talking-to in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for talking-to in the English»Spanish Dictionary

talking-to <pl talking-tos> [Am ˈtɔkɪŋ ˌtu, Brit ˈtɔːkɪŋtuː] N inf

to give sb a good talking-to

leerle la cartilla a alguien inf

to give sb a good talking-to

echarle un sermón a alguien

to give sb a good talking-to

hablar seriamente con alguien

Translations for talking-to in the Spanish»English Dictionary

rezongo N m AmC Urug inf

rezongo

telling-off inf

rezongo

talking-to inf

regañada N f Col Peru Ven inf

regañada

scolding

regañada

talking-to inf

regañada

telling-off inf

regañina N f inf

regañina

scolding

regañina

talking-to inf

regañina

telling-off inf

regaño N m LatAm inf

regaño

scolding

regaño

talking-to inf

regaño

telling-off inf

rapapolvo N m Spain

rapapolvo

telling-off inf

rapapolvo

talking-to inf

me echó un rapapolvo

she gave me a good telling-off o talking-to

me echó un rapapolvo

she tore me off a strip inf

raspacachos N m Chil inf

raspacachos

telling-off inf

raspacachos

talking-to inf

le dieron un raspacachos

he got a telling-off o a talking-to

le dieron un raspacachos

he was told off

luma N f

1. luma BOT:

luma

Chilean myrtle

2.1. luma inf Chil (porra):

luma

billy club Am

luma

truncheon Brit

2.2. luma inf Chil (reprimenda):

luma

telling-off inf

luma

talking-to inf

le metieron una luma

he got a telling-off o a talking-to

le metieron una luma

he was told off

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

es desesperante hablar con él porque no te escucha

it's infuriating o exasperating o maddening talking to him because he doesn't listen

nos habla a todos muy despectivamente

she has a very contemptuous o superior way of talking to us

talking-to in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for talking-to in the English»Spanish Dictionary

talking-to [ˈtɔ:kɪŋtu:] N

talking-to

sermón m

to give sb a talking-to

echar un sermón a alguien

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

please face me when I'm talking to you

por favor, mírame cuando te hablo

Translations for talking-to in the Spanish»English Dictionary

espetar VB trans

1. espetar (ave, objeto):

espetar

to skewer

2. espetar inf (de repente):

espetar

to come out with

espetar una bronca a alguien

to give sb a telling-off

espetar un sermón a alguien

to give sb a talking-to

espetar cuatro verdades a alguien fig

to give sb a piece of one's mind

I.encajar VB intr

1. encajar tb. TECH:

encajar

to fit

encajar (cerradura)

to bolt

la puerta encaja mal

the door doesn't fit properly

esta puerta no encaja con este marco

this door doesn't fit into this frame

2. encajar (datos, hechos):

encajar

to fit in

las dos declaraciones encajan

the two statements fit together

¡ves como todo encaja!

see how everything fits!

este chiste no encaja aquí

this joke is out of place here

II.encajar VB trans

1. encajar tb. TECH:

encajar

to fit

encajar en algo

to clamp into sth

encajar dos piezas

to fit two pieces together

encajar la ventana en el marco

to fit the window into the frame

encajar el sombrero en la cabeza

to stick a hat on one's head

encajar la funda en la máquina

to put the covering over the machine

2. encajar inf:

encajar un tiro a alguien

to shoot sb

encajar un golpe a alguien

to hit sb

3. encajar inf (aceptar):

encajar

to take

no encajar la muerte de alguien

not to take sb's death well

no sabes encajar una broma

you don't know how to take a joke

4. encajar (gol):

encajar

to let in

5. encajar inf (soltar):

encajar

to come out with

encajar una reprimenda a alguien

to give sb a talking-to

nos encajó todas sus vacaciones

we had to listen to him/her telling us all about his/her holidays

6. encajar inf (endilgar):

encajar

to palm off on sb

encajar una tarea a alguien

to palm a task off on sb

7. encajar (insertar):

encajar

to fit

tenemos que encajar esta historia en la edición de mañana

we have to fit this story into tomorrow's edition

III.encajar VB refl encajarse

1. encajar (empotrarse):

encajarse en algo

to crash into sth

2. encajar LatAm inf (aprovecharse):

encajarse

to go too far

3. encajar (atascarse):

encajarse

to jam

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

desahogarse de un disgusto con alguien

to get sth off one's chest by talking to sb

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

please face me when I'm talking to you

por favor, mírame cuando te hablo

to get sth off one's chest by talking to sb

desahogarse de un disgusto con alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That's the time to turn to friends, and take yourself to one side for a stern talking-to.

www.dailymail.co.uk

You don't erase poverty by giving the poor a stern talking-to, he said.

articles.baltimoresun.com

More of a stern talking-to.

www.themillions.com

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

www.hindustantimes.com

It's our culture's standard talking-to-little-girls icebreaker, isn't it?

www.smh.com.au

Most of these involve a sympathetic talking-to and a bottle of water.

www.piquenewsmagazine.com

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

www.ngnews.ca

Countries that lack democratic government, outlaw political speech and use coercive methods to achieve their ends are the ones that could use a stern talking-to from the international community.

news.nationalpost.com

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

www.digitalspy.com

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

calgaryherald.com