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 Translation for 'to criticize sb' from English to French
faire une critique à qn.to criticize sb.
faire des critiques à qn.to criticize sb.
envoyer des piques à qn. [loc.]to criticize sb.
maltraiter qn. [critiquer]to criticize sb. [Am.]
blâmer qn./qc.to criticize sb./sth.
2 Words
reprocher qc. à qn.to criticize sb. for sth. [reproach]
4 Words
dauber sur qn.to criticize sb. behind their back [Am.]
5+ Words
être mal venu à critiquer qn./qc. to be the last person who should criticize sb./sth. [Am.]
être mal venu de critiquer qn./qc. to be the last person who should criticize sb./sth. [Am.]
Partial Matches
ergoter [complaindre]to criticize
faire son autocritiqueto criticize oneself
avoir l'esprit critiqueto be always ready to criticize
assimiler qn. à qn.to put sb. on an equal footing with sb.
placer qn. sous la protection de qn./qc.to place sb. under the protection of sb./sth.
placer qn. à côté de qn. [table]to sit sb. beside sb. [at the table]
cafter qn. auprès de qn. [fam.]to sneak on sb. to sb. [Br.] [dated]
intervenir auprès de qn. pour qn.to intercede with sb. on sb.'s behalf
habituer qn./qc. à qn./qc.to get sb./sth. used to sb./sth.
assimiler qn./qc. à qn./qc.to bracket sb./sth. with sb./sth. [equate]
privilégier qn. sur qn. d'autreto give sb. an advantage over sb. else
confondre qn./qc. avec qn./qc. (d'autre)to mistake sb./sth. for sb./sth. (else)
occup.
placer qn. auprès de qn. comme garde du corps
to place sb. with sb. as a bodyguard
cafter qn. auprès de qn. [fam.]to rat sb. out to sb. [Am.] [coll.]
soustraire qn./qc. à la vue de qn.to hide sb./sth. from sb.'s view
tenir qn./qc. hors de portée de qn./qc.to keep sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
éloigner qn./qc. de qn./qc.to keep sb./sth. back from sb./sth.
enlever qn./qc. à qn./qc.to take sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
comparer qn./qc. à qn./qc.to compare sb./sth. to sb./sth.
parer qn./qc. contre qn./qc.to protect sb./sth. against sb./sth.
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Translation for 'to criticize sb' from English to French

to criticize sb.
faire une critique à qn.

faire des critiques à qn.

envoyer des piques à qn. [loc.]
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to criticize sb. [Am.]
maltraiter qn. [critiquer]
to criticize sb./sth.
blâmer qn./qc.

to criticize sb. for sth. [reproach]
reprocher qc. à qn.

to criticize sb. behind their back [Am.]
dauber sur qn.

to be the last person who should criticize sb./sth. [Am.]
être mal venu à critiquer qn./qc.

être mal venu de critiquer qn./qc.

to criticize
ergoter [complaindre]
to criticize oneself
faire son autocritique
to be always ready to criticize
avoir l'esprit critique
to put sb. on an equal footing with sb.
assimiler qn. à qn.
to place sb. under the protection of sb./sth.
placer qn. sous la protection de qn./qc.
to sit sb. beside sb. [at the table]
placer qn. à côté de qn. [table]
to sneak on sb. to sb. [Br.] [dated]
cafter qn. auprès de qn. [fam.]
to intercede with sb. on sb.'s behalf
intervenir auprès de qn. pour qn.
to get sb./sth. used to sb./sth.
habituer qn./qc. à qn./qc.
to bracket sb./sth. with sb./sth. [equate]
assimiler qn./qc. à qn./qc.
to give sb. an advantage over sb. else
privilégier qn. sur qn. d'autre
to mistake sb./sth. for sb./sth. (else)
confondre qn./qc. avec qn./qc. (d'autre)
to place sb. with sb. as a bodyguard
placer qn. auprès de qn. comme garde du corpsoccup.
to rat sb. out to sb. [Am.] [coll.]
cafter qn. auprès de qn. [fam.]
to hide sb./sth. from sb.'s view
soustraire qn./qc. à la vue de qn.
to keep sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
tenir qn./qc. hors de portée de qn./qc.
to keep sb./sth. back from sb./sth.
éloigner qn./qc. de qn./qc.
to take sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
enlever qn./qc. à qn./qc.
to compare sb./sth. to sb./sth.
comparer qn./qc. à qn./qc.
to protect sb./sth. against sb./sth.
parer qn./qc. contre qn./qc.
Usage Examples English
  • In a 2012 article, political scientist Steven Teles used the term "kludgeocracy" to criticize the complexity of social welfare policy in the United States.
  • Jonathan Silk has argued that the term "Hinayana" was used to refer to whomever one wanted to criticize on any given occasion, and did not refer to any definite grouping of Buddhists.
  • The debate included the maiden speech by newly elected NSW Liberal MP Edward St John QC, who used the opportunity to criticize the government's attitude to new evidence about the disaster.
  • The idea was to criticize previous arguments on a topic and emphatically and enthusiastically insert their own in order to win over the audience.
  • Her novels tend to criticize social values and moral norms rather than the people who are victims of such circumstances.

  • Greenpeace has continued to criticize the big oil company for their "green wash," arguing that Statoil hid the truth that it is doing the risky oil drilling by holding "Lego League" with Lego and distracting people's attention to the company's project, and it also argues that Statoil has to alter its attitude toward environments.
  • For instance, quoting from a copyrighted work in order to criticize or comment upon it or teach students about it, is considered a fair use.
  • Diderot did not use the novel as an outlet to condemn Christianity, but as a way to criticize cloistered life.
  • The only one who wishes to change in Gozzi's work is the bear, a satirist who had dared to criticize Circe and had been changed as a punishment (IX).
  • These issues have led some in the community to criticize these approaches to physics, and to question the value of continued research on string theory unification.

  • Members of civil society groups dismissed the government's response as too vague and continued to criticize the government for its failure to follow-up on the report's recommendations.
  • In some countries a specific "right to satire" is recognized and its limits go beyond the "right to report" of journalism and even the "right to criticize".
  • Limbaugh featured a recurring skit in which his colleague James Golden, who described himself as an "African-American-in-good-standing-and-certified-black-enough-to-criticize-Obama guy", appeared in a cameo as the "Official EIB Obama Criticizer".
  • At first there was limited co-operation between such groups and the WPC, but western delegates who tried to criticize the Soviet Union or the WPC's silence about Russian armaments were often shouted down at WPC conferences and launched the United States–Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue (SSD) in 2021 under president Joe Biden.
  • Also discussed is the way that corporations abuse copyright laws in order to silence anyone who might attempt to criticize their brand.

  • This has led some in the community to criticize these approaches to unification and question the value of continued research on these problems.
  • Some have come to criticize the sport as becoming too much of a tourist activity.
  • A centerpiece of the film is a long examination of the history of "The New York Times coverage of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor, which Chomsky says exemplifies the media's unwillingness to criticize an ally of the elite.
  • Civil rights leader Al Sharpton used the term "latte liberal" to criticize (mostly white and high-income) left-leaning people "sit[...] around the Hamptons" who advocated for the Defund the police movement and ignored the concerns of African-Americans that suffer under high crime rates and rely on a strong police force.
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