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  • 1 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.) προτιμώ(το μικρότερο κακό)

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  • 2 lenient

    ['li:niənt]
    (merciful or punishing only lightly: You are much too lenient with wrongdoers.) επιεικής
    - lenience
    - leniency

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  • 3 punishment

    1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) τιμωρία
    2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) ποινή

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  • 4 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.) ξεχωρίζω,ξεδιαλέγω/ταξινομώ
    2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) ξεκαθαρίζω
    3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) περιποιούμαι

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  • 5 whip

    [wip] 1. noun
    1) (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.) μαστίγιο
    2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) βουλευτής υπεύθυνος για την κομματική πειθαρχία
    2. verb
    1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) μαστιγώνω
    2) (to beat (eggs etc).) χτυπώ
    3) (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.) στρίβω απότομα, τραβώ ξαφνικά
    •
    - whipped cream
    - whip up

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  • 6 Cane

    subs.
    Reed: Ar. and P. καλαμός, ὁ.
    Stick: Ar. and P. βακτηρία, ἡ, V. βάκτρον, τό, σκῆπτρον, τό; see Stick.
    For punishing: Ar. and P. ῥάβδος, ἡ.
    ——————
    v. trans.
    Ar. ῥαβδίζειν; see Beat.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Cane

  • 7 Forgive

    v. trans.
    P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat. of pers., acc., gen. or dat. of thing), συγγνώμην ἔχειν (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), V. σύγγνοιαν ἴσχειν (absol.).
    Overlook: P. ὑπερορᾶν.
    Be remiss in punishing: V. χαλᾶν (dat.); see Pardon.

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Forgive

  • 8 Pardon

    v. trans.
    P. and V. συγγιγνώσκειν (dat. of pers., acc., gen., or dat. of thing), συγγνώμην ἔχειν (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), συγγνώμων εἶναι (dat. of pers., gen. of thing), V. σύγγνοιαν ἴσχειν (absol.).
    Overlook: P. ὑπερορᾶν.
    Be remiss in punishing ( a person): V. χαλᾶν (dat.).
    Be pardoned: P. and V. συγγνώμης τυγχάνειν.
    ——————
    subs.
    P. and V. συγγνώμη, ἡ. V. σύγγνοια, ἡ.
    A free pardon: P. ἄδεια, ἡ; see also Mercy, Amnesty.
    Beg pardon, v.: P. and V. παρίεσθαι (absol.), P. παραιτεῖσθαι (absol.).
    I ask your pardon for this: V. σὲ δὲ παραιτοῦμαι τόδε (Eur., I.A. 685).

    Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Pardon

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  • punishing — index cruel, disciplinary (punitory), harsh, penal, punitive 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

  • punishing — adjective a punishing schedule Syn: arduous, demanding, taxing, onerous, burdensome, strenuous, rigorous, stressful, trying; hard, difficult, tough, exhausting, tiring, grueling, crippling, relentless; informal killing Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

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