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punishing

/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/

Translations

punishinggerund / present participle

/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/

éprouvantSe dit d’une épreuve, d’un effort ou de conditions très difficiles et fatigants.

The marathon was a punishing test of endurance for all the runners.

Le marathon était une épreuve éprouvante d’endurance pour tous les coureurs.

punitifAu sens de « qui inflige une punition » ; registre courant et soutenu.

The coach's punishing training regimen left the athletes exhausted but prepared.

Le régime d’entraînement punitif de l’entraîneur a laissé les athlètes épuisés mais prêts.

Synonyms

Antonyms

punishingnoun

/ˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ/

Gerund form functioning as an uncountable noun meaning the act of imposing punishment

punitionAu sens du fait de punir ou de la sanction infligée.

The punishing of offenders is meant to deter future crimes.

La punition des contrevenants vise à dissuader de futurs crimes.

punishverb

punishing

Gerund

punished

Past Simple

punished

Past Participle

punishing

Gerund

/ˈpʌnɪʃ/

punir

The teacher decided to punish the student for cheating on the exam.

L’enseignant a décidé de punir l’élève pour avoir triché à l’examen.

Additional translations

malmenerS’emploie surtout au sens figuré pour une force, une météo ou des conditions qui endommagent durement quelque chose.

engloutirSens familier: consommer avec gourmandise ou intensité.

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Definitions

punishinggerund / present participle

Causing great difficulty or hardship; demanding or exhausting.

The marathon was a punishing test of endurance for all the runners.

Inflicting or intended to inflict punishment.

The coach's punishing training regimen left the athletes exhausted but prepared.

punishingnoun

The act or process of punishing; the imposition of a penalty.

The punishing of offenders is meant to deter future crimes.

punishverb

To subject (a person or group) to a penalty or sanction for wrongdoing, fault, or misbehavior.

The teacher decided to punish the student for cheating on the exam.

To cause severe stress, damage, or hardship to something through intense force, use, or conditions.

Relentless waves punished the coastline during the storm.

Informal: To consume, use, or defeat with great vigor or intensity.

After the game, she punished a whole pizza by herself.