fact that Milosevic is behind bars.
  Os dissidentes desaparecem depois de terem passado períodos insolitamente longos atrás das grades. Dissidents often disappear behind bars for a ridiculously long period of time.
  Também tem sido salientado, porém, que há outros dissidentes que permanecem atrás das grades. It has also been pointed out, though, that other dissidents are still behind bars.

Definition of behind bars

• In jail, in prison

Related words

• be behind bars
• behind someone's back
• behind somebody's back
• behind someone’s back
• behind one's back
• talk bad behind someone's back
• with one hand tied behind the back