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/dɪˈtɛnʃən/
Translation
heures de colle / détention
A punishment in which a student is required to stay at school after the official end of the day.
“The teacher gave him a detention for talking during the test.”
C'est quand on te punit à l'école en t'obligeant à rester après les cours, ce qu'on appelle souvent les heures de colle.
The state of being kept in official custody, especially as a prisoner.
“The suspect was held in detention for forty-eight hours.”
C'est le fait de garder quelqu'un enfermé ou sous surveillance officielle, par exemple par la police ou l'immigration.