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upbraiding

/ʌpˈbreɪ.dɪŋ/

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upbraidingnoun

upbraidings

/ʌpˈbreɪdɪŋ/

réprimande

The manager's upbraiding left the team feeling demoralized.

La réprimande du directeur a laissé l’équipe démoralisée.

Additional translations

reproche sévère

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upbraidinggerund / present participle

/ʌpˈbreɪdɪŋ/

Functions as a present-participial adjective (e.g., "an upbraiding look").

réprobateurS’emploie surtout pour un ton, un regard ou une remarque exprimant une vive désapprobation.

Her upbraiding tone made it clear that she was not pleased with his behavior.

Son ton réprobateur montrait clairement qu’elle n’était pas contente de son comportement.

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upbraidverb

upbraiding

Gerund

upbraided

Past Simple

upbraided

Past Participle

upbraiding

Gerund

/ʌpˈbreɪd/

réprimander

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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upbraidingnoun

A severe scolding or rebuke.

The manager's upbraiding left the team feeling demoralized.

upbraidinggerund / present participle

Expressing severe criticism or disapproval.

Her upbraiding tone made it clear that she was not pleased with his behavior.

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.