punish in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for punish in the English»French Dictionary

punish [Brit ˈpʌnɪʃ, Am ˈpənɪʃ] VB trans

1. punish person, crime:

punish

punir

to punish sb for sth/for doing

punir qn de qc/pour avoir fait

a crime punished by death

un crime puni de mort

2. punish (treat roughly) inf:

punish opponent

malmener

punish car, horse

fatiguer, ne pas ménager

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harshly punish, condemn

sévèrement

undeservedly blame, punish

injustement

pitilessly beat, punish, tease

impitoyablement

severely treat, speak, punish

sévèrement

Translations for punish in the French»English Dictionary

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infliger un châtiment à qn

to punish sb

châtier fautif, criminel

to punish

châtier faute, délit

to punish

châtier qn pour son insolence, châtier l'insolence de qn

to punish sb for his/her insolence

mettre qn en pénitence

to punish sb

donner ou infliger une punition à qn

to punish sb

sanctionner faute, coupable

to punish

punish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for punish in the English»French Dictionary

punish [ˈpʌnɪʃ] VB trans

1. punish (penalize):

punish

punir

to punish sb with a fine

frapper qn d'une amende

to punish sb with imprisonment

punir qn d'une peine d'emprisonnement

2. punish (treat badly):

punish

malmener

to punish oneself

se malmener

Translations for punish in the French»English Dictionary

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sanctionner (punir)

to punish

sanctionner

to punish

infliger un châtiment à qn

to punish sb

pénaliser

to punish

punir qn d'une peine d'emprisonnement

to punish sb with a prison sentence

punish Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to punish sb with a fine

frapper qn d'une amende

to punish sb with imprisonment

punir qn d'une peine d'emprisonnement

to punish oneself

se malmener

to punish sb with a prison sentence

punir qn d'une peine d'emprisonnement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He claims to have punished the child, but wants the punishment to remain within the realm of the family.

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He stated that those responsible had been punished.

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To punish him, she gets married to him and then gets him arrested.

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The first escape attempt would be punished severely as a deterrent for future escapes.

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The slaves could be punished for trying to learn to read and write.

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The plaintiff could also institute an "actio furti" (a personal action) in order to punish the defendant.

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His aim had been to punish local leftists for the recent election results.

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To control access to the paper, guards were stationed around mulberry forests, while counterfeiters were punished by death.

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There were strict orders not to return without it or the men would be punished by death.

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Tribunals were set up to punish traitors to the people.

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