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1 punishing
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2 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) syyllistyä liialliseen (lempeyteen) -
3 lenient
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4 punishment
• ojennus• rangaistusseuraamus• rankaisu• rangaistus• löylytys• kuritus• läksytys* * *1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) rangaistus2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) rangaistus -
5 sort out
• panna järjestykseen• erotella• selvittää• lajitella* * *1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) valikoida2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) selvittää3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) ottaa käsittelyyn -
6 whip
• ommella yliluoden• ruoska• ruoskia• vatkata• vitsa• vispata• siepata• antaa selkään• voittaa• rientää• raippa• ratsupiiska• tempaista• kiitää• livahtaa• peistä• pieksää• suomia• yliluotella• kurittaa• piiskurin määräys• piestä• piiskata• piiskuri• piiska• piiskanisku* * *wip 1. noun1) (a long cord or strip of leather attached to a handle, used for punishing people, driving horses etc: He carries a whip but he would never use it on the horse.) ruoska2) (in parliament, a member chosen by his party to make sure that no one fails to vote on important questions.) puoluepiiskuri2. verb1) (to strike with a whip: He whipped the horse to make it go faster; The criminals were whipped.) ruoskia2) (to beat (eggs etc).) vatkata3) (to move fast especially with a twisting motion like a whip: Suddenly he whipped round and saw me; He whipped out a revolver and shot her.) sännätä, tempaista•- whiplash- whipped cream
- whip up
См. также в других словарях:
punishing — index cruel, disciplinary (punitory), harsh, penal, punitive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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punishing — /ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/ (say punishing) adjective severely taxing; extremely unpleasant: I found the long, hot trip to Yass very punishing. –punishingly, adverb …
punishing — adjective 1. resulting in punishment the king imposed a punishing tax • Participle of verb: ↑punish 2. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort worked their arduous way up the mining valley a grueling… … Useful english dictionary
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punishing — /pun i shing/, adj. causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds. [1425 75; late ME punyesand; see PUNISH, ING2] * * * … Universalium
punishing — adj. Punishing is used with these nouns: ↑schedule … Collocations dictionary
punishing — pun|ish|ing [ pʌnıʃıŋ ] adjective extremely difficult, tiring, or damaging: a punishing exercise schedule ╾ pun|ish|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
punishing — adjective a punishing schedule Syn: arduous, demanding, taxing, onerous, burdensome, strenuous, rigorous, stressful, trying; hard, difficult, tough, exhausting, tiring, grueling, crippling, relentless; informal killing Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
