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Meaning of scold | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

skəʊld

Definitions

A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

Equivalents

العربية امرأة سليطة سليطة اللسان وبخ

Azərbaycanca danlamaq söymək

Беларуская ла́яць

Български карам се хокам

Bosanski картати сварити

Català renyar renyir

Čeština fúrie karát megera nadávat semetrika spílat vynadat

Cymraeg ceryddu dwrdio

Dansk skælde ud

Deutsch ausschimpfen Beißzange beschimpfen Schelten tadeln Xanthippe

Ελληνικά μέγαιρα στρίγγλα

Esperanto skoldi

Español amonestar desalabar execrar flagelar reconvenir recriminar regañar reñir reprehender reprochar retar vituperar

Suomi kääkkä moittia nuhdella pärjätä torua

Français chipie Furie gronder mégère réprimander tancer

Gaeilge agóid

Gàidhlig càin cronaich troid

Galego rifar

हिन्दी डाँटना

Hrvatski картати сварити

Íslenska ávíta hundskamma skamma sneypa

Italiano bisbetica brontolona linguaccia linguacciuta megera rimproverare riprendere sgridare

日本語叱叱る吋呵罵る

ខ្មែរ កិន ចិញ្ច្រាំ ជេរ ដាប់ ដុក ទំរ បន្ទោស

한국어 喝 꾸짖다 욕하다 책하다 혼내다

Kurdî mang

Latina castīgō obiūrgō

Македонски кара

မြန်မာဘာသာ ကြိမ် ဆိုး ဆူ မာန် မြည်း အော်

Nederlands bekijven berispen helleveeg kreng schelden viswijf

Polski besztać ganić karcić łajać rugać strofować

Português brigar megera ralhar repreender

Română certa

Русский бранить выбранить журить корить мегера отруга́ть песо́чить распекать ругать сварли́вая же́нщина

Српски картати сварити

Svenska argbigga skälla ut

தமிழ் திட்டு

ไทย ดา ดุ

Tagalog pagalitan pagsabihan

Українська га́нити карта́ти ла́яти сварити

Tiếng Việt bà cô chủi mắng

Examples

“A ſclaunderous tunge, a tunge of a ſkolde, Worketh more miſchiefe than can be tolde; That, if I wiſt not to be controlde, Yet ſomwhat to ſay I dare well be bolde,”

““Well, I won’t have it, and that’s enough.” She laughed, for her voice had a little been that of the professional scold.”

“Near the pond was the ducking-stool where many a village scold had her tongue temporarily stilled.”

“Consider the contrast with the United States, where deficit scolds dominated Beltway discourse in 2010–2011 but never managed to dictate the terms of political debate […]”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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