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Matchande uppslagsord från andra sidan av ordboken. WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026: | Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| punitive adj | (relating to punishment) (förled) | straff- adj |
| | The company was late on their taxes and had to pay a punitive sum. |
| penal adj | (relating to prison) (förled) | fängelse- adj |
| | (förled) | straff- adj |
| | The penal employment opportunities were limited and payed very little. |
| Sammansatta former: |
| amercement n | (law: fine) (pengar, formell) | bot s |
| | (pengar, vardagligt) | böter spl |
| | | straff s |
| chastisement n | (punishment) | straff s |
| | (formell) | reprimand s |
| | | tillrättavisning s |
| come down on sb vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (punish) | straffa⇒ vtr |
| | | ge ngn ett straff vbal uttr |
| | The teacher came down on him for his repeated absence. |
| comeuppance n | informal (punishment) | tillrättavisning s |
| | | följd s |
| | | straff s |
| | Martha firmly believed that her abusers would receive their comeuppance. |
| correction n | dated (punishment) (formell) | korrektion s |
| | | straff s |
| | Young offenders used to be sent to this facility for correction. |
| damnation n | (being condemned to Hell) | fördömelse s |
| | | evigt straff adj + s |
| | For his sins, he was condemned to eternal damnation. |
| discipline n | uncountable (punishment) | straff, bestraffning s |
| | Discipline in this school is normally detention. |
| do time vi | slang (serve a prison sentence) (vardagligt) | sitta inne vitr + s |
| | | avtjäna straff vtr + s |
| | | sitta bakom lås och bom vbal uttr |
| forfeit n | (action performed as penalty) | straff s |
| | | påföljd s |
| | Maria lost the bet, so she paid the forfeit of doing all her brother's chores for a week. |
| get your due v expr | slang (be punished) | få sitt straff vbal uttr |
| | Simon got his due after the mafia finally found him. |
| penalty n | (punishment for action) (vardagligt) | straff s |
| | (juridiskt) | påföljd s |
| | (juridiskt, ekonomiskt) | vite, böter, skadestånd s |
| | The penalty for your crimes is ten years' imprisonment. |
| penalty n | (sports) | straff s |
| | (sport, ofta golf) | handikapp s |
| | The ref saw the high tackle and awarded a penalty. |
| penalty n | (soccer: penalty shot) (vardagligt) | straff s |
| | | straffskott, straffspark s |
| | Beckham is taking the penalty. |
| penalty n | (loss) | straff s |
| | | avdrag s |
| | | straffavgift s |
| | This is a fixed-term savings account; there are penalties if you withdraw your money early. |
| punishment n | (penalty for offence) | straff, bestraffning s |
| | Emily's punishment for staying out all night was to be grounded for two weeks. |
| punishment n | figurative (rough treatment) (påföljd) | straff, bestraffning s |
| | (bildligt, bokstavligt) | stryk, spö s |
| | The woman told the rider he should let his horse rest as she did not think it could take any more punishment. |
| punishment n | (act of punishing) | straff s |
| | | bestraffning s |
| | Emily thought her parents' punishment of her was unfair. |
| repercussion n | usually plural (negative consequence) (formell) | efterverkning s |
| | (negativ, ofta i plural) | konsekvens s |
| | (negativ) | straff, bestraffning s |
| | (negativ) | hämnd, vedergällning s |
| | Every single one of us is feeling the repercussions of the crash. |
| retribution n | (punishment) | hämnd s |
| | | straff s |
| | She found retribution in running up his credit card debt. |
| retribution n | (religious: punishment in afterlife) | syndernas straff s |
| | | straff s |
| | A life of sin will earn you retribution in Hell. |
| serve time vtr + n | (be in prison) | sitta i fängelse vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | sitta inne vitr partikel |
| | | avtjäna sitt straff vbal uttr |
| | Jones had served time for a theft conviction. |
| stretch n | slang (prison term) | straff, straffperiod s |
| | | strafflängd s |
| | (allmän) | tidsperiod s |
| | The judge sent him down for a ten-year stretch. |
| visitation n | (disaster: divine punishment) | himmelskt straff s |
| | | vedergällning s |
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