Sentence examples of "punishment" in English

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Translations: all13 punition6 peine2 châtiment1 other translations4

Teenagers are God's punishment for having sex. Les adolescents sont la punition de Dieu pour la fornication.

Many countries have abolished capital punishment. Beaucoup de pays ont aboli la peine de mort.

An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment. Une majorité écrasante vota pour l'abolition de ce châtiment brutal.

This time, you won't avoid your punishment. Cette fois, tu n'échapperas pas à ta punition.

The punishment should be proportionate to the crime. La peine devrait être proportionnelle au crime.

The punishment should be in proportion to the crime. La punition devrait être proportionnelle au crime.

I don't think that I deserved the punishment I got. Je ne pense pas que je méritais la punition qui m'a été infligée.

I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward. Je suis contre l'utilisation de la mort en tant que punition. Je suis aussi contre son utilisation en tant que récompense.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments. Dans la nature il n'y a ni récompense ni punition.

Corporal punishment is now prohibited in schools. Les châtiments corporels sont maintenant interdits dans les écoles.

Every crime calls for punishment. Tous les crimes doivent être punis.

Ignorance does not protect against punishment. L'ignorance ne protège pas de la sanction.

Tatoeba: Where attention to detail is sacred, and punishment is swift. Tatoeba : Où l'attention au détail est sacrée et la sanction prompte.

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