punish

1. (transitive)To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

   If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person.

   bestrafen, strafen

   нака́зыватьnakázyvatʹ, наказа́тьnakazátʹ, кара́тьkarátʹ

   кара́тиkaráty, покара́тиpokaráty, нака́зуватиnakázuvaty

2. (figuratively, transitive)To treat harshly and unfairly.

3. (colloquial, transitive)To handle or beat severely; to maul.

4. (colloquial, transitive)To consume a large quantity of.

1. What are you punishing them for?

   За що ти їх караєш? — bicolino34

   ruЗа что ты их наказываешь? — marafon

   deWeswegen bestrafen Sie sie? — MUIRIEL

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2. The student was punished for cheating.

   Студентів покарали за списування. — deniko

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3. I demand that he be punished.

   Я потребую щоб він був покараний. — shanghainese

   ruЯ требую, чтобы он был наказан. — marafon

   deIch verlange, dass er bestraft wird. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Tom didn't want to be punished.

   Том не хотів бути покараним. — deniko

   ruТом не хочет, чтобы его наказали. — marafon

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5. Tom isn't going to be punished.

   Тома не покарають. — deniko

   deTom wird nicht bestraft werden. — Naina

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