make an example of

English

Verb

make an example of (third-person singular simple present makes an example of, present participle making an example of, simple past and past participle made an example of)

1. (transitive, idiomatic) To punish someone so as to give a warning to others.

   He made an example of the drunken sailor with twenty lashes, to show that he must have a sober crew.

Translations

punish someone as a warning to others

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (zh) (shājījǐnghóu), 殺一儆百／杀一儆百 (zh) (shāyījǐngbǎi)

• Danish: statuere et eksempel
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: tehdä jostakin varoittava esimerkki
• French: faire un exemple
• German: ein Exempel statuieren (de)
• Greek: παραδειγματίζω (el) (paradeigmatízo)
• Hungarian: példát statuál
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: karać przykładowo impf, ukarać przykładowo pf
• Russian: приме́рно наказа́ть (primérno nakazátʹ)
• Spanish: dar ejemplo de, hacer un ejemplo de
• Swedish: statuera exempel (av)
• Thai: please add this translation if you can

See also

• pour encourager les autres