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2 punishment
1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) trestanie2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) trest* * *• trest -
3 whip
[wip] 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) bič2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) whip, parlamentný tajomník politickej strany2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) (z)bičovať2) (to beat (eggs etc).) šľahať3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) prudko sa otočiť; vytrhnúť•- whiplash- whipped cream
- whip up* * *• vytat• vyšibat• šlahat• kociš• bic• bicovat• psovod• porazit• korbác• omotávat• obtácat -
4 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) dopustiť sa menšieho zla -
5 sort out
1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) vytriediť2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) vyriešiť3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) vybaviť si účty
См. также в других словарях:
punishing — index cruel, disciplinary (punitory), harsh, penal, punitive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
punishing experience — index condemnation (punishment) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
punishing — 1 adjective punishing schedule/workload/journey etc a schedule etc that is so long or difficult that it makes you tired and weak: a punishing regime of exercise and diet punishingly adverb 2 noun take a punishing informal to suffer rough or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
punishing — pun|ish|ing [ˈpʌnıʃıŋ] adj [usually before noun] difficult, tiring, or extreme ▪ He set himself a punishing schedule of conferences. ▪ a series of punishing defeats ▪ a punishing exercise regime … Dictionary of contemporary English
punishing — [[t]pʌ̱nɪʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A punishing schedule, activity, or experience requires a lot of physical effort and makes you very tired or weak. He claimed his punishing work schedule had made him resort to taking the drug... Besides… … English dictionary
punishing — /ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/ (say punishing) adjective severely taxing; extremely unpleasant: I found the long, hot trip to Yass very punishing. –punishingly, adverb …
punishing — adjective 1. resulting in punishment the king imposed a punishing tax • Participle of verb: ↑punish 2. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort worked their arduous way up the mining valley a grueling… … Useful english dictionary
Punishing — Punish Pun ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punishing}.] [OE. punischen, F. punir, from L. punire, punitum, akin to poena punishment, penalty. See {Pain}, and { ish}.] 1. To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
punishing — /pun i shing/, adj. causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds. [1425 75; late ME punyesand; see PUNISH, ING2] * * * … Universalium
punishing — adj. Punishing is used with these nouns: ↑schedule … Collocations dictionary
punishing — pun|ish|ing [ pʌnıʃıŋ ] adjective extremely difficult, tiring, or damaging: a punishing exercise schedule ╾ pun|ish|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
