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scold

/skəʊld/ /skoʊld/

Meanings
verb

Escaldar, quemar

To burn with hot liquid.

Examples :

"to scald the hand"
escaldar la mano
sensation body action
noun

Regañona, riñidora

A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

Examples :

"The neighborhood kids avoided Mrs. Davison, calling her "the scold" because she constantly yelled at them for playing ball near her flowers. "
Los niños del vecindario evitaban a la Sra. Davison, llamándola "regañona" porque constantemente les gritaba por jugar a la pelota cerca de sus flores.
character person attitude

Related Words

Illustration homework

homework noun

/ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk/ /ˈhoʊmˌwɝk/

Deberes, tarea

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

Debes hacer tus deberes antes de poder ver la televisión.

Illustration habitually

habitually adverb

/həˈbɪtʃuəli/ /həˈbɪtʃəli/

Habitualmente, por costumbre

"He is habitually inattentive of time."

Él es habitualmente descuidado con el tiempo.

Illustration neighborhood

neighborhood noun

/ˈneɪbə.hʊd/ /ˈneɪbɚˌhʊd/

Vecindad, proximidad

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

Nuestro vecindario era nuestra única razón para intercambiar saludos huecos.

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

Porque, ya que

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Fui al parque porque hacía buen tiempo.

Illustration troublesome

troublesome adjective

/ˈtɹʌbl̩səm/

Problemático, preocupante

"The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it."

La computadora ha sido muy problemática para mí. Nunca funciona cuando necesito usarla.

Illustration bubbles

bubbles noun

/ˈbʌbəlz/

Burbujas

"The children enjoyed blowing bubbles with a small plastic wand and soapy water. "

A los niños les gustaba soplar burbujas con una varita de plástico pequeña y agua jabonosa.

Illustration particular

particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

Detalle, punto

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

El profesor señaló un detalle particular del problema de matemáticas que varios estudiantes no entendieron.

Illustration constantly

constantly adverb

/ˈkɒnstəntli/

Constantemente, fielmente, con constancia

"My brother constantly helps his younger sister with her homework, demonstrating his steadfast loyalty and support. "

Mi hermano ayuda constantemente a su hermana menor con su tarea, demostrando su lealtad y apoyo constantes.

Illustration boiling

boiling verb

/ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/

Hervir

"Boil some water in a pan."

Hierva un poco de agua en una sartén.

Illustration completing

completing verb

/kəmˈpliːtɪŋ/

Completar, finalizar

"He completed the assignment on time."

Él completó la tarea a tiempo.

Illustration calling

calling verb

/ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

Llamar

"The teacher was calling out names to take their turn answering questions. "

El profesor estaba llamando los nombres para que tomaran su turno respondiendo preguntas.

Illustration avoided

avoided verb

/əˈvɔɪdɪd/

Evitó, eludió

"After their argument, Sarah avoided talking to her brother for a week. "

Después de su discusión, Sarah evitó hablar con su hermano durante una semana.