talking-to

el sermón

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talking-to(

kihng

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

a. el sermón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

My dad gave me a good talking-to for getting home at two in the morning.Mi papá me dio un buen sermón por llegar a casa a las dos de la mañana.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I gave my grandson a good talking-to. He shouldn't be going back onto your property.Le leí la cartilla a mi nieto. No debería volver a entrar en su propiedad.

I got a talking-to from the nuns for skipping chapel.Las monjas me regañaron por faltar a misa.

talking-to

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (colloquial)

a. el sermón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

b. el rapapolvo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

to give somebody a talking-toecharle a alguien un buen sermón or

talking-to [ˈtɔːkɪŋtuː]

noun

I gave him a good talking-to le llamé al orden; le leí la cartilla; that boy needs a good talking-to a ese chico le hace falta que le lean la cartilla

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