condenar

to condemn

to sentence

condenar(kohn-deh-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to disapprove of)

a. to condemn

Líderes de todo el mundo han condenado el atentado terrorista.

Leaders from all over the world have condemned the terrorist attack.

2. (legal)

a. to sentence

El juez condenó al acusado a cuatro años de prisión.

The judge sentenced the defendant to four years in prison.

b. to convict

Las dos mujeres fueron condenadas por robo con violencia.

The two women were convicted of robbery with assault.

c. to condemn

Lo condenaron a muerte, pero le conmutaron la pena por cadena perpetua.

He was condemned to death, but his sentence was commuted for life imprisonment.

d. to order (to pay a compensation)

El tribunal condenó a la empresa al pago de una multa millonaria.

The court ordered the firm to pay a fine of several million.

3. (religious)

a. to condemn

Caín mata a su hermano Abel y Dios lo condena a una vida nómada.

Cain kills his brother Abel, and God condemns him to a nomadic life.

b. to damn (to hell)

Fue justamente su ambición la que condenó a Satanás al infierno.

It was precisely his ambition that damned Satan to hell.

4. (to oblige)

a. to condemn

Su enfermedad la ha condenado a una vida de dependencia.

Her sickness has condemned her to a life of dependence.

b. to force

Su pobreza los condena a trabajar desde pequeños.

Their poverty forces them to work since they are little.

5. (to block off)

a. to seal

Por razones de seguridad, condenaron la puerta trasera.

They sealed the rear door for safety reasons.

b. to brick up (with bricks)

Condenaron esas ventanas para evitar que entrara el ruido de la calle.

Those windows were bricked up to keep the street noise out.

condenarse

pronominal verb

6. (religious)

a. to be damned

Murió sin arrepentimiento, condenándose así para la eternidad.

He died without repentance, and so he is damned for eternity.