talking-to in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for talking-to in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

talking-to

ramanzina f

talking-to

rimprovero m

to give sb a talking-to

fare la ramanzina a qn

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it's like talking to a brick wall

è come parlare al muro

Translations for talking-to in the Italian»English Dictionary

predicozzo [prediˈkɔttso] N m hum

predicozzo

lecture

predicozzo

talking-to

fare il predicozzo a qn

to give sb a lecture or a talking-to

predica <pl prediche> [ˈprɛdika, ke] N f

1. predica REL:

predica

sermon

fare una predica

to preach a sermon

2. predica (ramanzina):

predica inf

lecture

predica inf

talking-to

fare la predica a qn

to give sb a lecture or a talking-to

senti da che pulpito viene la predica!

it's the pot calling the kettle black! look who's talking!

girata [dʒiˈrata] N f

1. girata FIN:

girata

endorsement

girata in bianco

blank endorsement

girata in pieno, girata piena

full endorsement

2. girata (passeggiata, giro):

girata inf

walk

girata inf

stroll

fare una girata in città

to walk around the town, to toddle into town

3. girata (rimprovero):

girata inf

dressing-down

girata inf

telling-off

girata inf

talking-to

fare or dare una bella girata a qn

to give sb a dressing-down or telling-off or talking-to or lecture

4. girata games (distribuzione delle carte):

girata

deal

rimprovero [rimˈprɔvero] N m

rimprovero

reproach

rimprovero

scolding

fare or rivolgere dei rimproveri a qn

to reproach sb su, per: for

ricevere dei rimproveri

to be criticized da: by

fare dei severi rimproveri a qn

to give sb a good talking-to

atteggiamento che merita dei rimproveri

reprehensible attitude

di rimprovero tono, sguardo

reproachful

ramanzina [ramanˈdzina] N f inf (sgridata)

ramanzina

dressing-down

ramanzina

telling-off

ramanzina

talking-to

fare una ramanzina a qn

to give sb a lecture

prendersi una ramanzina

to be scolded, to get told off, to get an earful

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fare la paternale a qn

to talk to sb like a Dutch uncle, to give sb a lecture or a talking-to, to lecture sb

ehi, sto parlando con te!

hey, I'm talking to you!

farsi capire dal proprio interlocutore

to make oneself understood by the person one is talking to

talking-to in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talking-to in the English»Italian Dictionary

talking-to [ˈtɔ:·kɪŋ·tu:] N

talking-to

ramanzina f

to give sb a talking-to

fare la ramanzina a qn

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please face me when I'm talking to you

quando ti parlo guardami in faccia, per cortesia

Translations for talking-to in the Italian»English Dictionary

predicozzo [pre·di·ˈkɔt·tso] N m hum inf

predicozzo

talking-to

strigliata [striʎ·ˈʎa:·ta] N f

1. strigliata (a cavallo):

strigliata

currying

2. strigliata fig (sgridata):

strigliata

talking-to

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agganciare

to get talking to

parlavo fra me e me

I was talking to myself

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

please face me when I'm talking to you

quando ti parlo guardami in faccia, per cortesia

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

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

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My husband is a feminist, so are my two son-in-laws and if my six-month-old grandson doesn't grow up to be a feminist he can expect a stern talking-to from me.

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

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Yet just one officer was dismissed after probes, one got a talking-to and others had written warnings.

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More of a stern talking-to.

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Back then, those who were behind on their debts got a serious talking-to by their banker.

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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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