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1 pena máxima

f.

maximum penalty.

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pena máxima
DEP penalty

Spanish-English dictionary > pena máxima
2 pena máxima

• maximum penalty

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pena máxima
3 pena máxima

максимальное наказание

El diccionario Español-ruso jurídico > pena máxima
4 maxima (a)

maxima, a amaksima]

locução adjectiva

da pena máxima

Dicionário Francês-Português > maxima (a)
5 pena

f.

1 shame, pity.

da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything

el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!

2 sadness, sorrow (tristeza).

sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad

3 problem, trouble (desgracia).

4 struggle.

a duras penas with great difficulty

5 punishment (castigo).

le cayó o le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty years

so o bajo pena de under penalty of

pena capital o de muerte death penalty

6 embarrassment. (Caribbean Spanish (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela), Central American Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

me da pena I'm embarrassed about it

7 grief, regret, sorrow, heartache.

8 penna, contour feather.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: penar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: penar.

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pena

► nombre femenino

1 (castigo) sentence, punishment

■ lo han condenado a una pena de seis meses de cárcel he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment

2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow

■ me da pena verlo tan solo it makes me sad to see him so lonely

3 (lástima) pity

■ ¡qué pena que no podáis venir! it's a shame you can't make it!

4 (dificultad) hardship, trouble

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a duras penas with great difficulty

de pena familiar awful, terrible, pathetic

hecho,-a una pena familiar in a bad way

merecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth while, be worth it

sin pena ni gloria undistinguished

pena capital capital punishment

pena de muerte death penalty

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noun f.

1) pity

2) sorrow

3) penalty, punishment

4) difficulty, trouble

5) shame

•

- valer la pena

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SF

1) (=tristeza) sorrow

tenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death

tengo una pena muy grande porque no está con nosotros — I'm very sad that he is not here with us

• alma en pena — lost soul

• dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like that

me daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain

Pepe me da mucha pena — I feel very sorry for Pepe

• morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heart

sin pena ni gloria —

ese año pasó sin pena ni gloria — it was an uneventful sort of year

la exposición pasó sin pena ni gloria — the exhibition went almost unnoticed

2) (=lástima) shame, pity

¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!

¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)

mi habitación está que da pena verla — my room is in a terrible state *

• de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state

el vestido le quedaba de pena — the dress looked terrible on her

• estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state

3) pl penas (=problemas)

cuéntame tus penas — tell me all your troubles

logramos superarlo con muchas penas — we had to struggle to overcome it

- ahogar las penas

- ¡allá penas!

- a duras penas

a duras penas consiguió alcanzar la orilla — he only managed to reach the shore with great difficulty

a duras penas llegamos a fin de mes — we can barely make ends meet

4) (=esfuerzo)

• ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *

• merecer o valer la pena — to be worth

no merece la pena — it's not worth it

una película que vale la pena ver — a film that's worth seeing

¿merece la pena visitar la catedral? — is the cathedral worth a visit?

no vale la pena que perdamos el tiempo discutiendo eso — it's not worth wasting time arguing about it

5) (Jur) sentence

el juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge sentenced him to three years in prison

• bajo o so pena de — [+ castigo, multa, prisión] on o under penalty of

bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death

tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion

pena capital — capital punishment

pena de muerte — death penalty

pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty

pena pecuniaria — fine

pena privativa de libertad — custodial sentence

6) Méx, And (=vergüenza) embarrassment

me da mucha pena — I'm very embarrassed

¡qué pena! — how embarrassing!

sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease

7) And (=fantasma) ghost

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femenino

1)

a) ( tristeza)

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

a mí la que me da pena es su mujer — it's his wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena — she's in a terrible state

me da pena tener que decírselo — it hurts me to have to tell him

lloraba con tanta pena — he was crying so bitterly

b) ( lástima) pity, shame

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

sin pena ni gloria — almost unnoticed

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

2) penas femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)

ahogar las penas — to drown one's sorrows

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

b) ( penalidades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas — we suffered great hardship

3) (Der) sentence

la pena máxima — the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

so pena de repetirme — at the risk of repeating myself

- pena capital or de muerte

4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

qué pena! — how embarrasing!

me da mucha pena pedírselo — I'm too embarrassed to ask him

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost

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= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.

Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex. The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex. This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex. Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex. The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

Ex. In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

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* a duras pena = with great difficulty.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* alma en pena = banshee.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* causar pena = cause + hurt.

* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.

* en pena = in grief.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.

* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.

* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* pena capital = capital punishment.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

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femenino

1)

a) ( tristeza)

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

a mí la que me da pena es su mujer — it's his wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena — she's in a terrible state

me da pena tener que decírselo — it hurts me to have to tell him

lloraba con tanta pena — he was crying so bitterly

b) ( lástima) pity, shame

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

es una pena que... — it's a pity (that)...

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

sin pena ni gloria — almost unnoticed

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo — it's worth reading/a visit

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

2) penas femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl)

ahogar las penas — to drown one's sorrows

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

b) ( penalidades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas — we suffered great hardship

3) (Der) sentence

la pena máxima — the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

so pena de repetirme — at the risk of repeating myself

- pena capital or de muerte

4) (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment

qué pena! — how embarrasing!

me da mucha pena pedírselo — I'm too embarrassed to ask him

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

5) (Per) ( fantasma) ghost

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= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache, misery.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more ' heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

* a duras pena = with great difficulty.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* alma en pena = banshee.

* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.

* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.

* causar pena = cause + hurt.

* chillar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.

* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.

* en pena = in grief.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* gemir como alma en pena = wail like + a banshee.

* gritar como alma en pena = scream like + a banshee, wail like + a banshee.

* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.

* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.

* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.

* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.

* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.

* merecer la pena intentarlo = be worth a try.

* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no valer la pena = be no good.

* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.

* pena capital = capital punishment.

* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* que merece la pena = worthwhile.

* que vale la pena = worthwhile.

* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.

* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.

* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.

* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.

* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.

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pena

feminine

A

1

(tristeza): tenía mucha pena he was o felt very sad

me da pena ver a esos niños pidiendo limosna it upsets me o it makes me sad to see those children begging

a mí la que me da pena es su pobre mujer it's his poor wife I feel sorry for

está que da pena she's in a terrible state

no te imaginas la pena que me da tener que decírtelo you can't imagine how much it hurts me to have to tell you

lloraba con tanta pena he was crying so bitterly

sentí mucha pena cuando me enteré de su muerte I was very sad to hear of his death

2 (lástima) pity, shame

¡qué pena que no te puedas quedar! what a pity o a shame you can't stay!

es una pena que no hayas seguido sus consejos it's a pity you didn't take her advice

de pena ( Esp); terrible

ese vestido le queda de pena that dress looks terrible o awful o dreadful on her

en las fotos siempre salgo de pena I always look awful o terrible in photographs

¿cómo te fue en el examen? — de pena how was your exam? — awful o terrible, how did you get on in your exam? — really badly

estar hecho una pena to be in a sorry o terrible state, be in a bad way

sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed

una película que pasó por las carteleras sin pena ni gloria a movie which came and went almost unnoticed

pasó por la universidad sin pena ni gloria he had an undistinguished university career

vale or merece la pena it's worth it

merece la pena leerlo it's worth reading

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

un museo que bien vale la pena visitar a museum which is well worth a visit o ( frml) which is worthy of a visit

bien merece la pena correr el riesgo it's well worth the risk

B penas fpl

1

(dolores, problemas): bebe para ahogar las penas she drinks to drown her sorrows

vino a contarme sus penas he came to tell me his problems o troubles o ( literor hum) woes

sus hijos no le han dado más que penas her children have caused her nothing but sorrow o heartache

a duras penas (apenas) hardly; (con dificultad) with difficulty

te oigo a duras penas I can scarcely o hardly o barely hear you

subió a duras penas las escaleras she had great difficulty climbing the stairs

llegaron a la meta, pero a duras penas they reached the finishing line, but only just o only with difficulty

