punishment

punishment
noun
1) no pl. (punishing) Bestrafung, die
2) (penalty) Strafe, die
3) (coll.): (rough treatment)

take a lot of punishment — ganz schön getriezt od. gezwiebelt werden (ugs.). See also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 33)

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noun
1) (the act of punishing or process of being punished.) die Bestrafung
2) (suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc: He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.) die Strafe
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pun·ish·ment
[ˈpʌnɪʃmənt]
n
1. (penalty) Bestrafung f, Strafe f
capital \punishment Todesstrafe f
corporal \punishment körperliche Züchtigung, Prügelstrafe f
full [or maximum] \punishment Höchststrafe f
minimum \punishment Mindeststrafe f
to administer a \punishment (form) eine Strafe verhängen; LAW
to award a \punishment (form) eine Strafe zuerkennen
to escape \punishment der Strafe entgehen
to incur a \punishment sich akk strafbar machen
to inflict a \punishment eine Strafe verhängen fachspr
to mete out \punishment Strafe zumessen fachspr
to mitigate the \punishment die Strafe mildern fachspr
as a \punishment [for sth] als Strafe [für etw akk]
2. TECH (severe handling) starke [o harte] Beanspruchung, Strapazierung f; (rough treatment) harte [o grobe] Behandlung
to take \punishment in boxing Prügel beziehen fam, schwer einstecken müssen fig fam
3. (strain) Strapaze f, Belastung f, Schlauch m fig fam
to take a lot of \punishment device, equipment stark beansprucht [o strapaziert] werden
4.
▶ let [or make] the \punishment fit the crime (prov) [die Dinge] nicht mit zweierlei Maß messen
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['pʌnɪʃmənt]
n
1) (= penalty) Strafe f; (= punishing) Bestrafung f

you know the punishment for such offences — Sie wissen, welche Strafe darauf steht

to take one's punishment — seine Strafe akzeptieren

punishment beating — Bestrafungsaktion f

2) (fig inf)

to take a lot of punishment (car, furniture etc) — stark strapaziert werden; (Sport) vorgeführt werden (inf)

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punishment s
1. Bestrafung f (by durch)
2. Strafe f (auch JUR):
for (oder as) a punishment als oder zur Strafe
3. umg
a) grobe Behandlung
b) Boxen: Prügel pl:
take a punishment eine Menge einstecken müssen
c) Strapaze f, Schlauch m:
be subjected to heavy punishment arg mitgenommen oder strapaziert werden
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noun
1) no pl. (punishing) Bestrafung, die
2) (penalty) Strafe, die
3) (coll.): (rough treatment)

take a lot of punishment — ganz schön getriezt od. gezwiebelt werden (ugs.). See also take 1. 33)

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n.
Ahndung -en f.
Bestrafung f.
Strafe -n f.

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