peine

Definitions of peine
  1. noun
    the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
    synonyms: pénalité
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    dommage, désavantage
    the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
  2. noun
    productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
    synonyms: dur labeur, travail
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    corvée
    hard monotonous routine work
    effort
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    chasse
    the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
    travail manuel
    labor done with the hands
    lutte
    strenuous effort
    difficulté, problème
    an effort that is inconvenient
    stress, tension
    an intense or violent exertion
    exercice
    the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
    application, zèle
    a diligent effort
    friction
    effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
    couche de couverture, enduisage
    the work of applying something
    type of:
    travail
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  3. noun
    the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
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    durée, période, terme
    a limited period of time
  4. noun
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
    synonyms: chagrin, tristesse
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    antonyms:
    joie
    the emotion of great happiness
    types:
    chagrin, chagrin d'amour, crève-coeur, peine de coeur
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
    pitié de soi-même
    a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
    affliction, tristesse
    intense mournfulness
    type of:
    tristesse
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
  5. noun
    the act of punishing
    synonyms: châtiment, punition, pénalisation, sanction
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    châtiment, punition, sanction
    verbal punishment
    punition corporelle
    the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
    emprisonnement, peine privative de liberté
    putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
    mortification
    punishment inflicted on yourself
    expiation, humiliation volontaire
    voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing
    flagellation, raclée
    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
    exécution, exécution capitale, mise à mort, peine de mort
    putting a condemned person to death
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    contrôle social
    control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
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