reproachful

[US]/rɪ'prəʊtʃfʊl/
[UK]/rɪ'protʃfl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. udtrykkende uenighed eller skuffelse; der viser skyld eller uenighed.

Example Sentences

she gave him a reproachful look.

Hun gav ham et bebrejdende blik.

From Alexander the grammarian, to refrain from fault-finding, and not in a reproachful way to chide those who uttered any barbarous or solecistic or strange-sounding expression;

Fra Alexander, grammatikeren, at undgå at finde fejl, og ikke på en bebrejdende måde at irettesætte dem, der udtalte nogen barbariske, fejlbehæftede eller mærkeligt klingende udtryk;

She gave him a reproachful look.

Hun gav ham et bebrejdende blik.

His tone was reproachful as he scolded his child.

Hans tone var bebrejdende, mens han skældte sit barn ud.

She spoke in a reproachful manner.

Hun talte på en bebrejdende måde.

He shot her a reproachful glance.

Han gav hende et bebrejdende blik.

The teacher's reproachful words made the student feel guilty.

Lærerens bebrejdende ord fik eleven til at føle sig skyldig.

His reproachful tone indicated his disappointment.

Hans bebrejdende tone indikerede hans skuffelse.

She couldn't hide the reproachful tone in her voice.

Hun kunne ikke skjule den bebrejdende tone i sin stemme.

The dog gave her a reproachful look after she scolded it.

Hunden gav hende et bebrejdende blik efter hun skældte den ud.

He received a reproachful letter from his boss for missing the deadline.

Han modtog et bebrejdende brev fra sin chef for at have misset fristen.

The reproachful expression on her face revealed her disappointment.

Udtrykket af skuffelse i hendes ansigt afslørede hendes skuffelse.

Real-world Examples

" But a very serious one to me, " returned the King reproachfully.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

" Harry! " said Hermione, shocked and reproachful.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" N-no, " she considered. " It looks only reproachful" .

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

His tone was reproachful; it made me laugh.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Fred, George and Ron laughed; Hermione, however, looked reproachful.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Susan! How can you? " said Lucy with a reproachful glance.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

" I wish yeh'd stop sayin'tha name, Harry, " said a reproachful voice behind them.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" I shall stay, of course, I'm oldest, " began Meg, looking anxious and self–reproachful.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

Don't look at me like that" —Hedwig's large amber eyes were reproachful, " it's not my fault.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" Oh, Sara, " Ermengarde almost wailed in her reproachful dismay.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

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