No. 8,751 in Catalan
esbroncades
Rebukes or scoldings.
In a sentence
Les esbroncades que vaig rebre ahir no van ser justificades.
The scoldings I received yesterday were not justified.
In this sentence, 'esbroncades' is used as a noun - plural feminine to indicate acts of scolding, reprimands, or harsh criticisms from others.
Vaig donar unes esbroncades als alumnes per no fer els deures.
I gave some scoldings to the students for not doing their homework.
Here, 'esbroncades' serves again as a noun to describe verbal reprimands directed towards someone, in this case the students.
Les esbroncades acaben afectant el comportament a llarg termini.
The scoldings end up affecting long-term behavior.
In this example, 'esbroncades' symbolizes verbal admonitions and highlights their potential impact on future actions or behavior.
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