reproachful

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

Translation

adj. expressando desaprovação ou desapontamento; mostrando culpa ou desaprovação.

Example Sentences

she gave him a reproachful look.

Ela lançou a ele um olhar de censura.

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;

De Alexandre, o gramático, abster-se de procurar defeitos e não repreender, de forma reprovável, aqueles que proferissem alguma expressão bárbara, coloquial ou estranha;

She gave him a reproachful look.

Ela lançou a ele um olhar de censura.

His tone was reproachful as he scolded his child.

O tom dele era de censura enquanto repreendia seu filho.

She spoke in a reproachful manner.

Ela falou de maneira repreensiva.

He shot her a reproachful glance.

Ele lançou a ela um olhar de censura.

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

As palavras repreensivas do professor fizeram o aluno se sentir culpado.

His reproachful tone indicated his disappointment.

O tom de censura dele indicava sua decepção.

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

Ela não conseguiu esconder o tom de censura em sua voz.

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

O cachorro lançou a ela um olhar de censura depois que ela o repreendeu.

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

Ele recebeu uma carta de censura de seu chefe por perder o prazo.

The reproachful expression on her face revealed her disappointment.

A expressão de censura em seu rosto revelou sua decepção.

Real-world Examples

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

" Mas um muito sério para mim", respondeu o Rei com reprovação.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

" Harry! " said Hermione, shocked and reproachful.

" Harry!" disse Hermione, chocada e com reprovação.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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

" N-não", ela considerou. "Parece apenas com reprovação".

Source: Sea Wolf (Part Two)

His tone was reproachful; it made me laugh.

O tom dele era de reprovação; isso me fez rir.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

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

Fred, George e Ron riram; Hermione, no entanto, parecia com reprovação.

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

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

" Susan! Como você pode?" disse Lucy com um olhar de reprovação.

Source: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

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

" Eu gostaria que você parasse de dizer o nome, Harry", disse uma voz com reprovação atrás deles.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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

" Eu ficarei, claro, sou a mais velha", começou Meg, parecendo ansiosa e com auto-reprovação.

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.

" Oh, Sara", Ermengarde quase lamentou em seu desgosto com reprovação.

Source: The Little Princess (Original Version)

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