WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
penalize [sb],
also UK: penalise [sb]⇒ vtr | (punish [sb]) | straffen, bestraffen overg. ww |
| | The school penalized students who were late to class by subtracting points from their grades. |
penalize [sb] for [sth],
also UK: penalise [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | (punish [sb] for [sth]) | straffen voor, bestraffen voor ww + vz |
| | We don't penalize children for creativity; we reward them. |
penalize [sb] for doing [sth],
also UK: penalise [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | (punish [sb] for doing [sth]) | straffen voor, bestraffen voor ww + vz |
| | The store penalizes people for shoplifting by calling the police. |
penalize [sb],
also UK: penalise [sb] vtr | (subject to a disadvantage) | iemand benadelen overg. ww |
| | | iemand een achterstand geven woordgr |
| | The austerity measures announced in the budget will penalise poorer families. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2025:
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| een afstraffing geven lidw+nw+ww | (iem. straffen) | punish vtr |
| | (UK) | penalise vtr |
| | (US) | penalize vtr |
| iemand straffen overg. ww | (beboeten) (UK) | penalise vtr |
| | (US) | penalize vtr |
| | | punish vtr |