shrift

shrift  (shrft)

n. Archaic

1. The act of shriving.

2. Confession to a priest.

3. Absolution given by a priest. See Note at short shrift.

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[Middle English, from Old English scrift, from Latin scrptum, something written, from neuter past participle of scrbere, to write; see shrive.]

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shrift [ʃrɪft]

n

Archaic the act or an instance of shriving or being shriven See also short shrift

[Old English scrift, from Latin scriptum script]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

shrift - the act of being shriven confession - (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution

Translations

shrift [ʃrɪft] N to give sb short shrift → despachar a algn sin rodeos
he gave that idea short shrift → mostró su completa disconformidad con tal idea
he got short shrift from the boss → el jefe se mostró poco compasivo con él
he'll get short shrift from me! → ¡que no venga a mí a pedir compasión!

shrift [ˈʃrɪft] n
to give sb short shrift → expédier qn sans ménagements

shrift

n to give somebody/something short shrift → jdn/etw kurz abfertigen

shrift [ʃrɪft] n (fig) to give sb short shrift → trattare qn in modo sbrigativo
to get short shrift from sb → essere trattato/a in modo sbrigativo da qn