upbraid in Portuguese
upbraid in Portuguese is reprovar — upbraid means to tell someone off sharply.
upbraid in Portuguese
reprovar
What does "upbraid" mean?
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verb To tell someone off sharply.
"Indeed, on several occasions, the Bishop of Lincoln was forced to upbraid both abbess and nuns for unseemliness in dress and behaviour."
- verb To accuse someone of doing something shameful and scold them for it.
- verb To show scorn towards someone.
- verb To raise something as a complaint against someone.
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upbraid in a sentence
- Indeed, on several occasions, the Bishop of Lincoln was forced to upbraid both abbess and nuns for unseemliness in dress and behaviour.
- Mr. Trump and Vice President JD Vance upbraided the president of Ukraine in the Oval Office last Friday, then cut off military aid to the U.S. ally.
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What is "upbraid" in Portuguese?
"upbraid" in Portuguese is reprovar. upbraid means: To tell someone off sharply.
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