reproach
reproche
definition
verb
critics of the administration reproached the president for his failure to tackle the deficiency
address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.
noun
he gave her a look of reproach
the expression of disapproval or disappointment.
translation of 'reproach'
verb
reprochar,
recriminar,
censurar
noun
baldón,
oprobio,
censura,
reproche,
tacha
example
Some of his published works have met with strong criticism and 'reproach' .
No less absurd is the second 'reproach' thrown upon capitalism - namely, that technological and therapeutical innovations do not benefit all people.
She agrees, goes to his home, and realizes that he will not question or 'reproach' her.
The hint of 'reproach' in ‘omission’ may not be quite fair to either of us.
For Billy the boy is a nagging reminder of his own delinquent youth: for Shirley-Diane he is a strange mix of sex object and living 'reproach' .
he gave her a look of 'reproach'
Perhaps the most horrible aspect of Frank's world is not the existence of cruelty, but rather the possibility that life might be shaped by nothing more than the whims of others beyond control or 'reproach' .
his elegance is a living 'reproach' to our slovenly habits
The 'reproach' was lightly mocking and they both laughed.
his elegance is a living 'reproach' to our slovenly habits
Although rock had become mainstream by the early 1970s, it continued to arouse resistance and to elicit 'reproach' - and continues, indeed, to this day.
I could scarcely 'reproach' you for having undergone it without success, for those who emerge from it triumphant are very few.
Stung by his 'reproach' , she counters by reminding him that her lack of ardor is understandable given their night of lovemaking.
The poem's thought about the aetiology of war, its main theme, is based on Christ's 'reproach' of the Pharisees, who had upbraided the disciples for not washing their hands before eating.
The characters often look up to the gods for guidance, speak of them and 'reproach' them for putting such a predicament onto mortals of flesh and blood.
he gave her a look of 'reproach'
He tells him that he is not there to 'reproach' him, and John denies having done anything wrong.
Aunt Alice frowned slightly at this reproach against her motherly duties, but the sorrow in her beautiful eyes could not be from this 'reproach' alone, it was too deep.
Your comments bring to mind John Milton's words: ‘They who have put out the people's eyes, 'reproach' them of their blindness.’
We cannot believe the government is moving to legalize the dog-eating practice of some Koreans, which is not only harmful to national interests but also disgraceful and 'reproachable' .
Medicine can no longer 'reproach me with' being unfaithful: I've paid a proper tribute to erudition, and to what old writers call pedantry.
In the background Kristin also heard a male voice 'reproaching' the child for answering the phone.
Dolly 'reproaches' him gently when an embarrassed Silas has to ask her what that means.
They talked for two hours, during which Baeck 'reproached him with' all the accusations that he had heard against him.
He eyed Mr. Jacks with disgust, like a mother 'reproaching' her child for muddying the kitchen floor.
That does not mean that the French 'reproaches' against the British were all well founded.
Interestingly, those last 'reproaches' are similar to the grievances aired by Wanda's husband while he's waiting for her in court.
All those 'reproaches' aimed at us should have been directed against them, because their cinema was completely unreal.
I looked at them 'reproachingly' and he sort of slowly took them off and put them up in the air a little in a gesture of surrender.
Charges of brutality, of savagery, have been laid at Simon's door, but perhaps this is the first time posterity has 'reproached' him for ordinary honesty.
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