Usage examples of "punish" in English with translation to Spanish

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What's the best way to punish a dog? ¿Cuál es la mejor forma de castigar a un perro?

In the name of the moon, we'll punish you! En nombre de la luna, ¡te castigaremos!

In Singapore, a way to punish criminals is to whip them. En Singapur, una de las formas de castigar a los criminales es azotarlos.

Don't punish him for breaking the window. He is not to blame. No lo castiguen por romper la ventana. Él no es culpable.

Until 1986, in the schools of England, it was legal to punish children with belts, sticks, and clubs. Hasta el año 1986 fue legal el castigo de los niños en las escuelas de Inglaterra, con correas, varas y cachiporras.

Parents and adults punish children when they tell a lie, but it could be argued that often they aren’t themselves good examples of sincerity. Padres y adultos castigan a los niños cuando dicen alguna mentira, pero puede decirse que a veces aquellos mismos no son buenos ejemplos de sinceridad.

He was punished for lying. Le castigaron por mentir.

Murder is punished by death. El asesinato es penado de muerte.

Tom deserves to be punished. Tom merece ser castigado.

The pupil was punished for smoking. El alumno fue castigado por fumar.

Mary punished her daughter for lying. Mary castigó a su hija por mentir.

What are you punishing them for? ¿Por qué les estás castigando?

They insisted on the criminal being punished. Insistieron en que el criminal fuera castigado.

People who break the law are punished. La gente que rompe la ley es castigada.

He didn't like to be punished. A él no le gustaba que le castigaran.

We punished him according to the rules. Lo castigamos de acuerdo a las reglas.

One is punished most for one's virtues. Uno es castigado por la mayoría de sus virtudes.

I thought it was absurd that you got punished. Yo pensé que era absurdo que te castigaran.

What have we done to be punished like this. ¿Qué hemos hecho para ser castigados así?

The probability of Tom being punished is very small. La probabilidad de que Tom sea castigado es muy pequeña.

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