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roasting ['rəʊstɪŋ]1 noun∎ to give sb a roasting (tell off) souffler dans les bronches à qn, passer un savon à qn; (criticize) éreinter qn;∎ to get a roasting (get told off) se faire souffler dans les bronches, prendre ou se faire passer un savon; (get criticized) se faire éreinter∎ it was roasting in her office il faisait une chaleur à crever dans son bureau;∎ I'm roasting! je crève de chaud!►► roasting pan plat m à rôtir;roasting spit tournebroche m;roasting tin plat m à rôtir -
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A ○ n ( scolding) to give sb a roasting passer un bon savon à qn ○ ; the play got a roasting from the critics la pièce s'est fait éreinter par la critique.B adj2 ○ [weather] chaud à crever ○.
См. также в других словарях:
give somebody a roasting — give sb/get a ˈroasting idiom to criticize sb or be criticized in an angry way Main entry: ↑roastingidiom … Useful english dictionary
give get a roasting — give sb/get a ˈroasting idiom to criticize sb or be criticized in an angry way Main entry: ↑roastingidiom … Useful english dictionary
roasting — roast|ing1 [ˈrəustıŋ US ˈrou ] adj 1.) also .roasting hot informal very hot, especially so that you feel uncomfortable ▪ a roasting hot day ▪ I m absolutely roasting in this suit. 2.) [only before noun] used for roasting food ▪ a roasting dish … Dictionary of contemporary English
roasting — 1 also roasting hot adjective informal very hot, especially so that you feel uncomfortable: a roasting hot day | I m absolutely roasting in this suit. 2 noun give sb a roasting informal especially BrE to talk angrily to someone in order to tell… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
give someone hell — (informal) 1 when I found out I gave him hell: REPRIMAND SEVERELY, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend … Useful english dictionary
give hell — informal 1) when I found out, I gave him hell Syn: reprimand severely, rebuke, admonish, chastise, castigate, chide, upbraid, reprove, scold, berate, remonstrate with, reprehend, take to task, lambaste; read the riot act, give a piece of one s… … Thesaurus of popular words
reprimand — 1. verb was it really necessary to reprimand him in public? Syn: rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind, rake/haul over the coals, lecture,… … Thesaurus of popular words
castigate — verb Leopold castigated his son for leaving the archbishop s service Syn: reprimand, rebuke, admonish, chastise, chide, censure, upbraid, reprove, reproach, scold, berate, take to task, lambaste, give someone a piece of one s mind; informal… … Thesaurus of popular words
chastise — verb the staff were chastised for arriving late Syn: scold, upbraid, berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, chide, censure, lambaste, castigate, lecture, give someone a piece of one s mind, give someone a tongue lashing, take to task,… … Thesaurus of popular words
chide — verb he wasn t expecting her to chide him right there in front of everyone Syn: scold, chastise, upbraid, berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, censure, lambaste, lecture, give someone a piece of one s mind, take to task, rake/haul over… … Thesaurus of popular words
reprove — verb was it necessary to reprove Vicki just for dropping a few crumbs? Syn: reprimand, rebuke, reproach, scold, admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, take to task, rake/haul over the coals, criticize, censure; informal tell off, give… … Thesaurus of popular words
