rapapolvo

m.

1 ticking-off (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

dar o echar un rapapolvo a alguien to tick somebody off

2 reprimand, earful.

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rapapolvo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar dressing-down, ticking off, talking-to

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FRASEOLOGÍA

echar un rapapolvo a alguien familiar to give somebody a dressing-down

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SM telling-off *, ticking-off *

echar un rapapolvo a algn — to give sb a telling-off o ticking-off *

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masculino (Esp) telling-off (colloq), talking-to (colloq)

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= tongue-lashing, telling-off, dressing-down.

Ex. Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.

Ex. Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex. 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.

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* echar una rapapolvo = give + Nombre + a dressing-down.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

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masculino (Esp) telling-off (colloq), talking-to (colloq)

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= tongue-lashing, telling-off, dressing-down.

Ex: Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.

Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex: 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.

* echar una rapapolvo = give + Nombre + a dressing-down.

* echar un rapapolvo = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

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rapapolvo

masculine

(Esp)

telling-off (colloq), talking-to (colloq)

me echó un rapapolvo she gave me a good telling-off o talking-to, she tore me off a strip (colloq)

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rapapolvo sustantivo masculino (Esp) telling-off (colloq), talking-to (colloq)
rapapolvo m fam telling-off
'rapapolvo' also found in these entries:
English:
rap
- rocket
- snap off
- talking-to

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rapapolvo nm

Esp Fam

dar o [m5]echar un rapapolvo a alguien to tear a strip off sb

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rapapolvo

m fam

telling-off fam ;

echar un rapapolvo a alguien tell s.o. off

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rapapolvo n telling off