aménageant la sanction
English translation: adjusting the penalty/sanction
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|  Selected response from: Timothy Rake United States Local time: 18:02 | ||||||
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| 4 | fixing the penalty |
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| 3 +1 | qualifying/conditioning the penalty |
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| 3 | adjusting the penalty/sanction |
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| 2 | giving roon to penalty |
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24 mins confidence: 
adjusting the penalty/sanction Explanation: see links Reference: http://btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=f... Reference: http://dictionnaire.tv5.org/dictionnaires.asp?Action=4&mot=a... |
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7 hrs confidence:
fixing the penalty Explanation: aménager = to fix, fit out (Collins) |
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8 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1qualifying/conditioning the penalty Explanation: I think that the following meaning of "aménager" is the relevant one here: "Adapter pour rendre plus efficace, plus adéquat. Aménager les horaires. Aménager une institution. La formule n'est pas mauvaise, mais elle doit être aménagée. | « Aménager les transitions nécessaires » (F. Perroux, l'Économie du xxe siècle, in T. L. F.)." Le Grand Robert |
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9 hrs confidence:
giving roon to penalty Explanation: - |
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