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1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) castigo2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) castigo, penapunishment n castigotr['pʌnɪʃmənt]1 (gen) castigo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make the punishment fit the crime adecuar el castigo al crimento take a lot of punishment figurative use haber sido muy castigado,-acapital punishment pena de muerte, pena capitalcorporal punishment castigo físicopunishment ['pʌnɪʃmənt] n: castigo mn.• castigo s.m.• condenación s.f.• escarmiento s.m.• pena s.f.• punición s.f.• suplicio s.m.'pʌnɪʃmənta) c u ( chastisement) castigo mlet the punishment fit the crime — (set phrase) que el castigo sea acorde con la gravedad del delito
b) u ( rough treatment)it's taken a lot of punishment — ha sido muy maltratado or (fam) baqueteado
he took a lot of punishment in the seventh round — se llevó una buena paliza en el séptimo asalto (fam)
['pʌnɪʃmǝnt]N1) (=punishing, penalty) castigo m2) (fig) * malos tratos mplto take a lot of punishment — (Sport) recibir una paliza *; [car, furniture etc] recibir muchos golpes
* * *['pʌnɪʃmənt]a) c u ( chastisement) castigo mlet the punishment fit the crime — (set phrase) que el castigo sea acorde con la gravedad del delito
b) u ( rough treatment)it's taken a lot of punishment — ha sido muy maltratado or (fam) baqueteado
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2 punishment
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3 corporal punishment
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4 take away as punishment
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5 capital punishment
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6 to make the punishment fit the crime
adecuar el castigo al crimenEnglish-spanish dictionary > to make the punishment fit the crime
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7 to take a lot of punishment
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8 negative punishment
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9 alternate punishment
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10 arbitrary punishment
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11 capital punishment
s.pena capital, ejecución, pena de muerte, sentencia de muerte. -
12 condign punishment
s.castigo merecido. -
13 corporal punishment
s.1 castigos corporales.2 castigo corporal, pena corporal, castigo físico. -
14 corrective punishment
s.corrección disciplinaria, pena correccional. -
15 cumulative punishment
s.pena aumentada por delito habitual. -
16 escape punishment
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17 fair punishment
s.justo castigo. -
18 hard punishment
s.castigo duro. -
19 infamous punishment
s.pena infamante. -
20 lighter punishment
s.sanción más leve.
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