kioktat
B2
Hungarian
lecture, preach
VERB
B2
1
lecture
B2
Usage pattern:
kioktat vkit vmiről / vmi miatt
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Meaning
To scold at length
Themes
criticism
|scolding
|behavior
|interpersonal_conflict
|communication
|relationships
Definition
To speak to someone for a long time in an angry or serious way in order to criticize their behavior.
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
2
preach
B2
Usage pattern:
kioktat vkit vmiről / arról, hogy...
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Meaning
lecture in a moralizing way
Themes
criticism
|advice
|annoyance
|informal
|behavior
|moralizing
|communication
|relationships
|daily_life
Definition
To talk to someone in a bossy or self-righteous way about what they should or should not do, especially so often that it becomes annoying.
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