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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
punish [sb]⇒ vtr (penalty for offence)castigar⇒ vtr
  sancionar⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 The teacher punished her student for being late to class.
 El profesor castigó al estudiante por llegar tarde a clases.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
punish [sth]⇒ vtr (treat harshly) (figurado)dar una paliza loc verb
  (figurado)castigar⇒ vtr
 The rider was really punishing his horse, pushing him ever faster even though it was obvious the poor animal was exhausted.
 El jinete estaba dándole una paliza a su caballo, forzándolo a pesar de que era obvio que estaba exhausto.
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'punished' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
catch it - get away with - get away with murder - get in trouble - get into trouble - get your due - hang

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