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ENGLISH
PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Márcio Farias | ||||
E-mail: | marcio_osorio@oi.com.br | ||||
Data: | 26/OUT/2007 11:45 AM | ||||
Assunto: | Tell off | ||||
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tell off
The child's parents reprove or rebuke the child severely as most parents do from a vantage point or in or as though in authority. Private Gurualdo got told off by the senior officer for leaving his outpost unattended. (Gurualdo received a severe, formal reprimand from his commanding officer for etc, etc.) The senior officer, at his turn, got told off for wearing a sleeveless jacket all unbuttoned and for standing at attention with his pants down. |