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dressing down

UK
/ˈdrɛsɪŋ daʊn/
US
/ˈdrɛsɪŋ daʊn/

Translations

dress downverb

dressing down

Gerund

dressed down
Past Simple
dressed down
Past Participle
dressing down
Gerund
UK
/drɛs daʊn/
US
/drɛs daʊn/
réprimanderFamilier; exprime une réprimande sévère.
The manager dressed down the employee for missing the deadline.
Le directeur a réprimandé l'employé pour avoir manqué la date limite.
s'habillerSe dit d'une tenue décontractée ou informelle.
On Fridays, employees are allowed to dress down and wear jeans to the office.
Le vendredi, les employés peuvent s'habiller de façon décontractée et porter un jean au bureau.
Synonyms
rebuke
scold
chide
reprimand
upbraid
castigate
berate

Definitions

dress downverb
To scold or reprimand someone severely.
The manager dressed down the employee for missing the deadline.
To wear informal or casual clothes.
On Fridays, employees are allowed to dress down and wear jeans to the office.
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