Practice FrenchB2noun
la peine
sentence (court); sorrow
A feminine noun — la in the singular, les in the plural.
« Le tribunal a prononcé une peine de deux ans de prison. »
“The court handed down a two-year prison sentence.”
In other languages
- Spanish pena (condena judicial); tristeza
- Portuguese pena (condenação judicial); tristeza
- Arabic عقوبة (حكم قضائي)؛ حزن
- German Strafe (Gerichtsurteil); Kummer
- Italian pena (condanna); dispiacere
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