- Nautical. To discipline by dragging under the keel of a ship.
- To rebuke harshly.
[Alteration (influenced by KEEL1 and HAUL) of Dutch kielhalen : kiel, keel of a ship (from Middle Dutch) + halen, to haul (from Middle Dutch).]
Dictionary:
keel·haul (kēl'hôl') ![]() |
| Translations: Keelhaul |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kølhale, give en ordentlig overhaling, give en skideballe
Nederlands (Dutch)
kielhalen, fikse uitbrander geven
Français (French)
v. tr. - (Naut) faire passer sous la quille, (fig) passer un savon à
Deutsch (German)
v. - kielholen (lassen), abkanzeln
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τιμωρώ σκληρά
Italiano (Italian)
punire, sgridare severamente
Português (Portuguese)
v. - punir severamente
Русский (Russian)
протаскивать под килем, строго отчитать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pasar por debajo de la quilla, castigar severamente
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kölhala, ge ngn en överhalning
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使爬进船底, 严责
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使爬進船底, 嚴責
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 배 밑을 잠수하게 하다, 되게 야단치다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 竜骨くぐりをさせる, ひどく責める, 厳しくしかる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يجر شخصا كعذاب, يوبخ بقسوة
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - גער, נזף ב-, גרר אדם מתחת לספינה כעונש
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