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1 chasten
' eisn(to humble by punishment, suffering etc.) castigar, escarmentartr['ʧeɪsən]1 (discipline) castigar, escarmentarchasten ['ʧeɪsən] vt: castigar, sancionarv.• castigar v.• depurar v.• templar v.'tʃeɪsṇtransitive verb hacer* escarmentar['tʃeɪsn]VT castigar, escarmentar* * *['tʃeɪsṇ]transitive verb hacer* escarmentar -
2 chasten
vt.1 aleccionar.2 castigar, corregir, dar una reprimenda. (pt & pp chastened) -
3 chastened
adj.• escarmentado, -a adj.['tʃeɪsnd]1.PT, PP of chasten2.ADJ (by experience) escarmentado; [tone] sumiso -
4 corregir
corregir ( conjugate corregir) verbo transitivo ( en general) to correct; ‹ modales› to improve, mend; ‹examen/prueba› to correct; ( puntuar) to grade (AmE), to mark (BrE) corregirse verbo pronominal
corregir verbo transitivo to correct ' corregir' also found in these entries: Spanish: enderezar - enmendar - prueba - plantilla English: amend - chasten - copy-edit - correct - edit - imbalance - mark - proof - proofread - right - grade - pick - redress -
5 escarmentar
escarmentar ( conjugate escarmentar) verbo intransitivo to learn one's lesson;◊ ¡para que escarmientes! that'll teach you!;no escarmienta she never learns verbo transitivo to teach … a lesson
escarmentar
I verbo intransitivo to learn one's lesson: estoy escarmentado, I've learnt my lesson
así escarmentarás, that'll teach you (a lesson)
escarmentar en cabeza ajena, to learn from others' mistakes
II verbo transitivo to teach a lesson to ' escarmentar' also found in these entries: English: chasten - way -
6 chastening
s.castigo, corrección, reprimenda; disciplina.ger.gerundio del verbo CHASTEN.
См. также в других словарях:
Chasten — Chas ten (ch[=a] s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastened} ( s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastening}.] [OE. chastien, OF. Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See {Chaste}, {Act}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chasten — index assuage, castigate, discipline (punish), moderate (temper), punish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
chasten — (v.) 1520s, from obsolete verb chaste to correct (someone s) behavior (M.E. chastien, c.1200), from O.Fr. chastiier to punish (see CHASTIZE (Cf. chastize)) … Etymology dictionary
chasten — discipline, correct, *punish, chastise, castigate Analogous words: humble, humiliate, *abase: try, *afflict: test, try, *prove Antonyms: pamper, mollycoddle Contrasted words: *indulge, humor, baby, spoil … New Dictionary of Synonyms
chasten — [v] correct, humiliate abase, admonish, afflict, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, cow, curb, discipline, exprobate, fulminate against, have on the carpet*, humble, objurgate, penalize, punish, rake over the coals*, rebuke, reprehend … New thesaurus
chasten — ► VERB ▪ (of a reproof or misfortune) have a restraining or demoralizing effect on. ORIGIN Old French chastier, from Latin castigare castigate … English terms dictionary
chasten — [chās′ən] vt. [ME chastien < OFr chastier < L castigare, to punish, chastise: see CASTIGATE] 1. to punish in order to correct or make better; chastise 2. to restrain from excess; subdue 3. to make purer in style; refine SYN. PUNISH… … English World dictionary
chasten — UK [ˈtʃeɪs(ə)n] / US verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms chasten : present tense I/you/we/they chasten he/she/it chastens present participle chastening past tense chastened past participle chastened formal to make someone feel ashamed… … English dictionary
chasten — transitive verb (chastened; chastening) Etymology: alteration of obsolete English chaste to chasten, from Middle English, from Anglo French chastier, from Latin castigare, from castus + igare (from agere to drive) more at act Date: 13th century 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
chasten — chas|ten [ˈtʃeısən] v [T usually passive] formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: chaste to chasten (12 17 centuries), from Old French chastier, from Latin castigare; CASTIGATE] to make someone realize that their behaviour was wrong or mistaken ▪ Party… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chasten — /ˈtʃeɪsən / (say chaysuhn) verb (t) 1. to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise. 2. to restrain; subdue. 3. to make chaste in style. {obsolete chaste (verb) chasten (from Old French chastier, from Latin castigāre) +… …