punishing

[US]/'pʌnɪʃɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ekstremt krævende; skarp.
Word Forms
Present Participlepunishing

Phrases & Collocations

punishing schedule

straffende plan

punishing workout

straffende trening

punishing punishment

straffende straff

harshly punishing

straffende streng

punishing regime

straffende regime

Example Sentences

the recession was having a punishing effect on our business.

reksjonen hadde en straffende effekt på vår forretning.

In judge"s management part, the article investigated emphatically centrical judge"s tenure of office, systems of rewarding and punishing and prohibiting calling on etc.

I domstolens ledelsesdel, undersøkte artikkelen kraftig sentrale dommeres embete, belønningssystemer og straffesystemer samt forbud mot å kontakte osv.

Equipped with a Corellian JumpMaster 5000 christened the Punishing One, Dengar was a one-man judge, jury and executioner tracking down criminals of the New Order.

Utstyrt med en Corellian JumpMaster 5000 krysantet til «The Punishing One», var Dengar en enkemannsdomstol, rettsskjerm og rettshandler som etterforsøkte kriminelle i den nye ordens.

Real-world Examples

He said that Jobs was punishing him.

Han sa at Jobs straffet ham.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

I hope you don't feel like I'm punishing you.

Jeg håper du ikke føler at jeg straffer deg.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

But the latest 50-day war that ended August 26 was particularly punishing, people here say.

Men den nyeste 50-dagerskrigen som endte 26. august var spesielt straffende, sier folk her.

Source: VOA Standard October 2014 Collection

Why are we punishing the trees for that?

Hvorfor straffer vi treene for det?

Source: Vox opinion

I'm not punishing you for an error.

Jeg straffer ikke deg for en feil.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

I was doing my best but the driver was still punishing me cruelly, which seemed very unfair.

Jeg gjorde det beste jeg kunne, men sjåføren straffet meg fortsatt nakne, noe som virket veldig urettferdig.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

Paradoxically, punishing fake injury might just encourage teams to polish their acting skills.

Paradoksalt nok kan å straffe falsk skade bare oppmuntre lagene til å polisere deres skuespillferdigheter.

Source: The Economist - International

But the enforcement power, the right to punish, everyone can do the punishing in the state of nature.

Men gjennomføringsmakt, retten til å straffe, kan alle gjøre straffingen i den naturlige tilstanden.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

They'll enjoy punishing you in public too much.

De vil nyte å straffe deg offentlig for mye.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Or a daughter punishing the choices of her mother.

Eller en datter som straffer valgene til sin mor.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

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