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Meaning of to punish | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. to punish, to castigate (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct)
  2. to ground, gate (to punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges)

Equivalents

العربية آخذ اقتص جازى جزى عاقب عزر نكل نهك
Bosanski kazniti kažnjavati кажњавати казнити карати
Čeština postihovat potrestat trestat
Deutsch abstrafen bestrafen strafen
Ελληνικά τιμωρώ
Español castigar
Suomi kepittää rangaista rankoa
Galego estampinar punir
עברית העניש ענש
Hrvatski kazniti kažnjavati кажњавати казнити карати
Bahasa Indonesia ganjar menghukum menghukumkan mengoreksi setrap
日本語 お仕置き 仕置き 処罰 刑 懲らす 懲罰 成敗 罪する 罰する
한국어 다스리다 벌주다 벌하다 응징하다 징벌하다 처벌하다
Latina animadverto castigo castro expio macto moneo multo plecto punio visito
Polski dać wycisk dawać wycisk karać karnościć pokarać pokazać, gdzie pieprz rośnie pokazać, gdzie raki zimują ukarać
Српски kazniti kažnjavati кажњавати казнити карати
Sesotho otla
Svenska bestraffa straffa
ไทย ลงโทษ
Türkçe ceza vermek cezalandırmak
Українська карати покарати
Tiếng Việt đánh đòn trừng phạt trừng trị xử phạt xử trí 罰

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

to pursue to push to put to put forward to put on to put on makeup

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