What does reformatório in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word reformatório in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use reformatório in Portuguese.

The word reformatório in Portuguese means reformatory, reformativo, reformatório, reformatório, reformatório, centro de menores infratores. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word reformatório

reformatory

reformativo

adjective (aimed at improving or correcting)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

reformatório

noun (UK, historical (correctional facility for youths) (para menores)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Roger spent his teenage years in a borstal after setting fire to a house.

reformatório

noun (US, dated (correctional facility)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

reformatório

noun (correctional facility for young offenders) (lugar corretivo para jovens delinquentes)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The young pickpocket was sent to a reform school.

centro de menores infratores

noun (UK (young offenders' facility) (instituição para menores delinquentes)

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