regañar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chastise verb To criticise or scold someone sharply for something they did wrong.
- nag verb To repeatedly pester or criticize someone about something, in an annoying way.
- rebuke noun A sharp expression of disapproval; a scolding.
- scold verb To criticize someone sharply, usually for doing something wrong.
Senses
regañar is used for these senses in English:
- chastise (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
- chew out (US, slang) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke, especially in an angry tone of voice.
- nag (ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
- read someone the riot act (idiomatic) To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.
- rebuke (of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
- scold (ambitransitive) To rebuke angrily.
nag — full definition
- verb To repeatedly pester or criticize someone about something, in an annoying way.
- verb To trouble someone persistently, as a worry or doubt does.
- noun An old or worn-out horse.