The elders and linguists immediately understood that the proverb was gentle chiding of the king.
Les anciens et les linguistes comprirent immédiatement que c'était une gentille réprimande envers le roi.
I was talking to Warren Buffett's banker, and he was chiding me for not letting my children make mistakes with their allowance.
Je parlais au banquier de Warren Buffet et il me grondait parce que je ne laisse pas mes enfants se tromper avec leur argent de poche.
As regards Mr Santer's answer today, I have to say that it is no use chiding us for criticising the Commission and complaining that things are moving at a very slow pace.
En ce qui concerne la réponse donnée aujourd'hui par M. Santer, je dois déclarer qu'il n'est pas normal de nous reprocher de critiquer la Commission et d'estimer que les choses évoluent très lentement.
My grandmother is always chiding me for my bad table manners.
Ma grand-mère me réprimande toujours pour mes mauvaises manières à table.
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