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1 scold
[skəuld](to criticize or blame loudly and angrily: She scolded the child for coming home so late.) oštevati- scolding* * *[skóuld]1.nounprepirljiva ženska, furija; colloquially graja(nje), karanje, oštevanje, zmerjanje;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbgrajati, karati, oštevati, zmerjati -
2 admonish
[əd'moniʃ](to scold or rebuke: The judge admonished the young man for fighting in the street.) izreči ukor* * *[ədmɔniš]transitive verb(of, against, for, that) opomniti, opominjati; (po)svariti; spomniti -
3 chide
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4 talking-to
noun (a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them: I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!) graja* * *plural talking-tos [tɔ:kiŋtu:]nouncolloquially (plural talking-tos) ukor, graja, opomin, posvaritev, lekcija -
5 tell off
to scold: The teacher used to tell me off for not doing my homework (noun telling-off: He gave me a good telling-off) ošteti; oštevanje* * *transitive verb prešteti; izločiti, izbrati; military ozmerjati, oštevati, grajati; -
6 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) ošteti -
7 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) ošteti -
8 haul (someone) over the coals
(to scold.) grajatiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > haul (someone) over the coals
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9 haul (someone) over the coals
(to scold.) grajatiEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > haul (someone) over the coals
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10 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) ošteti -
11 tick (someone) off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) ošteti
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scold — n shrew, vixen, termagant, *virago, amazon scold vb Scold, upbraid, rate, berate, tongue lash, jaw, bawl, chew out, wig, rail, revile, vituperate can all mean to reprove, reproach, or censure angrily, harshly, and more or less abusively. Scold,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scold´er — scold «skohld», verb, noun. –v.t. to find fault with; blame with angry words: »His brother scolded him for breaking the baseball bat. –v.i. 1. to find fault; talk angrily: »Don t scold so much. 2. Obsolete. to quarrel noisily; brawl. ╂[< noun] … Useful english dictionary
Scold — Scold, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scolding}.] [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan, Dan. skielde.] To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scold — Scold, n. 1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a rude, clamorous woman; a shrew. [1913 Webster] She is an irksome, brawling scold. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A scolding; a brawl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scold — [skəuld US skould] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] to angrily criticize someone, especially a child, about something they have done = ↑tell off ▪ Do not scold the puppy, but simply and firmly say no. scold… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scold — scold·er; scold·ing·ly; scold; … English syllables
Scold — Scold, v. t. To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke or reprove with severity. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scold — [skōld] n. [ME scolde < ON skald, poet (prob. of satirical verses)] a person, esp. a woman, who habitually uses abusive language vt. [ME scolden < the n.] to find fault with angrily; rebuke or chide severely vi. 1. to find fault angrily 2.… … English World dictionary
scold — index castigate, denounce (condemn), disapprove (condemn), fault, inveigh, rebuke, remonstrate … Law dictionary
scold — (n.) mid 12c., person of ribald speech, also person fond of abusive language, from O.N. skald poet (see SKALD (Cf. skald)). The sense evolution may reflect the fact that Germanic poets (like their Celtic counterparts) were famously feared for… … Etymology dictionary
scold — [v] find fault with abuse, admonish, asperse, berate, blame, castigate, cavil, censure, chasten, chide, criticize, denounce, disparage, dress down*, expostulate, give a talking to*, jump on*, keep aft*, lay down the law*, lecture, light into*,… … New thesaurus