Engelsk udsagnsord: dress down | |||
1. | dress down (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 dress down Sue | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, 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. | dress down (i anatomi) dress informally and casually | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | On Fridays, employees can underdress. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | underdress | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dress, get dressed | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, gussy up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, overdress, prink, get up | ||