English to Icelandic Meaning of berate - skammaði

Berate :

skammaði

verb

skammaði, skamma alvarlega

Berate :: skammaðiBerated :: beratedBerates :: beratesBerating :: berating

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Definitions of berate in English

Verb(1) censure severely or angrily

Examples of berate in English

(1) She shrieks at her sons, who berate her for not supporting the father, she weeps bitterly, tries to calm them.(2) He was unharmed after eight days' confinement, but he berated his wife for paying so much so soon.(3) He says she berates him in the car when he picks her up for church on Sundays.(4) Instead, he berates the man for having lied about it.(5) Besides, is berating your guest as has become the custom these days the only way to get information out of someone?(6) When William falls in love, James berates him, and their relations remain needlessly strained until near the end.(7) We were in a theater and she was berating me for wearing open toe sandals when it was cold out.(8) I read one where the whole thing starts with him being berated for being out of shape.(9) Why must people be berated for telling the truth just because some people don't agree with it.(10) In it, he denounces Peggy and berates his daughter for not replying to an earlier letter.(11) The episode they tuned into featured a mother berating her son who has just returned home after years of fighting alongside the rebels.(12) Protests poured in from jewellery houses and designers, berating me for ruining their business.(13) My husband already berates me for running the children to nursery in the car.(14) But in the meantime, let's stop berating men for not being perfect.(15) She berates us for publishing league tables of school achievement that are incomplete, yet will not provide the information that would make those school comparisons more compelling reading for parents.(16) At one point, she would be berating her colleagues and the next minute she would be laughing and smiling with them like it was business as usual.

Related Phrases of berate

Related Phrases of berate

Synonyms

Verb

1. scold ::

skass

2. rebuke ::

ávíta

3. reprimand ::

áminningu

4. reproach ::

háðung

5. reprove ::

Vanda

6. admonish ::

áminnið

7. chide ::

chide

8. criticize ::

gagnrýna

9. upbraid ::

ávíta

10. take to task ::

taka að verkefni

12. haul over the coals ::

hífa yfir glóðum

13. castigate ::

castigate

14. tell off ::

skamma

16. give someone what for ::

gefa einhverjum sem að

17. dress down ::

kjól niður

20. rap over the knuckles ::

rapp yfir Hnúi

21. bawl out ::

bawl út

22. come down on ::

koma niður á

23. tear into ::

rífa í

24. blast ::

sprengja

26. chew out ::

tyggja út

27. zing ::

Zing

28. take to the woodshed ::

taka að woodshed

29. call down ::

hringja niður

30. rate ::

hlutfall

31. reprehend ::

reprehend

Different Forms

berate, berated, berates, berating

Word Example from TV Shows

When anyone else tries to sit here, you BERATE them relentlessly.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 10

Examples of berate from TV Shows

When anyone else tries to sit here, you BERATE them relentlessly.

The Big Bang Theory Season 9, Episode 10

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