talking-to in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for talking-to in the English»French Dictionary

talking-to [Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋtuː, Am ˈtɔkɪŋ ˌtu] N

talking-to

savon m inf

talking-to

réprimande f

to give sb a talking-to

passer un savon à qn inf

to give sb a talking-to

réprimander qn

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it's like banging one's head against or talking to a brick wall

autant parler à un mur

Translations for talking-to in the French»English Dictionary

sermonner [sɛʀmɔne] VB trans

sermonner (conseiller)

to lecture

sermonner (morigéner)

to give [sb] a talking-to

se faire sermonner

to get a talking-to

sermon [sɛʀmɔ̃] N m

1. sermon:

sermon LIT, REL

sermon

le Sermon sur la montagne REL

the Sermon on the Mount

2. sermon pej:

sermon (discours)

lecture

sermon (remontrance)

talking-to

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j'ai vaguement vu qu'il parlait à quelqu'un

I sort of saw him talking to someone

avec lui, toute discussion serait vaine

talking to him would be futile

se faire comprendre de son interlocuteur

to make oneself understood by the person one is talking to

hé, je te cause inf!

hey, I'm talking to you!

se taire (cesser de parler)

to stop talking, to fall silent

il leur fait la gueule

he's not talking to them

talking-to in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talking-to in the English»French Dictionary

talking-to N inf

to give sb a talking-to

passer un savon à qn

Translations for talking-to in the French»English Dictionary

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votre interlocuteur

the person you are talking to

je te/vous cause! inf

I'm talking to you!

talking-to Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the person you are talking to

votre interlocuteur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I got a firm talking-to from my family and was told to pull myself together.

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We could even stage a cross-border raid and give them a severe talking-to.

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He genuinely thinks it's just been a talking-to.

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Foster pulled over the car and gave the driver a stern talking-to on the new law.

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A simple talking-to could have been enough in some situations, although admittedly not all.

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More of a stern talking-to.

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Even if it's officers larking around, they would still be given a very serious talking-to.

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Let losers doubt it and deny it, and let the rest of us either ignore them or, if you encounter one face to face, give him hands-on talking-to.

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The gruff, old-fashioned realists now decide it's time to give me a talking-to.

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But what kind of deterrent is showing up a week later to deliver a stern talking-to?

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