läxa upp — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lecture noun A talk given to teach an audience about a subject.
Senses
läxa upp is used for these senses in English:
- lecture (transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.
- teach someone a lesson (idiomatic, informal) To punish someone for a serious transgression they have committed so that they do not commit it again.
- tick off (British, AU, transitive, historically, _, US) To reprimand.
lecture — full definition
- noun A talk given to teach an audience about a subject.
- noun A long, stern talking-to meant to correct someone's behaviour.
- verb To give a formal talk teaching a subject.
- verb To scold or reprimand someone at length.