scold
To rebuke angrilyTo rebuke angrily.
» I was scolded by my teacher.
Ich wurde von meinem Lehrer ausgeschimpft. — Hans_Adler
Ich wurde von meiner Lehrerin ausgeschimpft. — wolfgangth
Мне влетело от учителя. — mrtaistoi
Мене налаяв мій учитель. — marko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To rebuke angrily.
I advise that you refrain from using that kind of language at home, lest your mother scold you.
beschimpfen, schelten, tadeln
брани́тьbranítʹ, вы́бранитьvýbranitʹ, руга́тьrugátʹ
свари́тиsvarýty, ла́ятиlájaty, шпе́титиšpétyty
censure severely or angrily
Of birds, to make harsh vocalisations in aggression.
Of birds, to make vocalisations that resemble human scolding.
Examples
283 sentencesI was scolded by my teacher.
Мене налаяв мій учитель. — marko
ruМне влетело от учителя. — mrtaistoi
deIch wurde von meinem Lehrer ausgeschimpft. — Hans_Adler
She scolded him for being late.
Вона налаяла його за запізнення. — deniko
ruОна отчитала его за опоздание. — marafon
deSie schimpfte ihn aus, weil er zu spät war. — Esperantostern
The teacher scolded the student for no reason.
Вчитель безпідставно насварив студента. — ChickenKiev
He has never been scolded by his father.
Батько ніколи не сварив його. — ascolto
deEr ist von seinem Vater nie ausgeschimpft worden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She scolded her daughter for coming home too late.
Вона насварила доньку за те, що та прийшла додом запізно. — deniko
ruОна отругала свою дочь за позднее возвращение домой. — odexed
deSie schimpfte ihre Tochter aus, weil diese zu spät nach Hause gekommen war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
The noun is from Middle English scold(e), skald(e), first attested in the 12th or 13th cenThe noun is from Middle English scold(e), skald(e), first attested in the 12th or 13th century (as scold, scolde, skolde, skald). The verb is from Middle English scolden, first attested in the late 1300s. Most dictionaries derive the verb from the noun and say the noun is probably from Old Norse skald (“poet”) (cognate with Icelandic skáld (“poet, scop”)), as skalds sometimes wrote insulting poems, though another view is that the Norse and English words are cognate to each other and to Old High German skeltan (whence Modern German schelten (“to scold, chide”)), Old Dutch skeldan (whence Modern Dutch schelden (“to scold, berate”)), all inherited from Proto-Germanic *skeldaną (“scold”).
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Forms
scolds, scolding, scolded, scoldedSynonyms
22 synonyms- show one's unhappiness or critical attitude:grouchgrumble
- censure severely or angrily:call on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrouncelecturereprimandjaw
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
8 patterns- scolded by his
- was scolded by
- the teacher scolded
- got scolded
- being being scolded
- get scolded for
- scolded by the
- teacher scolded