punishing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for punishing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.punishing [Am ˈpənəʃɪŋ, Brit ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ] ADJ

punishing schedule/treatment

duro

punishing pace

agotador

punishing pace

extenuante

II.punishing [Am ˈpənəʃɪŋ, Brit ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ] N no pl

the furniture has taken a real punishing

han maltratado mucho los muebles

the furniture has taken a real punishing

han baqueteado mucho los muebles inf

his opponent took a punishing

su rival se llevó una buena paliza inf

punish [Am ˈpənɪʃ, Brit ˈpʌnɪʃ] VB trans

1. punish (chastise):

punish child

castigar

punish offender/offense

castigar

punish offender/offense

sancionar form

he's been punished enough by having to miss the game

ya ha sido bastante castigo tener que perderse el partido

2. punish (treat harshly):

punish error/lapse

aprovechar

punish ball/opponent

castigar

punish body/engine

castigar

punish body/engine

exigirle demasiado a

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severely punish/criticize

con severidad

severely punish/criticize

severamente

I felt no disposition to punish him

no me sentí inclinado a castigarlo

to punish/prevent crime

castigar/prevenir la delincuencia

Translations for punishing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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punir

to punish

castigar

to punish

si lo vuelves a hacer te voy a castigar ¿te enteras?

if you do it again I'll punish you, have I made myself clear? o do you hear me?

punishing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for punishing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.punishing ADJ

punishing (difficult)

duro, -a

punishing (trying)

agotador(a)

II.punishing N

to take a punishing

llevarse una paliza

this car has taken a real punishing

este coche está muy castigado

punish [ˈpʌnɪʃ] VB trans

punish

castigar

to punish oneself

castigarse

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to punish sb mildly

castigar a alguien de forma poco severa

Translations for punishing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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empaquetar

to punish

sancionar (castigar)

to punish

penar

to punish

dar julepe a alguien (castigar)

to punish sb

castigar por algo

to punish for sth

escarmentar

to punish

meter un paquete a alguien (castigar)

to punish sb heavily

punishing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to punish oneself

castigarse

to take a punishing

llevarse una paliza

this car has taken a real punishing

este coche está muy castigado

to punish sb mildly

castigar a alguien de forma poco severa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In addition, some things that are aversive may not be punishing if accompanying changes are reinforcing.

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She starts out punishing the world and herself for all the things about man which she despises, through self-defeating behavior.

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But if they take their kids to a theater, they'll be punishing themselves.

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These tours lasted over three years, and set a punishing pace that would be maintained over the years to come.

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He was accused of not preventing or punishing the actions of those under his command.

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Punishing is exercised, even at a cost, and in most experiments it leads to greater group cooperation.

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It is therefore necessary, as every white scoundrel in the nation knows, to let slip no opportunity of punishing this crime of crimes.

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After many years of punishing her heart and waiting for him, she now finds it hard to accept his wish of coming back to her.

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Additionally, tonsure can be used for punishing people for severe crimes.

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The situation was so bad that she sometimes thought she would rather die than remain in her punishing situation.

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