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# pénitentiaire — French to English

How French *pénitentiaire* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 7 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: pénitentiaire (27 973), pénitentiaires (20 207). By style: everyday 2 · parliamentary 78 · legal and administrative 247 · UN documents 47 853.

## prison

Used about 31 106 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 62 · legal and administrative ≈ 139 · UN documents ≈ 30 905). Forms: prison, prisoners, prisons. Meaning: [prison in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prison/).

- En Pologne, 5 000 des 30 000 agents **pénitentiaires** sont des femmes.
  In Poland, 5 000 of the 30 000 **prison** officers are women.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1053060)

- pour le personnel **pénitentiaire**:
  for **Prison** Guard officers:
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 938275)

- Proposition de modification du règlement **pénitentiaire**
  Proposed amendment to **Prison** Rules
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 1807227)

- La rémunération des agents **pénitentiaires** ne dépasse pas 500 EUR par mois.
  **Prison** officers' remuneration does not exceed EUR 500 a month.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1053061)

- Contrôle indépendant des établissements **pénitentiaires**
  Independent Monitoring of **Prisons**
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 25880247)

## correctional

Used about 4 003 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 2 · legal and administrative ≈ 13 · UN documents ≈ 3 988). Meaning: [correctional in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/correctional/).

- Nous n'estimons pas, par exemple, que le Parlement européen devrait se mêler de programmes de prise en charge dans les établissements **pénitentiaires** ou du traitement de l'assuétude au jeu, pas plus qu'il ne devrait s'exprimer sur le régime retenu par les États membres en matière de gestion des soins de santé.
  We do not, for example, consider that the European Parliament should concern itself with treatment programmes at **correctional** institutions or the treatment of gambling addiction.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 998766)

- Services **pénitentiaires** et détention provisoire
  **Correctional** Services and Pre-trial Detention
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 174880)

- 448 dans des établissements **pénitentiaires**, dont 37 dans des centres de détention provisoire
  448 in **correctional** colonies of whom: 37 in remand centres
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 26010323)

- La fondation du Collège européen de police est en harmonie avec la décision du Conseil de Feira de créer un corps "expéditionnaire" mobile de répression, investi de pouvoirs policiers, correctionnels et **pénitentiaires**, que l' Union européenne chargera de la " gestion non militaire des crises " en n' importe quel point de la planète.
  The establishment of the European Police College is in keeping with the decision taken by the Feira Council to create a mobile 'expeditionary' force of repression with police, judicial and **correctional** powers, which the European Union will use for 'non-military crisis management' anywhere on the planet.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 123750)

- Le traitement appliqué aux mineurs dans les établissements **pénitentiaires** est le suivant :
  Treatment of juveniles in **correctional** institutions is as follows:
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10463983)

## penal

Used about 3 056 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 5 · legal and administrative ≈ 59 · UN documents ≈ 2 991).

- L'Australie a commencé en tant que colonie **pénitentiaire** britannique.
  Australia was started as a British **penal** colony.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#2612604](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2612604) [\#4890961](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4890961))

- Dans de nombreux établissements **pénitentiaires**, jusqu'à 10 % des détenus sont atteints.
  In many **penal** institutions up to 10 % of inmates are infected.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1955665)

- Chef de la colonie **pénitentiaire** IK-2 de Bobruisk
  Head of **penal** colony IK-2 in Bobruisk
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2817509)

- &quot; Protection et garantie des droits de la personne dans le fonctionnement du système **pénitentiaire** &quot; ;
  (i) Protection and upholding of individual rights in the work of the **penal** correction system;
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 15033630)

- Je voudrais souligner que la Commission tient beaucoup à la réalisation d' autres réformes du code pénal et du code **pénitentiaire**.
  I should like to stress that the Commission attaches great importance to further judicial and **penal** reform.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 191299)

## penitentiary

Used about 2 511 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 6 · legal and administrative ≈ 13 · UN documents ≈ 2 492).

- L'accélération de la modernisation du code pénal et du code **pénitentiaire** turcs, comme l'a dit M. Verheugen, mais aussi l'adoption de mesures d'apaisement au sein des nouvelles prisons, pourraient contribuer à un tel dénouement.
  As Mr Verheugen said, this could be helped by speeding up the modernisation of the Turkish penal code and **penitentiary** code as also by adopting measures to calm down the situation in the new prisons.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 191327)

- renforcer la coopération entre la police et le système **pénitentiaire**;
  strengthen police-**penitentiary** system cooperation;
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1714705)

- Parallèlement, la formation des personnels **pénitentiaires** a été renforcée.
  At the same time, the training of **penitentiary** staff has been further strengthened.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 29386533)

- Cette mission a commencé hier à former des membres des forces de police irakiennes, ainsi que des autorités judiciaires et **pénitentiaires**; elle contribue dès lors aux efforts du gouvernement irakien, qui s’attache à accroître son autorité et à ancrer l’État de droit.
  That mission began training Iraqi police, judiciary and **penitentiary** officials yesterday and is making a valuable contribution to the Iraqi Government's efforts to increase its authority and to entrench the rule of law.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 701940)

- Améliorer le système **pénitentiaire**, notamment au niveau de la gestion, de la formation professionnelle et des programmes de réinsertion.
  Improve the **penitentiary** system with particular attention to management, vocational training and reintegration schemes.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 396032)

## officers

Used about 997 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 997).

- L &apos; État devrait également veiller à ce que les femmes détenues soient gardées exclusivement par des fonctionnaires **pénitentiaires** féminines.
  The Government should also ensure that female detainees are supervised only by women **officers**.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 18562740)

- Il continue par ailleurs de dispenser au personnel de la MINUL et aux fonctionnaires de l &apos; administration **pénitentiaire** une formation à l &apos; analyse des sexospécificités.
  The Unit also continues to conduct gender training for UNMIL personnel and for corrections **officers**.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 17727979)

## institutions

Used about 498 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 498).

- 33. En 2009, le Secrétaire général a noté que d &apos; importants problèmes persistaient dans les secteurs judiciaire, juridique et **pénitentiaire**.
  33. In 2009, the Secretary-General stated that serious challenges were posed by the weakness of rule of law **institutions**, including the legal, judicial and corrections sectors.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 22234308)

## training

Used about 498 times in the texts (UN documents ≈ 498). Meaning: [training in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/training/).

- :: 2 documents directifs et outils de formation conçus pour les spécialistes des questions judiciaires et **pénitentiaires**
  :: 2 guidance materials and **training** tools for justice and corrections personnel
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 26982508)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- As-tu déjà été dans un établissement **pénitentiaire** pour mineurs ?
  Have you ever been in juvie?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Myrano\_ and Amastan · checked, community translation · [\#11887644](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11887644) [\#14033115](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14033115))

- Il y a quelques jours, le parlement italien a instauré le régime **pénitentiaire** spécial, dit 41bis, dont l'application, comme nous l'avons démontré, constitue une véritable torture démocratique.
  A few days ago, the Italian Parliament established what is known as ' 41 bis', the special incarceration regime, whose application we have documented evidence consists of genuine torture within a democracy.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 407028)

- L'ordre du jour appelle en discussion commune sur le droit pénal et **pénitentiaire** les rapports suivants:
  The next item is the joint debate on the following reports on criminal matters and sentences:
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 986320)

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