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castigar

Nos castigaban; prohibido vivir en la superficie de este planeta.
We were being punished; prohibited from living on the surface of this planet.
Nos castigaban por no haber apostado antes.
We were being punished for not having bet before.
Era como que la castigaban por ser ella misma.
It was like she was penalized and punished for being herself.
Los estandares de comportamiento eran extremadamente altos y las violaciones se castigaban severamente.
Behavior standards were extremely high and violations were severely punished.
Otros más se castigaban por no poder derramar más lágrimas.
Some others chastised themselves for not being able to shed more tears.
Bruno Gröning declaró que lo castigaban por hacer el bien.
Bruno Gröning declared that he was punished because he did Good.
Mi primer colegio infantil; me castigaban por no aprenderme esa tabla.
My first school; they would punish me for not learning this multiplication table.
Todos, en la sala del Tribunal, sabían que castigaban a un inocente.
Everyone in the Courtroom knew they were punishing an innocent man.
Nunca me castigaban y yo me eché a perder.
They never punished me and I got spoiled.
A otros los castigaban hasta hacerles sangrar la boca o los ojos.
Others were beaten until their mouth or eyes bled.
Me castigaban si no me lavaba los dientes 3 veces al día.
I was punished if I didn't brush my teeth 3 times a day.
Nos castigaban y así crecimos, y por eso nunca opusimos resistencia.
And that's how it was. So we never fought back.
Además de eso, me castigaban igual... que a mis otros hermanos.
Besides, I used to have a tough time, just like the others.
Yo salía aquí mucho cuando me castigaban.
I used to come here all the time when I was grounded.
Y si llegaba tarde me castigaban.
And if I'm late, I get grounded.
Cuando estudiaba y me quedaba despierta hasta tarde, me castigaban por ser 'bohemia'.
When I was in college and stayed up late, they punished me for being 'bohemian.'
En realidad, lo que castigaban eran sus críticas al sistema y su enfrentamiento con el régimen.
In reality, what they punished were his criticisms of the system and his confrontation with the regime.
A mí siempre me castigaban.
They were always on my case.
¿Los que cumplían y hacían cumplir esas leyes y castigaban brutalmente a los que las desafiaban?
Those that upheld and enforced those laws and brutally punished people who defied them?
Se prohibían y castigaban severamente los trabajos forzados, el látigo o el trabajo de noche.
Forced labor and whipping were strictly forbidden and punished. Nighttime work was abolished.
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