| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| give sb what for v expr | UK, AU, dated, informal (punish sb) | straffa⇒ vtr |
| | (omodern) | aga⇒ vtr |
| | I'll give Harry what for if I catch him stealing again. |
| 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. |
| punish sb vtr | (penalty for offence) | bestraffa⇒, straffa⇒ vtr |
| | The teacher punished her student for being late to class. |
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. |
| chastise sb vtr | dated (punish sb, esp. physically) | bestraffa⇒, straffa⇒ vtr |
| | (ålderdomligt) | tukta⇒ vtr |
| | In the old days, it was common for headteachers to use a cane to chastise their pupils. |
| chasten sb vtr | formal (chastise, reprimand) | bestraffa⇒, straffa⇒ vtr |
| | (ålderdomligt) | tukta⇒ vtr |
| | My boss chastened me for the mistake I made on the report. |
| crack down on sb vi phrasal + prep | informal (punish) (bildlig) | klämma åt ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | straffa⇒ vtr |
| | Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| strafe sb vtr | figurative (punish severely) | straffa⇒, bestraffa⇒ vtr |
| | (omodern) | tukta⇒ vtr |
| | The boss strafed my coworker today for coming to work late again. |
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. |