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He told him off.

Persian (Farsi) translation: او را توبيخ /سرزنش كرد

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English term or phrase:He told him off.
Persian (Farsi) translation:او را توبيخ /سرزنش كرد
Entered by: Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh

10:35 Oct 29, 2009
English to Persian (Farsi) translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: He told him off.
Greetings,

E.g. “The teacher told him off for hitting a girl.”

A more old-fashioned way of saying the same thing would be:
“The teacher rebuked him for hitting a girl.”

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:08
او را توبيخ / ملامت كرد
Explanation:


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Note added at 4 mins (2009-10-29 10:39:28 GMT)
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or
او را سرزنش كرد
Selected response from:

Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
Local time: 00:38
Grading comment
many thanks excellent - sorry about the delay
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6او را توبيخ / ملامت كرد
Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
5 +5او را سرزنش کرد
Habib Shariati
5 +5سرزنش کرد/ تنبیه کرد/ دعوا کرد
Ebrahim Golavar


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
he told him off.
او را توبيخ / ملامت كرد


Explanation:


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Note added at 4 mins (2009-10-29 10:39:28 GMT)
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or
او را سرزنش كرد


Hossein Abbasi Mohaghegh
Local time: 00:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 38
Grading comment
many thanks excellent - sorry about the delay

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Beikian
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
3 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Mohammad Reza Razaghi
3 hrs
  ->  Thank you.
agree  Mohebi: good job!
10 hrs
agree  Farzad Akmali
14 hrs
agree  Salman Rostami
1 day 21 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
he told him off.
او را سرزنش کرد


Explanation:
reprimand also lectured

Habib Shariati
Iran
Local time: 00:38
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi), Native in KurdishKurdish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Beikian
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
3 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Mohammad Reza Razaghi
3 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Farokh Bastan
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Farzad Akmali
14 hrs
  -> Thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
he told him off.
سرزنش کرد/ تنبیه کرد/ دعوا کرد


Explanation:
in informal situations, according to Hezare Dictionary.

Ebrahim Golavar
Native speaker of: Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Beikian
1 hr
  -> thanks a lot!
agree  Armineh Johannes: armineh johannes
2 hrs
  -> thanks a lot!
agree  Mohammad Reza Razaghi
2 hrs
  -> thanks a lot!
agree  Farokh Bastan
5 hrs
  -> thanks a lot!
agree  Farzad Akmali
13 hrs
  -> thanks a lot!
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