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upbraided

/ʌpˈbreɪ.dɪd/

Translations

upbraidverb

upbraided

Past Simple

upbraided

Past Simple

upbraided

Past Participle

upbraiding

Gerund

/ʌpˈbreɪd/

The manager upbraided the employee for consistently missing deadlines.

Le directeur a réprimandé l’employé pour avoir constamment manqué ses délais.

Additional translations

reprocherEmployé surtout dans un registre soigné ou littéraire, avec la structure « reprocher quelque chose à quelqu’un ».

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upbraidverb

To criticize or scold someone in a harsh manner.

The manager upbraided the employee for consistently missing deadlines.

To reproach someone with a particular fault; to charge someone with wrongdoing.

She upbraided him with his constant lateness.