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penitenciaría

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
penitenciaría nf	anticuado (cárcel)	penitentiary n
		prison n
	Cuando salió de la penitenciaría le costó integrarse de nuevo en la sociedad.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
penitenciario adj	(carcelario, penal)	penitentiary, prison, penal adj
	El sistema penitenciario requiere mejoras para que cumpla su cometido de adaptación social.
	The penitentiary system needs improvements so that it can fulfill its role of social readjustment.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
penitenciario nm	(catolicismo: confesor)	confessor n
	El penitenciario confiesa y absuelve casos reservados.
	A confessor hears confessions and offers absolution for certain cases.

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Compound Forms: penitenciario | penitenciaría
Spanish		English
centro penitenciario nm + adj	(prisión, penal)	penitentiary, prison, correctional facility n
	Malena vive cerca del centro penitenciario.
	Malena lives near the penitentiary.

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