Finnish-English translations for piiskata

whip
us
I had to use the whip to get the sheeps attention.Once he ran out of appeals, he knew he would soon feel the sting of the whip.I was going to vote against the bill, but the party whip came to see me and made it clear I needed to vote for it.
lash
us
The culprit received thirty-nine lashesto lash something to a sparlash a pack on a horses back

birch
us
flagellate
flogIt is rather like flogging a dead horse. Yhtä hyvin voisimme piiskata kuollutta hevosta. However, there is a saying that you should not flog a dead horse. On olemassa kuitenkin sanonta, jonka mukaan on turha piiskata kuollutta hevosta.
spank
uk
The ship was really spanking along.
swishThis restaurant looks very swish — it even has linen tableclothsThe cane swishes.to swish a cane back and forth
switch
us
Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.I want to switch this red dress for a green oneSwitch the light on

lyödä toistuvasti vitsalla tai muulla lyöntivälineellä ihmistä tai eläintä kurittamisen tarkoituksessa
ajaa armotta nopeampaan tai tehokkaampaan suoritukseen

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