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

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Ellos se escaparon de su castigo. They escaped being punished.
Tom se merecía el castigo. Tom deserved the punishment.
Hasta el año 1986 fue legal el castigo de los niños en las escuelas de Inglaterra, con correas, varas y cachiporras. Until 1986, in the schools of England, it was legal to punish children with belts, sticks, and clubs.
Todo crimen exige un castigo. Every crime calls for punishment.
El que roba merece castigo. A person who steals deserves punishment.
Su castigo fue severo, pero justo. Their punishment was harsh, but just.
Ella enfrentó el castigo con una sonrisa. She took the punishment with a smile.
El castigo debería ser proporcional al crimen. The punishment should be in proportion to the crime.
Esta vez no vas a eludir tu castigo. This time, you won't avoid your punishment.
Ciertamente Tom no merecía el castigo que recibió. Tom certainly didn't deserve the punishment he received.
Yo creo que no merecía el castigo que obtuve. I don't think that I deserved the punishment I got.
En mi familia, el castigo por mentir era severo. In my family, the punishment for lying was severe.
Esta vez no te vas a escapar del castigo. This time, you won't escape punishment.
Debería haber una proporción entre el castigo y el crimen. The punishment should be proportionate to the crime.
Tú puedes enseñar buenos modales a los niños sin recurrir al castigo. You can teach good manners to children without resorting to punishment.
Estoy en contra de usar la muerte como castigo. También estoy en contra de usarla como recompensa. I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.
¿Por qué les estás castigando? What are you punishing them for?
El alumno fue castigado por fumar. The pupil was punished for smoking.
Si hacemos eso, debemos ser castigados. Were we to do such a thing, we should be punished.
Insistieron en que el criminal fuera castigado. They insisted on the criminal being punished.
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