諌める

いさめる【諌める】

remonstrate

|自|《正式》〔人などに/事に対して/事について/…の理由で〕忠告する， 諭(^さと)す〔with/against/about， on， upon， over/for〕《◆protest より強意的》

Father remonstrated (with me) about my extravagance. 父は(私に)浪費をいさめた.

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いさめる【諌める】

protest (in warning) 《against…》; remonstrate [expostulate] 《with sb against [about, on, for] …》.

●彼は腹を切る覚悟で主君の苛政を諌めた. Prepared (even) to sacrifice his own life, he protested against his lord's harsh rule.

・彼は遠回しに部長の女遊びを諌めた. He indirectly admonished the division chief for his womanizing.

・私は彼を諌めて自殺を思い止まらせた. I remonstrated [pleaded] with him not to commit suicide. | I dissuaded him from killing himself.

・無駄づかいせぬよう社長を諌めることができる者は一人もいなかった. There was no one who could reason with the boss against being wasteful.