Blaming and reproaching Flashcards by Harini Mardaye | Brainscape

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reprocher qqch à qqn

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to blame sb for sth

to reproach sb with sth

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rendre qqn responsable de qqch

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to blame sth on sb

to put / lay the blame for sth on sb

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une responsabilité / faute
un blâme

blâmable

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a blame

blameworthy

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un reproche

réprobateur

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a reproach

reprochful = reproving

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critiquer qqch / qqn pour qqch

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to criticize sth / sb for sth

= to find fault with sth / sith sb for sth

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une critique

critique (adj)

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a criticism

critical

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dénoncer qqch / qqn pour qqch

une dénonciation

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to denounce sth / sb for sth

a denunciation

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accuser qqn de qqch

accusateur, une accusation

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to accuse sb of sth

accusing, an accusation

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gronder / tancer qqn pour qqch

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to scold / chide sb for sth

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réprimander qqn

une réprimande

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to reprimand sb

a reprimand

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sermonner qqn

un sermon

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to lecture sb

a lecture

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réprimander qqn / prendre qqn à partie

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to take sb to task

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des critiques sévères / léchantes / impartiales

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harsh = severe / unking / impartial criticism

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faire naitre / provoquer la critique

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to arouse = stir up / provoke criticism

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critiquer qqn

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to level criticism at sb

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être irréprochable

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to be above / beyond reproach

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couvrir / accabler qqn de reproches

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to heap reproaches ons b

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passer un savon a qqn

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to tick sb off

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vous n’auriez pas dû faire cela

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you shouldn’t have done this

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vous auriez dû agir autrement

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you should have acted differently

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pourquoi avez-vous fait cela?

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why did you do this?

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vous avez eu tort de faire cela

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it was wrong of you to do that

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vous en êtes entièrement responsable

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you’re entirely to blame for it

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vous n’avez à vous en prendre qu’à vous meme

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you have no one to blame but yourself

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ce n’est pas ma faute

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I’m not to blame for it

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je n’ai rien à me reprocher

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I have nothing to reproach myself fro / with