punishment in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for punishment in the English»French Dictionary

punishment [Brit ˈpʌnɪʃm(ə)nt, Am ˈpənɪʃmənt] N

1. punishment (stronger):

punishment

punition f

punishment

châtiment m

punishment LAW

peine f

as punishment for

en punition de

as punishment, they were sent to bed

pour les punir, on les a envoyés se coucher

2. punishment (rough treatment) fig, inf:

to take a lot of punishment inf team, car, engine:

être mis à rude épreuve

corporal punishment N

corporal punishment

châtiment m corporel

capital punishment N

capital punishment

peine f capitale

self-punishment N

self-punishment

autopunition f

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effectual method, cure, punishment

efficace

Translations for punishment in the French»English Dictionary

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autopunition

self-punishment

châtiment

punishment

châtiment corporel

corporal punishment

pensum (punition)

punishment

cellule disciplinaire

punishment cell

punition

punishment

punition collective

collective punishment

comme punition ou pour ta punition tu feras

as a punishment you will do

il n'a pas fait sa punition

he hasn't done the task he was given as punishment

punishment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for punishment in the English»French Dictionary

punishment N

1. punishment (punishing):

punishment

punition f

2. punishment (penalty):

punishment

sanction f

punishment LAW

peine f

3. punishment inf (severe treatment):

to take a lot of punishment inf person

encaisser

to take a lot of punishment furniture

en voir de toutes les couleurs

capital punishment N no pl

capital punishment

peine f capitale

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cane for punishment

fouet m

rod for punishment a. fig

canne f

right distribution, punishment

juste

Translations for punishment in the French»English Dictionary

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punition

punishment

châtiment

punishment

sanction SCHOOL

punishment

mériter une sanction

to deserve punishment

encourir un châtiment/une amende

to incur a punishment/a fine

encourir une punition/des reproches

to bring a punishment/reproach on oneself

pour la/sa peine (en punition)

as a punishment

punishment Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take a lot of punishment inf person

encaisser

to take a lot of punishment furniture

en voir de toutes les couleurs

to bring a punishment/reproach on oneself

encourir une punition/des reproches

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ms. Lutyens, his admired art teacher, attempts to waylay the punishment and gets fired.

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He was not placed in an underground pit as punishment for trying to escape.

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He leaves behind a calling card which states let the punishment fit the crime.

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But city executives mete out punishment for possession or distribution of liquor at city buildings.

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Some teachers insist they're exiled to the rubber rooms as punishment for whistleblowing or standing up to authority - and then left there without a chance to defend themselves.

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If the modern purpose of incarceration is not revenge but rehabilitation, then capital punishment is a disavowal of that purpose.

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Capital punishment will only provide a new public spectacle, one that might even be, horror of horrors, entertaining.

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He was appalled at the methods of punishment including chaining, which involved hand cuffing inmates and hanging them by the wrists slightly above the ground.

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The work had been assigned to him as a punishment for being a notorious latecomer.

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Rather than face that, this request causes capital punishment to be overturned in the courts.

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