2 (penurias, dificultades) hardship

pasamos muchas penas para pagarlo we suffered great hardship to pay for it

pasaron grandes penas durante la expedición they underwent great difficulties o hardship during the expedition

C ( Der) sentence

el juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentence

bajo or so pena de ( frml); on pain of ( frml), under penalty of ( frml)

so pena de caer en repeticiones at the risk of repeating myself

Compuestos:

● pena aflictiva

afflictive punishment

● pena capital

death penalty

los que se oponen a la pena capital those opposed to the death penalty o to capital punishment

● pena corporal

corporal punishment

● pena de muerte

death penalty

● pena pecuniaria

fine

● pena privativa de libertad

custodial sentence

D ( AmL exc CS) (vergüenza) embarrassment

le da una pena horrible hablar en público she's terribly shy o embarrassed about speaking in public

me da pena molestarlos a esta hora de la noche I feel awful o terrible o embarrassed disturbing you at this time of night

me puse roja de la pena I went red with embarrassment

quitado de la pena ( Méx); blithely, gaily

E ( Per) (fantasma) ghost

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Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar)

pena es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
pena
penar
peña
pena sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( tristeza):

◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;

me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it;
a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for;
está que da peña she's in a terrible state
b) ( lástima) pity, shame;

◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;

es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …;
vale or merece la peña it's worth it;
vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit
2
◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl);

◊ ahogar las peñas to drown one's sorrows;

me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles;
a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly;

( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship

3 (Der) sentence;
◊ la peña máxima the maximum sentence;

peña capital or de muerte death penalty
4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;

me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino
1 ( roca) crag, rock
2
a) ( grupo) circle, group;

◊ peña taurina bullfighting club

b) (AmL) tb

◊ peña folklórica folk club

pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble
♦ Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people
(pandilla) gang
' peña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ay
- cáliz
- capital
- cicatrizar
- compensar
- condonar
- conmutar
- dar
- desgarrador
- desgarradora
- garrote
- horda
- lamentable
- lastimosa
- lastimoso
- merecer
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- pena
- pesar
- rebajar
- sentimiento
- so
- valer
- aliviar
- castigar
- causar
- consumir
- dolor
- enorme
- gemido
- grande
- herida
- hondo
- imponer
- indultar
- indulto
- inmenso
- lástima
- mal
- mitigar
- presidio
- prisión
- severidad
- suspirar
English:
bother
- capital punishment
- carry
- dear
- death penalty
- grief
- grieve
- hassle
- heart
- jail
- mope about
- mope around
- numb
- opposed
- pay
- pay off
- penalty
- prostrate
- remission
- retribution
- sentence
- shame
- sorrow
- term
- trouble
- try
- wail
- worth
- worthwhile
- against
- ashamed
- broken
- capital
- community
- death
- effort
- embarrassed
- embarrassing
- embarrassment
- hurt
- mortified
- painfully
- pity
- sort
- suspended
- well

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pena nf

1. [lástima] shame, pity;

es una pena (que no puedas venir) it's a shame o pity (you can't come);

da pena no poder hacer nada it's a shame o pity we can't do anything;

el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor guy;

me da pena ver lo pobres que son it's awful to see how poor they are;

me da pena tener que irme ya I hate to have to leave already;

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!;

¡qué pena de hijo tengo! what a useless son I've got!

2. [tristeza] sadness, sorrow;

sentía una gran pena I felt terribly sad

3. [desgracia] problem, trouble;

bebe para olvidar o [m5] ahogar las penas he drinks to drown his sorrows;

me contó sus penas she told me her troubles o about her problems

4. [dificultad] struggle;

pasaron grandes penas durante la guerra they suffered great hardship during the war;

subimos el piano a duras penas we got the piano up the stairs with great difficulty;

con mi sueldo mantengo a duras penas a mi familia my salary is barely enough for me to support my family;

consiguieron llegar a duras penas they only just managed to get there

5. [castigo] punishment;

le cayó o [m5] le impusieron una pena de treinta años he was sentenced to o given thirty years;

cumplió pena en la prisión de Alcatraz he served his sentence in Alcatraz;
Formal
so o [m5] bajo pena de [bajo castigo de] under penalty of;
[a menos que] unless
Comp
pena capital death penalty;
pena de cárcel prison sentence;

pena máxima [jurídica] maximum sentence;
[en fútbol] penalty;
pena de muerte death penalty;

pena de reclusión prison sentence

6. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [vergüenza] embarrassment;

me da pena I'm embarrassed about it;

me da pena molestar I'm terribly sorry to bother you;

tengo pena de hablar con ella I'm too embarrassed to talk to her

7. Comp
Esp Fam
de pena [muy mal] [m5] lo pasamos de pena we had an awful time;

dibuja/cocina de pena he can't draw/cook to save his life, he's useless at drawing/cooking;

ese peinado le queda de pena that haircut looks terrible on her;
Fam
hecho una pena in a real state;

(no) valer o [m5] merecer la pena (not) to be worthwhile o worth it;

una película que merece la pena a movie that's worth seeing;

vale la pena intentarlo it's worth a try;

no merece la pena que te preocupes tanto there's no point you getting so worried;

sin pena ni gloria without distinction;

un jugador que pasó por el equipo sin pena ni gloria a player who had an undistinguished career in the team;

el año acabó sin pena ni gloria it was a wholly unremarkable year

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pena

f

1 ( tristeza) sadness, sorrow;

da pena it’s sad

2 ( congoja) grief, distress

3 ( lástima) pity;

es una pena it’s a shame o pity;

¡qué pena! what a shame o pity!

4 L.Am. ( vergüenza) embarrassment;

me da pena I’m embarrassed

5 JUR sentence

6

:

no vale o

no merece la pena it’s not worth it;

a duras penas with great difficulty;

so pena de on pain of;

con más pena que gloria ingloriously;

sin pena ni gloria almost unnoticed

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pena nf

1) castigo: punishment, penalty

pena de muerte: death penalty

2) aflicción: sorrow, grief

morir de pena: to die of a broken heart

¡que pena!: what a shame!, how sad!

3) dolor: pain, suffering

4) dificultad: difficulty, trouble

a duras penas: with great difficulty

5) vergüenza: shame, embarrassment

6)

valer la pena : to be worthwhile

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pena n

1. (tristeza) grief / sorrow / sadness

sintió pena por los niños pobres she felt sorry for those poor children

me da mucha pena marcharme I'm very sad to leave

2. (lástima) shame / pity

es una pena que te tengas que ir ya it's a shame you've got to leave now

¡qué pena! what a pity!

