"give sb a roasting" in German to give sb. a roasting jdn. niedermachen abkanzeln heruntermachen jdm. eine Kopfwäsche verpassen Detailed translations for "give sb a roasting" to give sb. a roasting 1. general to give sb. a roasting(also: to lash, to bawl sb. out, to slag sb. off) jdn. niedermachen to give sb. a roasting(also: to lash, to bawl sb. out, to slag sb. off) abkanzeln to give sb. a roasting(also: to lash, to bawl sb. out, to slag sb. off, to bash sb./sth.) heruntermachen{transitive verb} 2. colloquial to give sb. a roasting jdm. eine Kopfwäsche verpassen{transitive verb}