infliger

Combien son mari lui avait infligé de souffrances !
How much suffering her husband inflicts on her.
Ulysse a estimé que la lance qui avait infligé la blessure doit être capable de guérir.
Odysseus reasoned that the spear that had inflicted the wound must be able to heal it.
Personne ne voulait qu'elle soit jugée coupable, vu ce que lui avait infligé son époux.
No one was keen to see her convicted, he was that kind of husband.
Le récent tsunami avait infligé à la région d'énormes pertes humaines et économiques.
He underlined the great devastation in human and economic terms that the recent tsunami had brought to the region.
À l'issue de l'enquête, la police avait infligé à la propriétaire de l'agence une amende de 5 000 couronnes norvégiennes.
Following the investigation, the police ordered the agency's owner to pay a fine of NKr 5,000.
Le tsunami qui avait frappé le pays récemment avait infligé des dommages considérables aux populations de pêcheurs et avait détruit les mangroves et la végétation le long des côtes.
The recent tsunami had caused extensive damage to Somali fishing communities and destroyed mangroves and coastal vegetation.
Certains ont en effet voté positivement, pour saluer le lifting que lui avait infligé la commission AFET afin d'en atténuer la brutalité initiale.
Some voted in favour to acknowledge the facelift that the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy had given it in order to reduce its initial harshness.
Une enfance sans amour lui avait infligé des blessures profondes.
A loveless childhood had inflicted deep wounds on him.
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