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rangaista — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chastise verb To criticise or scold someone sharply for something they did wrong.
  • flag noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
  • impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
  • pain noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
  • penalize verb To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
  • punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.

Senses

rangaista is used for these senses in English:

  • chastise (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
  • flag (sports) To penalize for an infraction.
  • impose To encroach or intrude, especially in a manner regarded as unfair or unwarranted; to presume, to take advantage of; also, to be a burden or inconvenience.
  • pain (transitive, obsolete) To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.
  • punish (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).
  • punish (transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.

flag — full definition

  1. noun A piece of cloth with a distinctive design, used as a symbol of a country, organization, or signal.
  2. noun A marker or indicator used to draw attention to something.
  3. verb To mark or point something out for attention.
  4. verb To signal someone or something to stop.
  5. verb To become tired or weak.

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