pena aflictiva in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pena aflictiva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pena aflictiva N f

pena aflictiva

afflictive punishment

Translations for pena aflictiva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pena N f

1.1. pena (tristeza):

tenía mucha pena

he was o felt very sad

me da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna

it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begging

a mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer

it's his poor wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena

she's in a terrible state

no te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo

you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell you

lloraba con tanta pena

he was crying so bitterly

sentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte

I was very sad to hear of his death

1.2. pena (lástima):

pena

pity

pena

shame

¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar!

what a pity o a shame you can't stay!

es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos

it's a pity you didn't take her advice

de pena Spain

terrible

ese vestido le queda de pena

that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on her

en las fotos siempre salgo de pena

I always look awful o terrible in photographs

¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena

how was your exam? — awful o terrible

¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena

how did you get on in your exam? — really badly

estar hecho una pena

to be in a sorry o terrible state

estar hecho una pena

to be in a bad way

sin pena ni gloria

almost unnoticed

una película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria

a movie which came and went almost unnoticed

pasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria

he had an undistinguished university career

vale o merece la pena

it's worth it

merece la pena leerlo

it's worth reading

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo

there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

un museo que bien vale la pena visitar

a museum which is well worth a visit

un museo que bien vale la pena visitar

a museum which is worthy of a visit form

bien merece la pena correr el riesgo

it's well worth the risk

2.1. pena <penas fpl > (dolores, problemas):

bebe para ahogar las penas

she drinks to drown her sorrows

vino a contarme sus penas

he came to tell me his problems o troubles

vino a contarme sus penas

he came to tell me his woes liter o hum

sus hijos no le han dado más que penas

her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartache

a duras penas (apenas)

hardly

a duras penas (con dificultad)

with difficulty

te oigo a duras penas

I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear you

subió a duras penas las escaleras

she had great difficulty climbing the stairs

llegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas

they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty

2.2. pena <penas fpl > (penurias, dificultades):

penas

hardship

pasamos muchas penas para pagarlo

we suffered great hardship to pay for it

pasaron grandes penas durante la expedición

they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expedition

3. pena LAW:

pena

sentence

el juez le impuso la pena máxima

the judge gave him the maximum sentence

bajo o so pena de form

on pain of form

bajo o so pena de form

under penalty of form

so pena de caer en repeticiones

at the risk of repeating myself

4. pena LatAm excep. CSur (vergüenza):

pena

embarrassment

le da una pena horrible hablar en público

she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in public

me da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche

I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of night

me puse roja de la pena

I went red with embarrassment

quitado de la pena Mex

blithely

quitado de la pena Mex

gaily

5. pena Peru (fantasma):

pena

ghost

I.penar VB trans

1. penar LAW delito:

está penado con dos años de cárcel

it is punishable with two years' imprisonment o two years in prison

está penado con dos años de cárcel

the penalty o punishment for it is two years in prison

2. penar And difunto:

penar

to haunt

II.penar VB intr

1. penar liter (sufrir):

penar

to suffer

2. penar And difunto:

penar

to be in torment

peña N f peña

1. peña (roca):

peña

crag

peña

rock

2. peña (grupo):

peña

circle

peña

group

peña folklórica

folk club

peña taurina

bullfighting club

la peña madridista en Santiago

the Real Madrid supporters' club in Santiago

peña Info

peña

In Spain, peñas are associations for leisure activities. At some popular fiestas such as the Feria de Sevilla and Sanfermines people form peñas to organize different activities and celebrate.
There are sporting peñas for fans of different soccer clubs. Others center on games, such as those that organize championships for the card game mus and peñas quinielísticas, syndicates to make joint entries for the quiniela.

See also Sanfermines, quiniela, quiniela, Feria de Sevilla

Sanfermines Info

Sanfermines

The fiestas de San Fermín, Pamplona's patron saint, are the festival for which the Navarrese capital has become world-famous. It begins on July 6 with the txupinazo, the firing of a rocket in the main square. The bull-running, or encierro, starts at 8 a.m. the following day and takes place every day until July 14. The bulls that will fight that evening are released, and those who wish to, usually young men, run in front of them. Accidents are frequent.

quiniela Info

quiniela

A soccer lottery in Spain. Players predict the results of fourteen games. Thirteen or fourteen correct results qualify for a share of the prize money.
Variants of quiniela exist in Latin America: polla in Peru, polla-gol in Chile, prode in Argentina, and totogol in Colombia.

quiniela N f quiniela

1. quiniela Spain (boleto):

quiniela

sports lottery ticket Am

quiniela

pools coupon Brit

¿echaste o sellaste la quiniela?

did you send/hand in the pools coupon?

2. quiniela Spain (juego):

la quiniela o las quinielas

the sports lottery Am

la quiniela o las quinielas

the football pools Brit

jugar a las quinielas

to play the sport's lottery

jugar a las quinielas

to do the pools

3. quiniela RioPl:

quiniela

betting on the last two or three figures of the lottery

Feria de Sevilla Info

Feria de Sevilla

A two-week celebration in Seville, Spain, starting two weeks after Semana Santa.
The fair centers around the fairground in the south of Seville with many and varied amusement stands and food stalls. Another feature is the famous casetas. These are wooden houses that serve as private places in which the peña, clubs formed by people taking part in the fair, gather to dance, sing, eat and drink.

pena aflictiva in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pena aflictiva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

aflictivo (-a) ADJ, afligente ADJ LatAm

aflictivo (-a)

upsetting

I.penar VB trans (delincuente, delito)

penar

to punish

II.penar VB intr

1. penar (padecer):

penar

to suffer

penar de amores

to be unhappy in love

2. penar (ansiar):

penar por algo

to long for sth

peña N f

1. peña (roca):

peña

crag

2. peña inf:

peña (grupo)

group

peña (de aficionados)

club

peña (tertulia)

circle

peña (de jóvenes)

gang

pena N f

1. pena (tristeza):

pena

sorrow

ahogar las penas

to drown one's sorrows

2. pena (lástima):

ser una pena

to be a pity

¡qué pena!

what a shame!

me da mucha pena el gato

I feel really sorry for the cat

me da mucha pena el tener que verlo así

it really upsets me to see him like this

3. pena (sanción):

pena

punishment

pena de cadena perpetua

life sentence

pena capital

capital punishment

pena pecuniaria

fine

4. pena (dificultad):

pena

trouble

pasar las penas del purgatorio

to go through hell

a duras penas

with great difficulty

a duras penas (apenas)

scarcely

sin pena ni gloria

undistinguished

valer la pena

to be worth the effort [or the trouble]

¡allá penas!

it's not my problem!

5. pena LatAm (vergüenza):

pena

shame

tener pena

to be ashamed

Phrases:

so pena que +subj

under pain of

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

Esto, ya que los condenados por delitos que merezcan pena aflictiva (más de tres años) sí pierden este derecho ciudadano.

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Afianzado el resultado civil de un pleito, no puede ser preso el que no es responsable de pena aflictiva.

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Tampoco puede haber sido condenado por delito que merezca pena aflictiva.

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Los condenados por delito que merezca pena aflictiva, aunque se les haya indultado de ella; 10.

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Pena aflictiva que imposibilita para el ejercicio de determinados cargos o para el de determinados derechos.

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Haber sido condenada esa persona por delito que merezca pena aflictiva; 6.

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Pena aflictiva, de gravedad variable según los códigos.

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