tell off

regañar, reprender

Hablar con enfado a alguien por algo malo que ha hecho.

En inglés sencillo: To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

• Dad told me off.
• The teacher told them off for talking.
• Have you ever been told off by your boss?

Cómo se usa: tell someone off for something (The teacher told him off for his rude comment.); tell someone off for doing something (Mum told me off for breaking the cup.)

Sinónimos: scold, reprimand, rebuke

Antónimos: praise

Expresiones frecuentes: tell off someone, tell off a child

regañar, reprender

Hablar con enfado a alguien por algo malo que ha hecho.

En inglés sencillo: To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

• She told her brother off.
• I was told off for being late.
• Will the teacher tell us off if we forget our books?

Cómo se usa: tell someone off for something (She told him off for his bad manners.); tell someone off for doing something (The guard told us off for running.)

Sinónimos: scold, reprimand, rebuke

Antónimos: praise

Expresiones frecuentes: tell off someone, tell off a pupil