penar - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to punish so.  | punished, punished |	penar algo (or: a alguien)
to grieve for so.	penar a alguien
to prosecute  | prosecuted, prosecuted | [LAW]	penar algo (or: a alguien)
to mete out   - esp. punishment [form.]	imponer pena/castigo/sanción/multa
to commiserate with so.	sentir pena por alguien   - compadecerse
to be worth it  | was, been |	merecer la pena
to be worthwhile  | was, been |	merecer la pena
to be worthwhile  | was, been |	valer la pena
to feel sorry  | felt, felt |	dar pena a alguien
to pay sth. ⇔  off   - to be worth it	merecer la pena
to pay sth. ⇔  off   - to be worth it	valer la pena
to be embarrassed (about sth.)  | was, been |	tener pena (Lat. Am.)   - tener vergüenza
to be ashamed  | was, been |	tener pena (Lat. Am.)   - tener vergüenza
to feel embarrassed (for so.)  | felt, felt |	tener pena (Lat. Am.)   - tener vergüenza

Examples

It's a pity that ...

Es una pena que ...  +subj.

Phrases / Collocations

not to be worth the candle	no merecer la pena
barely  adv.	a duras penas [fig.]
hardly  adv.	a duras penas [fig.]
limpingly  adv. [fig.]	a duras penas [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

pear, pearl, penal, spear

apear, apenar, cenar, peana, pecar, pegar, peinar, pelar, pena, peña, penal, penca, pensar, pesar, petar, pinar, preñar, señar

Related search terms

sancionar, enderezar, multar, penarse, penalizar