reñir

En su primer día de trabajo, me riñó por ser demasiado clínico.	On her first day of work, she told me off for being too clinical.
Desde que mamá me riñó, no he visto a Ah Ping.	Ever since the conflict with my mom, I haven't called Ping.
En su primer día de trabajo... me riñó por ser demasiado clínico.	On her first day of work, she told me off for being too clinical.
Mi padre me riñó por fumar.	My father lectured me for smoking.
Por eso no me riñó.	That's why she didn't bothered me.
El profesor les riñó.	They were scolded by the teacher.
Él la riñó.	He scolded her.
Una vez riñó con un tipo y volvió con él pegado a la cadena.	A guy ran on him once, he brought him back on the end of the chain.
Se levantó, y conforme comenzaba a caminar hacia nuestro campamento, señaló al autor y le riñó por haberle desobedecido.	He got up, and as he began to walk back towards our camp, spotted the author and rebuked him for having disobeyed him.
Nunca nos levantó la voz, nunca se portó mal con nosotras y nunca nos riñó, ni siquiera cuando debió haberlo hecho.	He never raised his voice at us, he was never mean, and he never told us off—even when he should have.
A mí me llamó Corro, pero no me riñó en absoluto; me dijo, por el contrario, que había reprendido al bedel por meterse con los profesores.	To me it called me Corro, but no me riñó at all; it said me, by the contrary, that there was reprendido to the bedel for putting with the professors.
Sí, hemos llegado a anécdotas ridículas, como la de aquel interventor que riñó un científico porque solo había demostrado tres teoremas de los cuatro que había dicho que quería demostrar cuando redactó el proyecto.	Yes, we've seen ridiculous stories like the auditor that scolded a scientist because they had only proven three of the four hypotheses posed when drafting the project.
Mi padre me riñó por decir un taco.	My father scolded me for saying a bad word.
Mamá me riñó. - ¿Por qué? ¿Qué hiciste?	Mom told me off. - Why? What did you do?
El profesor le riñó por su comportamiento descarado.	The teacher reprimanded him for his fresh behavior.
Su profesor lo riñó por llegar tarde.	His teacher scolded him for being late.
Cuando su padre le riñó, se marchó a la habitación farfullando quejas.	When his father told him off, he went to his room mumbling grumbles.
Su esposa lo riñó por rata y por dejar que su hija saliera a la calle sin un céntimo en el bolsillo.	His wife scolded him for being so stingy and letting their daughter go out without a cent in her pockets.
¿Riñó con su esposa?	Beef with his old lady?
Riñó con su madre esta tarde por lo de ayer.	She fought with her mom this afternoon about what happened yesterday.