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puni

punished

adjective pew-NEE Rare

Usage Note

Puni is the past participle of punir used as an adjective. The feminine form is punie. In school contexts être puni means to be kept in or given a punishment; the related noun punition (f) refers to the punishment itself, while peine is used for legal penalties.

Examples

"L'élève puni devait rester après les cours."

Natural Translation

The punished pupil had to stay after class.

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