3. (condena) sentence

lo han condenado a una pena de seis meses de cárcel he's been given a six months' prison sentence

4. (problema) trouble / problem

cada cual tiene sus penas everybody's got their problems

a duras penas with great difficulty

de pena terrible

merecer la pena / valer la pena to be worth it

no vale la pena it's not worth it

pena de muerte death penalty

Spanish-English dictionary > pena
6 pena

pe.na

[p‘enə] sf 1 peine, punition, châtiment. 2 compassion. 3 plume. dar pena inspirer de la peine. é pena! c’est dommage! é pena que il est regrettable que. pena de morte peine de mort. que pena! quel dommage!

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pena

[`pena]

Substantivo feminino (de ave, escrever) plume féminin

(dó, castigo) peine féminin

que pena! quel dommage!

cumprir pena purger une peine

dar pena faire de la peine

ter pena de alguém avoir pitié de quelqu’un

ter pena de fazer algo regretter de faire quelque chose

valer a pena valoir la peine

pena capital peine capitale

pena de morte peine de mort

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pena

nome feminino

1 DIREITO peine

cumprir uma pena

purger une peine

pena de morte

peine capitale; peine de mort

pena máxima

peine maximale

2 ( pesar) peine

é com muita pena que digo isto

c'est avec beaucoup de peine que je dis cela

que pena!

quel dommage!

tenho muita pena!

je suis désolé!

3 ( piedade) peine

causar pena

faire de la peine

eu tenho pena dele

j'ai de la peine pour lui

4 ( esforço) peine

não vale a pena

cela n'en vaut pas la peine; ce n'est pas la peine; c'est peine perdue

vale a pena tentar

ça vaut la peine d'essayer

5 (de ave) plume

um edredão de penas

une couette de duvet

6 (para desenho ou escrita) plume

desenho à pena

dessin à la plume

7 ( escrita) plume

viver da pena

vivre de sa plume

◆ ao correr da pena

au fil de la plume, au courant de la plume

◆ leve como uma pena

aussi léger qu'une plume

◆ sob pena de

sous peine de

◆ valer a pena

valoir la peine

Dicionário Português-Francês > pena
7 peña

Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar) \ \
pena es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: pena penar peña
pena sustantivo femenino 1
a) ( tristeza):

◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;
me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it; a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for; está que da peña she's in a terrible state
b) ( lástima) pity, shame;

◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;
es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …; vale or merece la peña it's worth it; vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit 2
◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl);

◊ ahogar las peñas to drown one's sorrows;
me contó sus peñas he told me his troubles; a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship
3 (Der) sentence;
◊ la peña máxima the maximum sentence;
peña capital or de muerte death penalty 4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;
me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino 1 ( roca) crag, rock 2
a) ( grupo) circle, group;

◊ peña taurina bullfighting club

b) (AmL) tb

◊ peña folklórica folk club

pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people (pandilla) gang ' peña' also found in these entries: Spanish: ay - cáliz - capital - cicatrizar - compensar - condonar - conmutar - dar - desgarrador - desgarradora - garrote - horda - lamentable - lastimosa - lastimoso - merecer - mortificar - mortificarse - pena - pesar - rebajar - sentimiento - so - valer - aliviar - castigar - causar - consumir - dolor - enorme - gemido - grande - herida - hondo - imponer - indultar - indulto - inmenso - lástima - mal - mitigar - presidio - prisión - severidad - suspirar English: bother - capital punishment - carry - dear - death penalty - grief - grieve - hassle - heart - jail - mope about - mope around - numb - opposed - pay - pay off - penalty - prostrate - remission - retribution - sentence - shame - sorrow - term - trouble - try - wail - worth - worthwhile - against - ashamed - broken - capital - community - death - effort - embarrassed - embarrassing - embarrassment - hurt - mortified - painfully - pity - sort - suspended - well

English-spanish dictionary > peña
8 pena

Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar) \ \
pena es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries: pena penar peña
pena sustantivo femenino 1
a) ( tristeza):

◊ tenía/sentía mucha pena he was o felt very sad;
me da pena verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it; a mí la que me da pena es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for; está que da pena she's in a terrible state
b) ( lástima) pity, shame;

◊ ¡qué pena! what a pity o shame!;
es una pena que … it's a pity (that) …; vale or merece la pena it's worth it; vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit 2
◊ penas sustantivo femenino plural

a) ( problemas) sorrows (pl);

◊ ahogar las penas to drown one's sorrows;
me contó sus penas he told me his troubles; a duras penas ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty
b) ( penalidades) hardship
3 (Der) sentence;
◊ la pena máxima the maximum sentence;
pena capital or de muerte death penalty 4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;
◊ ¡qué pena! how embarrasing!;
me da mucha pena pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino 1 ( roca) crag, rock 2
a) ( grupo) circle, group;

◊ pena taurina bullfighting club

b) (AmL) tb

◊ pena folklórica folk club

pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people (pandilla) gang ' pena' also found in these entries: Spanish: ay - cáliz - capital - cicatrizar - compensar - condonar - conmutar - dar - desgarrador - desgarradora - garrote - horda - lamentable - lastimosa - lastimoso - merecer - mortificar - mortificarse - peña - pesar - rebajar - sentimiento - so - valer - aliviar - castigar - causar - consumir - dolor - enorme - gemido - grande - herida - hondo - imponer - indultar - indulto - inmenso - lástima - mal - mitigar - presidio - prisión - severidad - suspirar English: bother - capital punishment - carry - dear - death penalty - grief - grieve - hassle - heart - jail - mope about - mope around - numb - opposed - pay - pay off - penalty - prostrate - remission - retribution - sentence - shame - sorrow - term - trouble - try - wail - worth - worthwhile - against - ashamed - broken - capital - community - death - effort - embarrassed - embarrassing - embarrassment - hurt - mortified - painfully - pity - sort - suspended - well

English-spanish dictionary > pena
9 maxima

máxima sustantivo femenino maxim
máximo,-a
I adjetivo maximum, highest
carga máxima autorizada, maximum load allowed
el máximo esplendor del imperio, the most brilliant period of the empire
II m (tope) maximum: nos esforzamos al máximo, we did our utmost
un máximo de cinco personas, a maximum of five people
como máximo, (como mucho) at the most (a más tardar) at the latest
máxima sustantivo femenino
1 (enseñanza, regla) maxim
2 Meteor maximum temperature ' máxima' also found in these entries: Spanish: máximo - audiencia - autoridad - castigar - pena - pensamiento English: carload - judgement - judgment - maxim - maximum - peak - prime time - high - prime - second - speed

maxima

n.

• máxima s.f.

['mæksɪmǝ]
NPL of maximum

English-spanish dictionary > maxima
10 máxima

f.

1 maxim, proverb, adage, saying.

2 Máxima.

3 maxim, established legal principle.

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máxima

► nombre femenino

1 (frase breve) maxim, saying

2 (regla) rule, maxim

3 (temperatura) maximum temperature

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1. f., (m. - máximo) 2. noun f.
maxim

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I
SF (=frase) maxim
II
SF (Meteo) maximum (temperature), high

máximas de 44 grados en Sevilla y Córdoba — top temperatures o highs of 44 degrees in Seville and Córdoba

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femenino maxim

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= dictum [dicta, -pl.], maxim.

Ex. John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.

Ex. One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.

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* máximas = dicta [dictum -sing.].

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femenino maxim

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= dictum [dicta, -pl.], maxim.

Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.

Ex: One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.

* máximas = dicta [dictum -sing.].

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máxima

feminine

1 (refrán) maxim, saying

2 (norma, regla) maxim

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máxima sustantivo femenino
maxim
máximo,-a
I adjetivo maximum, highest
carga máxima autorizada, maximum load allowed
el máximo esplendor del imperio, the most brilliant period of the empire
II m (tope) maximum: nos esforzamos al máximo, we did our utmost
un máximo de cinco personas, a maximum of five people
como máximo, (como mucho) at the most
(a más tardar) at the latest
máxima sustantivo femenino
1 (enseñanza, regla) maxim
2 Meteor maximum temperature
' máxima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
máximo
- audiencia
- autoridad
- castigar
- pena
- pensamiento
English:
carload
- judgement
- judgment
- maxim
- maximum
- peak
- prime time
- high
- prime
- second
- speed

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máxima nf

1. [sentencia] maxim

2. [principio] maxim

3. [temperatura] high, highest temperature;

una máxima de veinte grados a high of twenty degrees;

ayer se midieron veinte grados de máxima the highest temperature recorded yesterday was twenty degrees, there was a high of twenty degrees yesterday

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máxima

f

1 ( dicho) maxim

2 temperatura maximum

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máxima nf

: maxim

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máxima n maximum temperature

Spanish-English dictionary > máxima
11 maximum punishment

pena máxima

English-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > maximum punishment
12 maximum penalty

s.

pena máxima.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > maximum penalty
13 castigar

v.

1 to punish (imponer castigo a).

castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner

lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty

Elsa castiga a los chicos Elsa punishes the kids.

Dios castiga la maldad God punishes evil.

2 to penalize (sport).

3 to damage.

una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods

4 to seduce.

5 to ravage.

6 to recur to punishment.

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castigar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (aplicar una pena) to punish

■ su madre la castigó her mother punished her

2 (dañar) to damage, ruin

■ la sequía castigó las cosechas the drought ruined the crops

3 (una cabalgadura) to ride hard

4 familiar (seducir) to seduce

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verb

to punish

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VT

1) [por delito, falta]

a) [+ delincuente, pecador, culpable] to punish ( por for)
[+ niño] [gen] to punish; [sin salir] to ground, keep in
es un delito que puede ser castigado con 15 años de prisión — it is a crime punishable by 15 years' imprisonment

la profesora me dejó castigado al terminar las clases — the teacher kept me in o made me stay behind after school

la castigaron por decir mentiras — she was punished for telling lies

lo castigaron sin postre — he was not allowed any dessert as punishment

castigar la carne — (Rel) to mortify the flesh

b) (Dep) to penalize ( por for)

lo castigaron con tarjeta amarilla — he was given a yellow card

el árbitro los castigó con un penalti — the referee awarded a penalty against them

c) (Com, Pol) to punish

Cuba fue castigada con sanciones comerciales — Cuba was punished with economic sanctions

el socialismo salió muy castigado de las urnas — socialism suffered heavy losses in the elections

2) (=perjudicar) [guerra, crisis] to afflict, affect; [calor] to beat down on; [frío] to bite into

el sol castigó con dureza a los tenistas — the sun beat down mercilessly on the tennis players

la ciudad más castigada por los bombardeos — the city worst hit by the bombing

3) [físicamente] (=maltratar) to damage, harm

castigamos a nuestro cuerpo con los excesos en la bebida — we harm our bodies with excessive drinking

castigar el hígado — iró to damage one's liver

4) [+ caballo] to ride hard

castigar mucho a un caballo — to ride a horse very hard

5) (=corregir) [+ estilo] to refine; [+ texto] to correct, revise

6) (=enamorar) to seduce

7) (Com) [+ gastos] to reduce

8) Méx (=apretar) [+ tornillo, cuerda] to tighten (up)

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) < criminal> to punish

crímenes castigados con la pena de muerte — crimes punishable by death

fueron castigados con la pena máxima — they received the maximum sentence

b) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)

se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back

mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me

lo castigaron sin postre — as a punishment he was made to go without dessert

2) crisis/enfermedad to affect

la zona más castigada por la sequía — the area worst affected by the drought

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= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.

Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.

Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.

Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.

Ex. It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.

Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.

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* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.

* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.

* castigar duramente = smite.

* castigar severamente = blast.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) < criminal> to punish

crímenes castigados con la pena de muerte — crimes punishable by death

fueron castigados con la pena máxima — they received the maximum sentence

b) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)

se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back

mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me

lo castigaron sin postre — as a punishment he was made to go without dessert

2) crisis/enfermedad to affect

la zona más castigada por la sequía — the area worst affected by the drought

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= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.

Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.

Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.

Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.

Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.

Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.

Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.

* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.

* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.

* castigar duramente = smite.

* castigar severamente = blast.

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castigar [A3 ]

vt

A

1 ‹criminal› to punish

serán castigados de acuerdo a la ley they will be punished according to the law

fueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentence

crímenes que son castigados con la pena de muerte crimes punishable by death

2 ‹niño›

lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert o they wouldn't let him have any dessert

me castigaron a aprendérmelo de memoria as a punishment I was made to learn it off by heart o they made me learn it off by heart

se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back

mi padre me ha castigado por llegar tarde my father's keeping me in o my father's grounded me for being late

B

1

«crisis/enfermedad»: castigó duramente su ya débil organismo it severely affected her already weakened body

la zona más castigada por la sequía the area hardest hit o worst affected by the drought

2 ‹caballo› to ride … hard

3 ‹toro› to inflict a great deal of punishment on

4 ‹motor/frenos› to work … hard

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castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to punish;

◊ fueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentence

b) ‹ niño› ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep … in detention;

( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
◊ lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert

castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize
' castigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enterarse
- sancionar
English:
book
- cane
- deal with
- penalize
- punish
- chastise

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castigar

♦ vt

1. [imponer castigo a] to punish;

castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner;

lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty;

los castigaron a copiar la lección diez veces they had to write out the lesson ten times as a punishment

2. Dep to penalize;

el árbitro castigó la acción con penalti the referee awarded a penalty for the foul

3. [dañar] [piel, salud] to damage;
[sujeto: sol, viento, epidemia] to devastate;
una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods;

las nuevas medidas castigan a los pequeños inversores the new measures are prejudicial to small investors

4. [enamorar] to seduce

5. [caballo] [con espuelas] to spur;
[con látigo] to whip
6. Taurom to wound

♦ See also the pronominal verb castigarse

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castigar

v/t punish

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castigar {52} vt

: to punish

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castigar vb to punish

me castigaron por llegar tarde a casa I was punished for coming home late

castigar sin salir to ground

lo han castigado sin salir he's been grounded

Spanish-English dictionary > castigar
14 imponer

v.

1 to set (moda).

2 to be imposing.

3 to impose, to enforce, to compel, to foist.

Ella impone el reglamento She imposes the rules.

4 to stipulate, to set, to determine, to lay down.

Elsa impone el plan de acción Elsa stipulates the plan of action.

5 to be imposed upon.

Se me impuso una regla estúpida A stupid rule was imposed on me.

