strafen
to punish
English translations
- 01
punish
- 02
punishments
Word details
- German meaning
- Jemanden für ein Fehlverhalten zur Rechenschaft ziehen.
- English meaning
- Punish
- Synonym
- ahnden, sanktionieren
- German example
- Die Eltern haben das Kind für sein Verhalten gestraft.
- English example
- The parents punished the child for their behavior.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich strafe du strafst er/sie/es ich straft wir strafen ihr strafet sie strafen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gestraft du hast gestraft er/sie/es hat gestraft wir haben gestraft ihr habt gestraft sie haben gestraft
- Past
- ich strafte du straftest er/sie/es strafte wir straften ihr straftet sie straften
Related words
- bestrafen
penalize
- Lügen strafen
Lies punish
- abstrafen
Punish
- Lügen strafen
To disprove
- bestrafen
to punish
- seitliches Beschießen
strafen
- seitliches Feuer
strafen
- bestraft
bestrafen
- Ablaßhandel
Indulgence trade
- Ablasshandel
Indulgence trade
- Ablass
Indulgence
- Folter
torture
- Sanktion
Sanction
- Prügelstrafe
Corporal punishment
- Freiheitsstrafe
Imprisonment
- Zuckerbrot
Reward, incentive
- verurteilen
to condemn
- ein Exempel statuieren
to make an example of someone
- verdonnern
To sentence, to condemn
- abschreckend
deterrent
- sanktionieren
to sanction
- punitiv
Punitive means punishing or aimed at punishment.
- Strafe
Penalty, punishment
- Todesstrafe
Death penalty
- Vergeltungsmassnahme
Retaliatory measure
- Geldstrafe
Fine
- Verdamnis
Damnation refers to the state of eternal punishment and separation from God, often in a religious context.
- Vehme
Vehmic court
- Strafgerichtsbarkeit
Criminal jurisdiction refers to the authority of a court to judge criminal offenses and impose penalties.
- Strafgericht
A criminal court is a court that judges criminal offenses and imposes penalties.
- Vorstrafe
prior conviction, criminal record
- Brandzeichen
Brand
- Tupilak
A Tupilak is a mythical creature in Inuit mythology, created from animal bones and other materials to seek revenge.
- Kerkerstrafe
Imprisonment in a dungeon
- Bewährungsstrafe
Probation
- foltern
To torture
- ahnden
To punish means to impose or execute a penalty for an offense or transgression.
- züchtigen
To punish someone physically or morally in order to improve them.
- kielholen
keelhauling
- pfeffern
to pepper; to criticize sharply
- geißeln
To castigate
- Haftstrafe
Imprisonment
- drakonisch
Draconian
- Gefängnisstrafe
Prison sentence
Example sentences with “strafen”
Das Schicksal wird ihn dafür strafen. (Fate will punish him for that.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'strafen' common?
'Bestrafen' is much more common in everyday language. 'Strafen' is often used in literary or abstract contexts.