Synonyms: sanción, corrección, correctivo, pena, condena, reprimenda, leña, mortificación, aflicción, suplicio, pesadumbre
castigo = punishment masculine noun
English Translation of CASTIGO
: punishmentcelda de castigo punishment cell una cosa así no puede quedarse sin castigo such an act cannot go unpunished el gobierno ha sufrido un duro castigo en las urnas the government has suffered heavy losses in the elections ese cantante es un castigo que no nos merecemos we don't deserve to have a singer like that inflicted upon us el partido fue un castigo para los aficionados the match was purgatory for the fans la artillería sometió durante horas a la ciudad a un duro castigo the artillery pounded the city for hours on end
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