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imponer

Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp impuesto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (ley, límite, sanción) to impose

2 (obediencia) to exact

3 (respeto) to inspire

4 FINANZAS (cantidad) to deposit

► verbo intransitivo

1 (asustar) to be frightening

► verbo pronominal imponerse

1 to impose one's authority (a, on)

2 (obligarse) to force oneself to

3 (prevalecer) to prevail

4 (predominar) to become fashionable

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verb

1) to impose

2) exact

•

- imponerse

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( pp impuesto)
1. VT

1) (=poner) [+ castigo, obligación] to impose; [+ tarea] to set

imponer sanciones comerciales a un país — to impose trade sanctions against o on a country

no quiero imponerte nada, solo darte un buen consejo — I don't want to force you to do anything o I don't want to impose anything on you, just to give you some good advice

el juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge gave him a three-year prison sentence

no le impusieron ningún castigo al portero — the goalkeeper was not penalized

2) frm (=conceder) [+ medalla] to award

a la princesa le impusieron el nombre de Mercedes — the princess was given the name Mercedes, the princess was named Mercedes

3) (=hacer prevalecer) [+ voluntad, costumbre] to impose; [+ norma] to enforce; [+ miedo] to instil; [+ condición] to lay down, impose; [+ enseñanza, uso] to make compulsory

trató de imponer su punto de vista — he tried to impose his viewpoint

su trabajo le impone un ritmo de vida muy acelerado — her work forces her to lead a very fast lifestyle

quieren imponer la enseñanza del catalán — they want to make the teaching of Catalan compulsory

han impuesto por la fuerza el velo a las mujeres — women have been forced to wear the veil

han impuesto a la fuerza la enseñanza religiosa — they have enforced religious education

• imponer la moda — to set the trend

este año han impuesto la moda del acid jazz — this year acid jazz is the trend

algunos creadores japoneses imponen su moda en Occidente — some Japanese designers have successfully brought their fashions over to the West

• imponer respeto — to command respect

la autoridad siempre impone respeto — authority always commands respect

tu padre me impone mucho respeto — I find your father very intimidating

• imponer el ritmo — to set the pace

4) (Com, Econ) [+ dinero] to deposit; [+ impuesto] to put (a, sobre on)
levy (a, sobre on)
hemos impuesto tres millones a plazo fijo — we have deposited three million for a fixed term

han impuesto nuevas tasas sobre los servicios básicos — they have put o levied new taxes on essential services

5) (=instruir)

imponer a algn en algo — to instruct sb in sth

6) (Rel)

imponer las manos sobre algn — to lay hands on sb

7) Chile to pay (in contributions), pay (in Social Security)

2. VI

1) (=intimidar) [persona] to command respect; [edificio] to be imposing; [arma] to be intimidating

su forma de hablar en público impone — his style of public speaking commands respect

el castillo imponía un poco al entrar — the castle was rather imposing as you went in

¿no te impone dormir solo? — don't you find it rather scary sleeping on your own?

2) Chile to pay contributions, pay one's Social Security

3.

See:

imponerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) <castigo/multa> to impose (frml)

imponer el toque de queda — to impose a curfew

le impusieron una pena de año de cárcel — he was sentenced to one year in prison

b) (frml) <gravamen/impuesto> to impose, levy (frml)

c) < obligación> to impose, place; < opinión> to impose; <reglas/condiciones> to impose, enforce; < tarea> to set

impusieron el uso obligatorio del cinturón de seguridad — safety belts were made compulsory

d) < respeto> to command; < temor> to inspire, instill*

e) < moda> to set

2) (frml) (+ me/te/le etc) <condecoración/medalla> to confer; < nombre> to give

3) ( informar)

imponer a alguien de or en algo — to inform somebody of o about something

4) (Esp frml) <dinero/fondos> to deposit

5) (Chi) ( a la seguridad social) to contribute
2.
imponer vi (infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposing

su mera presencia impone — he has an imposing presence
3.
imponerse v pron

1)

a) (refl) <horario/meta> to set oneself

b) idea to become established

c) (frml) cambio/decisión to be imperative (frml)

d) color/estilo to come into fashion

2) ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority

3) (frml) ( vencer) to win

se impondrá el sentido común — common sense will prevail

imponerse a alguien/algo — to defeat o beat somebody/something

4) (frml) ( informarse)

imponerse de algo — to acquaint oneself with something

5) (Méx) ( acostumbrarse)

imponerse A algo — to become accustomed to something

* * *

= be awe-inspiring, dictate, lay on, impose, enjoin, inflict, enforce, thrust on/upon, mete out.

Ex. Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.

Ex. Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.

Ex. Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

Ex. Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.

Ex. Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.

Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.

Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex. Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet.

Ex. Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.

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* imponer a = intrude on.

* imponer autoridad = lay down + the law.

* imponer castigo = mete out + punishment.

* imponer condena = impose + prison sentence.

* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.

* imponer impuestos = impose + VAT.

* imponer multa = impose + penalty.

* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad = pull + rank.

* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.

* imponer respeto = stand in + awe.

* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.

* imponer sanción económica = levy + fine.

* imponer sanciones = exercise + sanctions.

* imponerse = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule.

* imponerse a Uno mismo = self-mandate.

* imponerse disciplina = discipline + Reflexivo.

* imponer sentencia = mete out + sentence.

* imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.

* imponer una carga = place + burden.

* imponer una condición = place + limitation.

* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.

* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).

* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.

* imponer una norma = place + prescription.

* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.

* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.

* imponer una sanción = impose + sanction.

* imponer una tarea = task.

* imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) <castigo/multa> to impose (frml)

imponer el toque de queda — to impose a curfew

le impusieron una pena de año de cárcel — he was sentenced to one year in prison

b) (frml) <gravamen/impuesto> to impose, levy (frml)

c) < obligación> to impose, place; < opinión> to impose; <reglas/condiciones> to impose, enforce; < tarea> to set

impusieron el uso obligatorio del cinturón de seguridad — safety belts were made compulsory

d) < respeto> to command; < temor> to inspire, instill*

e) < moda> to set

2) (frml) (+ me/te/le etc) <condecoración/medalla> to confer; < nombre> to give

3) ( informar)

imponer a alguien de or en algo — to inform somebody of o about something

4) (Esp frml) <dinero/fondos> to deposit

5) (Chi) ( a la seguridad social) to contribute
2.
imponer vi (infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposing

su mera presencia impone — he has an imposing presence
3.
imponerse v pron

1)

a) (refl) <horario/meta> to set oneself

b) idea to become established

c) (frml) cambio/decisión to be imperative (frml)

d) color/estilo to come into fashion

2) ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority

3) (frml) ( vencer) to win

se impondrá el sentido común — common sense will prevail

imponerse a alguien/algo — to defeat o beat somebody/something

4) (frml) ( informarse)

imponerse de algo — to acquaint oneself with something

5) (Méx) ( acostumbrarse)

imponerse A algo — to become accustomed to something

* * *

= be awe-inspiring, dictate, lay on, impose, enjoin, inflict, enforce, thrust on/upon, mete out.

Ex: Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.

Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.

Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

Ex: Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.

Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.

Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.

Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex: Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet.

Ex: Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.

* imponer a = intrude on.

* imponer autoridad = lay down + the law.

* imponer castigo = mete out + punishment.

* imponer condena = impose + prison sentence.

* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.

* imponer impuestos = impose + VAT.

* imponer multa = impose + penalty.

* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad = pull + rank.

* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.

* imponer respeto = stand in + awe.

* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.

* imponer sanción económica = levy + fine.

