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frump

/frʌmp/

Traducciones

frumpverb

frumped

Past Simple

frumped

Past Participle

frumping

Gerund

/frʌmp/

Archaic and dialectal verb meaning 'to scold or rebuke'; still occasionally attested.

rabrouerVieilli ; au sens de réprimander vivement ou traiter avec mépris.

The governess frumped the children for their unruly behavior.

La gouvernante rabroua les enfants pour leur conduite indisciplinée.

Traducciones adicionales

morigénerVieilli ; registre soutenu, au sens de réprimander sévèrement.

Sinónimos

dowdify (informal)

spoil (appearance)

mar (appearance)

age (in appearance)

make matronly

dress unattractively

dress dowdily

make dowdy

make frumpy

frumpnoun

frumps

/frʌmp/

ringardeFamilier ; surtout pour une femme, au sens de personne démodée, négligée ou peu élégante.

Despite her intelligence and wit, she was often dismissed as a frump because of her outdated clothing.

Malgré son intelligence et son esprit, on la prenait souvent pour une ringarde à cause de ses vêtements démodés.

Traducciones adicionales

ploucFamilier ; péjoratif, pour une personne jugée démodée ou sans élégance.

Sinónimos

unfashionable person

frumpverb

To scold, rebuke, or treat with contempt (archaic).

The governess frumped the children for their unruly behavior.

frumpnoun

A person, especially a woman, who is regarded as dowdy, drab, and unattractive in appearance or manner.

Despite her intelligence and wit, she was often dismissed as a frump because of her outdated clothing.