Usage examples of "punishing" in English with translation to French

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What are you punishing them for? Pour quoi les punissez-vous ?

They say that on Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus's ghost rises up from its grave and flies around the world, punishing the bad boys and girls who don't believe in Christopher Columbus. Ils disent que le Jour de Colomb, le fantôme de Christophe Colomb sort de sa tombe et parcourt le monde en punissant les méchants enfants qui ne croient pas en Christophe Colomb.

Dangerous driving should be punished. Les conduites dangereuses devraient être punies.

He was punished for lying. Il a été puni pour avoir menti.

I demand that he be punished. J'exige qu'il soit puni.

She wished to punish only those responsible. Elle ne souhaitait punir que ceux qui étaient responsables.

Punish the wicked and save the weak. Punir les mauvais et sauver les faibles.

No one was punished for the fiasco. Personne n'a été puni pour le fiasco.

People who break the law are punished. Les gens qui violent la loi sont punies.

He didn't like to be punished. Il n'aimait pas être puni.

We punished him according to the rules. Nous l'avons puni comme le veut la règle.

Hold your tongue, or you'll be punished. Tiens ta langue ou tu seras puni.

One is punished most for one's virtues. On est davantage puni pour ses vertus.

Those who violate the rules will be punished. Ceux qui violent les lois seront punis.

We thought it wrong that you should punish him. Nous pensions qu'il était injuste que vous dussiez le punir.

I thought it was absurd that you got punished. Je pensai qu'il était absurde que vous soyez puni.

If you commit a crime, you must be punished. Si vous commettez un délit, vous serez puni.

We thought it was absurd that you got punished. Nous pensions qu'il était absurde que tu sois puni.

In the name of the moon, we'll punish you! Au nom de la lune, je vais te punir !

Mr White punished the boy for cheating on the examination. M. White a puni le garçon pour avoir triché au contrôle.

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