* imponer sanciones = exercise + sanctions.

* imponerse = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule.

* imponerse a Uno mismo = self-mandate.

* imponerse disciplina = discipline + Reflexivo.

* imponer sentencia = mete out + sentence.

* imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.

* imponer una carga = place + burden.

* imponer una condición = place + limitation.

* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.

* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).

* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.

* imponer una norma = place + prescription.

* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.

* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.

* imponer una sanción = impose + sanction.

* imponer una tarea = task.

* imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

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imponer [ E22 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml); ‹castigo/pena/multa› to impose ( frml)

el gobierno impuso el toque de queda the government imposed a curfew

le impusieron una pena de 20 años de cárcel he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, they imposed a 20-year prison sentence on him

2 ( frml); ‹gravamen/impuesto› to impose, levy ( frml)

3 ‹obligación› to impose, place; ‹opinión› to impose; ‹reglas/condiciones› to impose, enforce; ‹tarea› to set

no lo sienten como una cosa impuesta they don't see it as an imposition o as something imposed upon them

impusieron el uso obligatorio del cinturón de seguridad safety belts were made compulsory

no te estoy tratando de imponer nada, sólo te estoy advirtiendo de un posible peligro I'm not trying to tell you what to do, I'm just warning you of a possible danger

siempre tiene que imponer su punto de vista he always has to impose his point of view

4 ‹respeto› to command; ‹temor› to inspire, instill*

5 ‹moda› to set

B ( frml) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹condecoración› to confer; ‹nombre› to give; ‹medalla› to confer

le impuso la máxima condecoración civil he conferred the highest civil award on o upon him

se le impuso el nombre de `calle de los Mártires' it was given the name of `street of the Martyrs'

C (informar) imponer a algn DE or EN algo to inform sb OF o ABOUT sth

D ( Relig):

imponerle las manos a algn to lay one's hands upon o on sb

E ( Esp frml) ‹dinero/fondos› to deposit

F ( Chi) (a la seguridad social) to contribute

■ imponer

vi

(infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposing

su mera presencia impone he has an imposing presence, his mere presence is imposing

su dominio de la situación impone his command of the situation is impressive

■ imponerse

v pron

A

1 ( refl) ‹horario› to set oneself; ‹régimen› to impose … on oneself

2 «idea» to become established

3 ( frml); «cambio/decisión» to be imperative ( frml)

se impone tomar una decisión hoy mismo it is imperative that a decision is o be made today

se impone la necesidad de un cambio a change is imperative, there is an urgent need for a change

4 ‹color/estilo› to come into fashion, become fashionable

este invierno se han impuesto las faldas por debajo de la rodilla skirts below the knee have become fashionable o have come into fashion this winter

B (hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority

C ( frml) (vencer) to win

se impuso por puntos he won on points

se impondrá el sentido común common sense will prevail

imponerse A algn/algo to defeat o beat sb/sth

se impusieron a China por siete carreras a dos they beat China by seven runs to two

D ( frml) (enterarse) imponerse DE algo to acquaint oneself WITH sth

E ( Méx) (acostumbrarse) imponerse A algo; to become accustomed TO sth

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imponer ( conjugate imponer) verbo transitivo (frml)
a) to impose (frml);

◊ le impusieron una pena de un año de cárcel he was sentenced to one year in prison

b) ‹ respeto› to command;

‹ temor› to inspire, instill^{( conjugate instill)}
c) ‹ moda› to set

imponerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( refl) ‹horario/meta› to set oneself

b) [ idea] to become established

c) [color/estilo] to come into fashion

2 ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority
3 (frml) ( vencer) to win;
◊ se impondrá el sentido común common sense will prevail

imponer verbo transitivo
1 to impose: impuso su criterio contra el de todos, she imposed her viewpoint over that of others
2 (sobrecoger) to be impressive: la visión de la sangre le impone mucho, he can't stand the sight of blood
(suscitar respeto) to inspire respect
3 Fin to deposit
' imponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sancionar
- impuse
- poner
English:
apply
- compel
- dictate
- enforce
- impose
- keep
- levy
- reimpose
- sanction
- command
- embargo
- inflict
- mete out

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imponer

♦ vt

1. [forzar a aceptar]
imponer algo (a alguien) to impose sth (on sb);

a nadie le gusta que le impongan obligaciones no one likes to have responsibilities forced upon them;

desde el principio el campeón impuso un fuerte ritmo de carrera the champion set a healthy pace right from the start of the race;

el profesor impuso silencio en la clase the teacher silenced the class;

una política impuesta por el Banco Mundial a policy imposed by the World Bank

2. [aplicar]
imponer una multa/un castigo a alguien to impose a fine/a punishment on sb;

el juez le impuso una pena de dos años de cárcel the judge sentenced him to two years' imprisonment;

le impusieron la difícil tarea de sanear las finanzas de la empresa he was charged with the difficult task of straightening out the company's finances;

impusieron la obligatoriedad de llevar casco they made it compulsory to wear a helmet

3. [inspirar] [miedo, admiración] to inspire (a in);
imponer respeto (a alguien) to command respect (from sb)

4. [establecer] [moda] to set;
[costumbre] to introduce
5. [asignar] [nombre] to give;
[medalla, condecoración, título] to award;
a la isla se le impuso el nombre de su descubridor the island was named after the person who discovered it;

le fue impuesto el título de doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de México he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Mexico

6. [tributos, cargas fiscales] to impose (a on)

7. [en banca] to deposit

♦ vi

to be imposing;

el edificio impone por sus grandes dimensiones the size of the building makes it very imposing;

imponía con su presencia he had an imposing presence

♦ See also the pronominal verb imponerse

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imponer

<part impuesto>

I v/t

1 impose; impuesto impose, levy

2 miedo, respeto inspire

II v/i be imposing o

impressive

* * *

imponer {60} vt

1) : to impose

2) : to confer

imponer vi

: to be impressive, to command respect

♦ See also the reflexive verb imponerse

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imponer vb to impose

impone sus ideas a los demás he imposes his ideas on others

el juez le impuso la pena máxima the judge gave him the maximum sentence

imponer una multa a alguien to fine somebody

Spanish-English dictionary > imponer
15 impose

im'pouz
verb

1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) imponer

2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) imponer

3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) abusar de

•

- imposition

impose vb imponer

El gerundio de impose se escribe imposing

impose

tr[ɪm'pəʊz]

transitive verb

1 (gen) imponer (on, a)

■ the judge imposed a twelve-year sentence el juez impuso una condena de doce años

■ he's always imposing his opinions on us siempre nos impone sus opiniones

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to impose oneself on somebody aprovecharse de alguien

impose [ɪm'po:z] v, - posed ; - posing vt

: imponer

to impose a tax: imponer un impuesto

impose vi

to impose on : abusar de, molestar

to impose on her kindness: abusar de su bondad

impose

v.

• cargar v.

• imponer v.

ɪm'pəʊz
1.

transitive verb \<\<restriction/condition\>\> imponer*

it's been imposed on us by management — la dirección nos lo ha impuesto

the judge imposed the maximum sentence — el juez aplicó la pena máxima

2.

v refl

to impose oneself on somebody: if I may impose myself on you for a few more days — si puedo abusar de su amabilidad quedándome unos días más

3.

vi molestar

to impose ON o UPON somebody: I think I've imposed on him enough already me parece que ya lo he molestado or importunado bastante; to impose on somebody's goodwill — abusar de la buena voluntad de alguien

[ɪm'pǝʊz]
1.

