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"telling-off" in Spanish

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café{m} [SAm.] [coll.] (regañina)
felpa{f} [coll.] (reprimenda)
jabonada{f} [Chile] [coll.] (reprimenda)
varapalo{m} [Spa.] (reprimenda)
he's all set to give you a good telling-off
viene preparado para echarte una buena reprimenda
luma{f} (reprimenda)
rapapolvo{m} [Spa.]
Many thanks, Madam Commissioner, for your clear presentation and for telling off our governments.
Muchas gracias, señora Comisaria, por su clara exposición y por este rapapolvo a nuestros gobiernos.
raspacachos{m} [Chile] [coll.]
regañada{f} [Col.] [coll.]
rezongo{m} [Ven.] [coll.]
sosegate{m} [Urug.] [coll.]
bronca{f} [Spa.] [coll.] (regañina)

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Therefore I think the telling-off was aimed at the wrong culprit.
Por tanto, creo que el tirón de orejas se ha equivocado de destinatario.
they gave him a real telling-off because of his bad grades
le han dado un buen meneo por las malas notas
he's all set to give you a good telling-off
viene preparado para echarte una buena reprimenda
to give sb a telling-off
rezongar a algn
to give sb a telling-off
regañar a algn
to give sb a telling-off
retar a algn
No, it has deregulated and supported external investments by means of tax concessions, doing so well that we even have to give it a telling off for its success.
No, sino que ha liberalizado y ha apoyado las inversiones extranjeras mediante desgravaciones, con tanto éxito que nos vemos tentados incluso a reñirle a causa de su prosperidad.