German-English translation for "abkanzeln"

"abkanzeln" English translation

abkanzeln
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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to dress down... he gave him a thorough dressing down...
examples
  • jemanden abkanzeln umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to dressjemand | somebody sb down, to givejemand | somebody sb a dressing down
    to jump (up)onjemand | somebody sb, to hauljemand | somebody sb over the coals
    jemanden abkanzeln umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
  • er hat ihn gehörig (oder | orod mächtig) abgekanzelt
    he gave him a thorough dressing down
    er hat ihn gehörig (oder | orod mächtig) abgekanzelt

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