mete out in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for mete out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADV out often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come out, keep out, knock out, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, keep, knock, etc).

1.2. out (not at home, work):

to eat or form dine out
to eat or form dine out

II.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADJ

III.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] PREP

IV.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] N

See also speak out, out of, go out, cry out, call out

speak out VB [Am spik -, Brit spiːk -] (v + adv)

go out VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

cry out VB [Am kraɪ -, Brit krʌɪ -] (v + adv)

call out VB [Am kɔl -, Brit kɔːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

mete out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mete out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The courts mete out injustice.
en.wikipedia.org
Activists and survivors also praised the court, but lamented how slow it has been to mete out justice.
www.cp24.com
This tournament, too, will mete out small acts of justice that may blossom into great collective optimism.
roadsandkingdoms.com
They set the rules, enforce them, mete out justice for violations.
en.wikipedia.org
But city executives mete out punishment for possession or distribution of liquor at city buildings.
calgaryherald.com
Girl, 15, says she is also to blame and has forgiven uncle, asking judge to mete out a light sentence on accused.
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
Let's not wait any longer to mete out the harshest possible sentence.
ottawacitizen.com
And that means that the criminal justice system doesn't mete out justice.
www.pbs.org
The greatest challenge to the authority of the king was the merchant funded ulema who insisted it was rightfully their duty to mete out justice.
en.wikipedia.org
Moreover, the center has previously been found to lie about its staff's qualifications; the people who mete out punishment are not necessarily all trained professionals.
healthland.time.com

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