Engelsk navneord: scold | |||
1. | scold (om person) someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | common scold, nag, nagger, scolder | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | disagreeable person, unpleasant person | ||
Mere specifikke termer | harridan | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: scold | |||
1. | scold (om kommunikation) censure severely or angrily | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car. The deputy ragged the Prime Minister. The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | Sam cannot scold Sue | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, take to task, trounce | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
Mere specifikke termer | brush down, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, tell off | ||
2. | scold (om kommunikation) show one's unhappiness or critical attitude | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong. We grumbled about the increased work load. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | grouch, grumble | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | ||