1 (Jur) (punishment) pena (f); castigo (m); (fine) multa (f); (Comm) recargo (m); (disadvantage) desventaja (f) there is a penalty for paying the loan off early se cobra un recargo si se paga el préstamo antes de que venza
penalty £50 multa de 50 libras
telling the truth can have its penalties decir la verdad puede tener sus desventajas
he faces a maximum penalty of ten years in prison to reduce the traffic in drugs by eliminating criminal penalties on drug use it allows you to withdraw from a deal without penalty it's filing a complaint seeking nearly $600,000 in penalties against BP Chemicals Incorporated the borough of Hackney is facing grant penalties worth 2 million pounds companies would face civil penalties of $10,000 for each subsequent violation the court considers a financial penalty to be appropriate punishment it's a penalty of us being girls - sons have an easy time
the penalty for this is death esto se castiga con la muerte the penalty for not doing this is ... there are stiff penalties for drinking and driving [under] [on] penalty of
on or under penalty of dismissal so or bajo pena de ser despedido
to pay the penalty (for or of sth/for doing sth) pagar las consecuencias (de algo/de haber hecho algo) we were paying the penalty of success estábamos pagando las consecuencias del éxito
if he committed suicide it would be his wife who paid the penalty rather than pay the penalty for his crimes, he shot himself why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake? Chelsea were guilty of several defensive lapses and paid the penalty I had to pay the penalty for the wrong decisions I made he has paid the penalty for playing while unfit; he's now unlikely to be able to play again for weeks
2 (Ftbl) penalti (m); penalty (m); (Golf) penalización (f); (Bridge) multa (f); castigo (m) there is a 7-second penalty for each error se quitan 7 segundos por cada error
there is a five-point penalty for a wrong answer to score from a penalty he saved two penalties in his first game a (time) penalty of twelve seconds At Brighton, Mahong can defy a 5lb penalty for his victory at Nottingham last week to win the Saltdean Handicap to [award] [give] (sb) a penalty the referee had no hesitation in awarding a penalty to [concede] a penalty
the final was decided on penalties la final se decidió con penaltis
to take a penalty lanzar penalti or penalty