Greek
| Example in Greek | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Εγώ πάντα θέλω να μαλώνω αυτά τα νεαρά παιδιά που είναι κολλημένα αυτήν την εποχή. | Although I'm not the type of person to speak badly of someone within earshot, I always want to tell off those young kids glued to each other these days. |
| - Και, μάλωσα την μητέρα σου. | And, oh, I... I told off your mother. |
| Απλά μάλωσε ο πατέρας σου. | You just told off your father. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | tell off | Finnish | haukkua maanrakoon,haukkua pataluhaksi, haukkua pystyyn |
| German | ausschimpfen, rüffeln | Icelandic | skamma |
| Indonesian | mendamprat | Spanish | resondrar |