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scold
/skəʊld/
verb
upominać
Also
besztaćstrofować
Definition
To rebuke or reprimand someone angrily.
Examples
The teacher scolded the children for making too much noise.
Nauczycielka upomniała dzieci za robienie zbyt dużego hałasu.
My mother used to scold me for not tidying my room.
Moja mama często mnie beształa za nieporządek w pokoju.
Collocations
scold someone forscold a child
noun
zrzęda
Also
krzykaczka(f)
Definition
A person, especially a woman, who habitually nags or complains.
Examples
She was known as a bit of a scold in the village.
Była znana jako trochę zrzęda we wsi.
Everyone considered her a scold.
Wszyscy uważali ją za krzykaczkę.
Synonyms
Collocations
old scold
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