How is the phrase centre pour mineurs translated from French to English

English translation
Juvie
noun

Terme argotique pour une prison destinée aux jeunes délinquants.

Slang for a jail for young offenders.

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  • Il a passé un an en centre pour mineurs. — He spent a year in juvie.

  • Le jeune délinquant a été surpris en train de voler des bonbons. — The juvie was caught stealing candy.

  • Le centre pour mineurs n'est pas la même chose qu'une prison. — Juvie is not the same thing as prison.

  • Penses-tu que les jeunes délinquants tirent des leçons de leurs erreurs ? — Do you think that juvies learn from their mistakes?

  • Donne-t-on des cours en centre pour mineurs ? — Do they teach classes in juvie?

  • Beaucoup de jeunes délinquants peinent à trouver du soutien après leur libération. — Many juvies struggle to find support after release.

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