expostulate

ɪkˈspɑstʃəˌleɪt
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Translation of expostulate from English into Dutch

Verb

tr.

disagreement

Dated
reason earnestly with someone to change their behavior
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ernstig berispen ernstig tegenspreken poging doen iemand af te houden iemand vermanen ernstig proberen over te halen
  • She expostulate with him about his risky choices.Ze probeerde hem ernstig over te halen vanwege zijn riskante keuzes.
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Synonyms and analogies of expostulate in English

Examples of expostulate in a sentence

  • He expostulated about the unfair rules at the meeting.

expostulate: Examples and translations in context

Even your lungs expostulate as they struggle to expel your ample corpulence.

Zelfs je longen strijden tegen je overmaat aan corpulentie.

I'll not expostulate with her lest her body and beauty unprovide my mind again.

Ik ga niet in discussie met haar, anders brengt... haar zalige lichaam mij op andere gedachten.

The Cuban experience, he will expostulate, was unique; it cannot be taken as a sample of a law.

De Cubaanse ervaring, zou hij tegenwerpen, was uniek; ze kan niet aanzien worden als voorbeeld van een wet.

This led the Pharisees and Scribes of their party to expostulate with His disciples and ask, "Why are you eating and drinking with these tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"

En hun Schriftgeleerden en de Farizeen murmureerden tegen Zijn discipelen, zeggende: Waarom eet en drinkt gij met tollenaren en zondaren?

Hard expostulate space: 1.5 GB hard-disk space for module installation; Solid-state hoop (SSD) or high-speed multi-disk RAID for 4K media

Grafische kaart: Solid-state disk (SSD) of high-speed multi-disk RAID voor 4K media Hardeschijfgeheugen: 1,5 GB vrije ruimte op de harde schijf voor de programma-installatie

At this, Malyavantha got down from his chair and hurried home, Vibhishana too offered his prostrations to his elder brother and, with folded palms, he expostulated, O King!

Ook Vibhishana wierp zich aan de voeten van zijn oudere broer en toen, met de handpalmen tegen elkaar, sprak hij vermanend: 'O, koning!

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