castigar



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
castigar algo vtr (imponer una pena o sanción)punish vtr
  (child, forbid going out)ground vtr
  (US)penalize vtr
  (UK)penalise vtr
 La ley castiga los delitos graves con el encierro.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. The murderer was punished with the full force of the law.
castigar a alguien vtr + prep (obligar a cumplir pena)punish [sb] vtr
 Castigaron al niño por llegar tarde a clase.
 The boy was punished for being late to class.
castigar vtr (afligir, mortificar)cripple vtr
  punish vtr
 El gobierno castiga a la población con el alza de los precios.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. All these so-called austerity measures are crippling people.
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Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
castigar vtr (fenómeno natural: estropear)hit vtr
  afflict vtr
  damage, harm vtr
 El campo fue un sector duramente castigado por las recientes inundaciones.
 The countryside was severely hit by the recent floods.
castigar vtr MX (recortar gastos, inversiones)cut, discount vtr
  (more extreme)slash vtr
 Algunas empresas castigan sus precios con tal de no quedarse con la mercancía.
 Some businesses are cutting their prices to clear all their stock.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
castigar a alguien por algo loc verb (imponer un castigo)punish [sb] for [sth] v expr
 Castigaron al niño por llegar tarde a clase.
 The child was punished for arriving to class late.
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