VT [+ condition, fine, tax] imponer (on a); (Jur) [+ sentence] imponer

troops were brought in to impose order — se movilizaron tropas para imponer el orden

he tries to impose his views on everyone else — intenta imponer sus puntos de vista a los demás

to impose o.s. on sb — abusar de la amabilidad de algn

I couldn't possibly impose myself on you for dinner — estaría abusando de su amabilidad si me quedara a cenar

2.

VI

to impose (up)on — (=take advantage of) [+ kindness, hospitality] abusar de

I don't wish to impose (upon you) — no quiero abusar, no quiero molestar(le)

* * *
[ɪm'pəʊz]
1.

transitive verb \<\<restriction/condition\>\> imponer*

it's been imposed on us by management — la dirección nos lo ha impuesto

the judge imposed the maximum sentence — el juez aplicó la pena máxima

2.

v refl

to impose oneself on somebody: if I may impose myself on you for a few more days — si puedo abusar de su amabilidad quedándome unos días más

3.

vi molestar

to impose ON o UPON somebody: I think I've imposed on him enough already me parece que ya lo he molestado or importunado bastante; to impose on somebody's goodwill — abusar de la buena voluntad de alguien

English-spanish dictionary > impose
16 maximal

maximal, e, aux

[maksimal, o]

Adjectif (température, degré) máximo(ma)

* * *

maximal maksimal]

adjectivo

máximo

peine maximale

pena máxima

vitesse maximale autorisée

velocidade máxima permitida

Dicionário Francês-Português > maximal
17 castigo

m.

1 punishment.

castigo corporal corporal punishment

castigo ejemplar exemplary punishment

2 damage (daño).

infligir un duro castigo a to inflict severe damage on

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: castigar.

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castigo

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) punishment

2 (en deporte) penalty

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

levantar un castigo to lift a punishment

castigo ejemplar exemplary punishment

castigo máximo DEPORTE penalty

* * *

noun m.

1) punishment

2) penalty

* * *

SM

1) [por delito, falta] punishment

celda de castigo — punishment cell

una cosa así no puede quedarse sin castigo — such an act cannot go unpunished

el gobierno ha sufrido un duro castigo en las urnas — the government has suffered heavy losses in the elections

castigo corporal — corporal punishment

castigo divino — divine retribution

2) (Dep) penalty

área de castigo — penalty area, penalty box

golpe de castigo — (Rugby) penalty, penalty kick

3) (=tormento)

ese cantante es un castigo que no nos merecemos — we don't deserve to have a singer like that inflicted upon us

el partido fue un castigo para los aficionados — the match was purgatory for the fans

la artillería sometió durante horas a la ciudad a un duro castigo — the artillery pounded the city for hours on end

4) (Literat) correction

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masculino

1) (de un delincuente, estudiante, niño) punishment

se les impondrán castigos severos — they will be severely punished

levantar un castigo — to lift a punishment

- castigo corporal

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el castigo que recibió en el último asalto — the punishment he took in the last round

el castigo que la crisis ha infligido a esta zona — the severe o terrible effects the crisis has had on this area

* * *

= discipline, punishment, sanction, chastisement, retribution, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], bane.

Ex. In this context, salaries, bonus schemes and promotion are considered along with the corollaries of discipline and even dismissal for those who do not meet the required standard.

Ex. The public outcry at the lack of punishment for what he had done was tremendous.

Ex. One of the principles that was demonstrated in this study was that workers are more motivated by social rewards and sanctions than by economic incentives.

Ex. If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.

Ex. Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.

Ex. In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.

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* administrar castigo = administer + punishment.

* castigo físico = physical punishment.

* castigo merecido = retribution.

* castigo público = public whipping.

* castigos corporales = corporal punishment.

* de castigo = punitive.

* impartir castigo = mete out + punishment, administer + punishment.

* imponer castigo = mete out + punishment.

* justo castigo = nemesis.

* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.

* severo castigo = severe punishment.

* sin castigo = impunitive, unpunished.

* * *

masculino

1) (de un delincuente, estudiante, niño) punishment

se les impondrán castigos severos — they will be severely punished

levantar un castigo — to lift a punishment

- castigo corporal

2) (daño, perjuicio)

el castigo que recibió en el último asalto — the punishment he took in the last round

el castigo que la crisis ha infligido a esta zona — the severe o terrible effects the crisis has had on this area

* * *

= discipline, punishment, sanction, chastisement, retribution, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], bane.

Ex: In this context, salaries, bonus schemes and promotion are considered along with the corollaries of discipline and even dismissal for those who do not meet the required standard.

Ex: The public outcry at the lack of punishment for what he had done was tremendous.

Ex: One of the principles that was demonstrated in this study was that workers are more motivated by social rewards and sanctions than by economic incentives.

Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.

Ex: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.

Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.

* administrar castigo = administer + punishment.

* castigo físico = physical punishment.

* castigo merecido = retribution.

* castigo público = public whipping.

* castigos corporales = corporal punishment.

* de castigo = punitive.

* impartir castigo = mete out + punishment, administer + punishment.

* imponer castigo = mete out + punishment.

* justo castigo = nemesis.

* quedar sin castigo = go + unpunished.

* severo castigo = severe punishment.

* sin castigo = impunitive, unpunished.

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castigo

masculine

A (de un delincuente) punishment; (de un niño) punishment

se les impondrán castigos más severos a estos delincuentes these criminals will be given harsher sentences o will be punished more severely

si te portas bien, te levantaré el castigo if you behave, I'll let you off o lift your punishment

Compuesto:

castigo corporal

corporal punishment

B

1

(daño, perjuicio): el castigo que recibió en el último asalto the punishment he took in the last round

infligieron un duro castigo al enemigo they inflicted heavy losses on the enemy

el castigo que la crisis ha infligido a esta zona the severe o terrible effects the crisis has had on this area

2 ( Taur) punishment

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Del verbo castigar: ( conjugate castigar)

castigo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

castigó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
castigar
castigo
castigó
castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to punish;

◊ fueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentence

b) ‹ niño› ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep … in detention;

( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
◊ lo castigoon sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert

castigo sustantivo masculino
punishment;
◊ castigo corporal corporal punishment;

les impusieron castigos severos they were severely punished;
levantar un castigo to lift a punishment
castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize
castigo sustantivo masculino
1 punishment
2 Jur penalty
3 Dep área de castigo, penalty area

' castigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aleccionador
- aleccionadora
- bárbara
- bárbaro
- celda
- corporal
- inmerecida
- inmerecido
- justa
- justo
- levantamiento
- librar
- paquete
- pena
- perdonar
- poner
- pura
- puro
- salvarse
- sanción
- sancionar
- severa
- severidad
- severo
- voto
- zafarse
- área
- dar
- efectivo
- ejemplar
- escapar
- exagerado
- levantar
- leve
- merecer
- pegar
- penitencia
- rigor
- riguroso
- suplicio
- temer
- zona
English:
administer
- corporal
- discipline
- disobedient
- get off
- hard
- harsh
- inflict
- mild
- nemesis
- penalty
- penalty area
- penalty box
- punishment
- punitive
- retribution
- richly
- example
- get
- penance
- unpunished

