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| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
penalize [sb],
also UK: penalise [sb]⇒ vtr | (punish [sb]) | straffa, bestraffa vtr |
| | 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]) | straffa ngn för ngt, bestraffa ngn för ngt vtr + prep |
| | 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]) | straffa ngn för att den gör ngt vbal uttr |
| | The store penalizes people for shoplifting by calling the police. |
penalize [sb],
also UK: penalise [sb] vtr | (subject to a disadvantage) | straffa vtr |
| | (i sport) | ge ngn minuspoäng vtr + s |
| | The austerity measures announced in the budget will penalise poorer families. |