punishment

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pun′ish mənt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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punishment n (penalty for offence)castigo nm
  sanción nf
  penalización nf
  multa nf
 Emily's punishment for staying out all night was to be grounded for two weeks.
 El castigo de Emily por haber salido toda la noche fue estar dos semanas en penitencia.
punishment n figurative (rough treatment) (figurado)castigo nm
  (figurado)paliza nf
 The woman told the rider he should let his horse rest as she did not think it could take any more punishment.
 La mujer le dijo al jinete que dejara descansar al caballo, ya que no creía que pudiera soportar más castigo.
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Additional Translations
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punishment n (act of punishing)castigo nm
 Emily thought her parents' punishment of her was unfair.
 Emily creía que el castigo de sus padres era injusto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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capital punishment n (death penalty)pena capital loc nom f
 Some countries don't have a death penalty as they do not believe in capital punishment.
 Algunos países no tienen pena de muerte porque no creen en la pena capital.
corporal punishment n (physical: beating, caning)castigo físico loc nom m
 Corporal punishment is now illegal in schools in the UK.
 El castigo físico ahora es ilegal en las escuelas del Reino Unido.
  castigo corporal loc nom m
 El castigo corporal ahora es ilegal en las escuelas del Reino Unido.
  (derecho)pena corporal loc nom f
 La pena corporal ahora es ilegal en las escuelas del Reino Unido.
cruel and unusual punishment n (treatment: barbaric)castigo cruel e inusual grupo nom
 The death penalty is considered cruel and unusual punishment in almost all civilized countries.
 La pena de muerte es considerada un castigo cruel e inusual en la mayoría de los países civilizados.
  castigo aberrante nm + adj
Note: En principio "aberrante" significa "inusual", "que se aparta de lo normal" pero el uso actual le da también connotación de "atroz", "brutal".
exemplary punishment n (law: warning)pena ejemplificadora loc nom f
  pena ejemplar loc nom f
a glutton for punishment n informal (person who accepts hard work) (figurado)masoquista n común
mitigation of punishment n (law: reduced sentence)atenuación de la pena nf + loc adj
  reducción de la pena, reducción de la condena nf + loc adj
stiff punishment n (severe penalty)sanción severa nf + adj
  castigo severo nm + adj
 Se le debe imponer una sanción severa por el perjuicio que ha causado.
  duro castigo adj + nm
 Los sometieron a un duro castigo y no habían hecho nada para merecerlo.
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'punishment' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ass-kicking - beating - belt - cane - caning - chastisement - comeuppance - commination - community service - commutable - commutation - confiscation - consequence - correction - deal out - death penalty - death sentence - detention - disciplinary action - disciplinary measures - disciplinary proceeding - disciplinary rule - discipline - ducking stool - dunce cap - easy - flogging - get - get away with it - get off with - grounding - hair shirt - hanging - harsh - have coming - hellfire - hiding - imprisonment - imprisonment for life - impunity - in trouble - inflict - jail sentence - just deserts - karma - lashing - let off the hook - marked - mete out - mortification
Spanish:
bolina - correctivo - escarmiento - penitencia - punición - paquete - pena - a título de pena - aplicar un castigo - castigo - castigo divino - celda de castigo - ejecución capital - horror - impunemente - irle a uno la marcha - levantar el castigo - pena accesoria - pena capital - pena infamante - sádico - sanción disciplinaria - sanción penal - tras cuernos, palos

Collocations: a punishment for the crime, cruel and unusual punishment, punishment for your [crimes, poor behavior], more...

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