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castigo nm

1. [sanción] punishment;

una expedición militar de castigo a punitive military expedition;

nos levantaron el castigo por buen comportamiento we were let off the rest of our punishment for good behaviour

Comp
castigo corporal corporal punishment;
castigo ejemplar exemplary punishment

2. Dep
máximo castigo penalty;

el árbitro señaló el máximo castigo the referee pointed to the spot

3. [daño] damage;

infligir un duro castigo a to inflict severe damage on

4. Fam [molestia, suplicio]
¡qué castigo de niño/hombre! what a pain that child/man is!

5. Taurom wound

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castigo

m punishment

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castigo nm

: punishment

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castigo n punishment

te mereces un castigo you deserve to be punished

Spanish-English dictionary > castigo
18 castigo

Del verbo castigar: ( conjugate castigar) \ \
castigo es: \ \
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

castigó es: \ \
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries: castigar castigo castigó
castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to punish;

◊ fueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentence

b) ‹ niño› ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep … in detention;
( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
◊ lo castigoon sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert

castigo sustantivo masculino punishment;
◊ castigo corporal corporal punishment;
les impusieron castigos severos they were severely punished; levantar un castigo to lift a punishment
castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize
castigo sustantivo masculino
1 punishment
2 Jur penalty
3 Dep área de castigo, penalty area ' castigo' also found in these entries: Spanish: aleccionador - aleccionadora - bárbara - bárbaro - celda - corporal - inmerecida - inmerecido - justa - justo - levantamiento - librar - paquete - pena - perdonar - poner - pura - puro - salvarse - sanción - sancionar - severa - severidad - severo - voto - zafarse - área - dar - efectivo - ejemplar - escapar - exagerado - levantar - leve - merecer - pegar - penitencia - rigor - riguroso - suplicio - temer - zona English: administer - corporal - discipline - disobedient - get off - hard - harsh - inflict - mild - nemesis - penalty - penalty area - penalty box - punishment - punitive - retribution - richly - example - get - penance - unpunished

English-spanish dictionary > castigo
19 castigar

castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
a) ( en general) to punish;

◊ fueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentence

b) ‹ niño› ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep … in detention;
( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
◊ lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert

castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize ' castigar' also found in these entries: Spanish: enterarse - sancionar English: book - cane - deal with - penalize - punish - chastise

English-spanish dictionary > castigar
20 prisión

f.

1 prison, correctional institution, jailhouse, lockup.

2 imprisonment, confinement, prison, incarceration.

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prisión

► nombre femenino

1 prison

■ lo han condenado a tres años de prisión he's been sentenced to three years imprisonment

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en prisión preventiva to be remanded in custody, be on remand

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noun f.

1) jail, prison

2) imprisonment

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SF

1) (=cárcel) prison

prisión de alta o máxima seguridad — top-security prison

2) (=encarcelamiento) imprisonment

cinco años de prisión — five years' imprisonment, prison sentence of five years

prisión domiciliaria — house-arrest

prisión mayor — sentence of more than six years and a day

prisión menor — sentence of less than six years and a day

prisión perpetua — life imprisonment

prisión preventiva — preventive detention

el juez ha decretado la prisión preventiva — the judge remanded him in custody

3) pl prisiones (=grillos) shackles, fetters

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femenino

1) ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)

2) ( pena) imprisonment

condenado a seis años de prisión — sentenced to six years' imprisonment

•

- prisión mayor

- prisión menor

- prisión preventiva or provisional

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= prison, gaol [jail, -USA], jail [gaol, -UK], correctional institution, imprisonment, correctional facility.

Ex. For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.

Ex. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.

Ex. This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.

Ex. The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.

Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.

Ex. These trends are expected to result in library service to correctional facilities of comparable quality to those services available to the public.

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* biblioteca de prisión = prison library.

* bibliotecario de prisiones = prison librarian.

* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.

* celda de prisión = prison cell.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* decretar prisión preventiva = remand.

* director de prisión = prison warden.

* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.

* escaparse de la prisión = break out of + prison.

* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.

* fuga de la prisión = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].

* funcionario de prisión = prison warder.

* funcionario de prisiones = gaoler [jailer, -USA].

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* prisión militar = military prison.

* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.

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femenino

1) ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)

2) ( pena) imprisonment

condenado a seis años de prisión — sentenced to six years' imprisonment

•

- prisión mayor

- prisión menor

- prisión preventiva or provisional

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= prison, gaol [jail, -USA], jail [gaol, -UK], correctional institution, imprisonment, correctional facility.

Ex: For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.

Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.

Ex: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.

Ex: The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.

Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.

Ex: These trends are expected to result in library service to correctional facilities of comparable quality to those services available to the public.

* biblioteca de prisión = prison library.

* bibliotecario de prisiones = prison librarian.

* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.

* celda de prisión = prison cell.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* decretar prisión preventiva = remand.

* director de prisión = prison warden.

* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.

* escaparse de la prisión = break out of + prison.

* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.

* fuga de la prisión = prison break, jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK], gaolbreak [jailbreak, US].

* funcionario de prisión = prison warder.

* funcionario de prisiones = gaoler [jailer, -USA].

* pena de prisión = custodial sentence, jail sentence.

* prisión militar = military prison.

* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.

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prisión

feminine

A (edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary ( AmE)

Compuestos:

● prisión abierta

open prison

● prisión de alta seguridad

high-security prison

● prisión de máxima seguridad

maximum-security o top-security prison

B (pena) imprisonment

fue condenado a seis años de prisión he was sentenced to six years' imprisonment o six years in prison, he was given a six-year prison sentence

Compuestos:

● prisión mayor

long-term prison sentence ( 6 to 12 years)

● prisión menor

medium-term prison sentence ( 6 months to 6 years)

● prisión preventiva or provisional

preventive detention

el juez decretó la prisión preventiva or provisional the judge ordered him to be remanded in custody

está detenido en régimen de prisión preventiva or provisional he is being held in preventive detention, he is in custody awaiting trial, he is being held on remand ( BrE)

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prisión sustantivo femenino
1 ( edificio) prison, jail, penitentiary (AmE)
2 ( pena) prison sentence;
◊ seis años de prisión six years' imprisonment

prisión sustantivo femenino
1 (lugar) prison, jail
2 (condena) imprisonment
prisión preventiva, protective custody
' prisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
preventiva
- preventivo
- talego
- arresto
- cárcel
- dirección
- director
- ingresar
- módulo
- recluir
- seguridad
English:
breakout
- carry
- confinement
- convict
- correctional facility
- demonstrate
- escape
- eventual
- fact
- guardhouse
- jail
- maximum
- prison
- remand
- sentence
- stockade
- community
- imprisonment
- -like
- penitentiary
- suspended

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prisión nf

1. [cárcel] prison

Comp
prisión de máxima seguridad top-security prison;
prisión de régimen abierto open prison

2. [encarcelamiento] imprisonment;

fue condenado a veinte años de prisión he was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment

Comp
prisión incondicional remand without bail;
prisión mayor = prison sentence of between six years and twelve years;

prisión menor = prison sentence of between six months and six years;

prisión preventiva preventive custody

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prisión

f prison, jail

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prisión nf, pl prisiones

1) cárcel: prison, jail

2) encarcelamiento: imprisonment

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prisión n prison

Spanish-English dictionary > prisión

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