No. 4,798 in Dutch
fopstraffen
To impose trivial or token punishments.
In a sentence
De leraar koos ervoor om de leerling te fopstraffen, omdat hij wist dat het een kleine overtreding was.
The teacher chose to mock-punish the student because he knew it was a minor infraction.
In this sentence, 'fopstraffen' illustrates a situation where the teacher pretends to punish the student, emphasizing the minor nature of the infraction.
Het team besloot om hun tegenstander te fopstraffen met een onverwachte strategische zet.
The team decided to mock-punish their opponent with an unexpected strategic move.
Here, 'fopstraffen' describes the act of figuratively penalizing the opponent, not in a literal sense but through clever tactics.
Mijn hond werd door mij fopgestraft door te doen alsof ik boos was, maar hij kreeg uiteindelijk toch een snack.
My dog was mock-punished by me by pretending to be upset, but he eventually got a snack.
In this case, 'fopstraffen' indicates pretend reprimanding the dog, which was not serious and ends positively.
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