he complained about the noise

to complain TO somebody ABOUT something — quejarse a alguien por algo

I can't complain — no me puedo quejar

to complain OF something — quejarse de algo

he complained that... — se quejó de que...

to complain that — quejarse de que

they complained to the neighbours — se quejaron a los vecinos

I can't complain — yo no me quejo

we're going to complain to the manager — vamos a reclamar al director

you should complain to the police — tendrías que denunciarlo a la policía

to complain of — quejarse de

to complain TO somebody ABOUT something — quejarse a alguien por algo

I can't complain — no me puedo quejar

to complain OF something — quejarse de algo

he complained that... — se quejó de que...

se plaindre à qn de qch — to complain to sb about sth

Ils se sont plaints au directeur. — They complained to the manager.

Elle s'est plainte du bruit. — She complained about the noise.

se plaindre de (= souffrir de) [maux de tête] — to complain of

the teaching staff — el personal docente, el profesorado

the editorial staff — los redactores, la redacción

the administrative staff — (el personal de) la administración

the teaching staff — el cuerpo docente, el profesorado

to be on the staff — ser de plantilla

to join the staff — entrar en la plantilla

to leave the staff — dimitir

the centre is staffed by qualified lawyers — el centro cuenta con abogados titulados en plantilla

the teaching staff — el personal docente, el profesorado

the editorial staff — los redactores, la redacción

no protestes tanto y acábate la cena — stop complaining and finish your dinner

¡protesto, Su Señoría! — objection, Your Honour!

¡protesto contra esa observación! — I resent that!, I object to that remark!

un cheque protestado por falta de fondos — a cheque referred to drawer

protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor

protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor

sie beschwerten sich wegen der unzumutbaren Lärmbelästigung — they complained about the unacceptable noise level

to complain that... — sich darüber beklagen/beschweren, dass...

to complain of not having enough time — über Zeitmangel klagen

pitch camp — ein/das Lager aufschlagen

pitch a programme at a particular level — ein Programm auf ein bestimmtes Niveau abstimmen

our expectations were pitched too high — unsere Erwartungen waren zu hoch gesteckt

pitched battle — offene [Feld]schlacht

pitch forward — vornüberstürzen

as black as pitch — pechschwarz

as black as pitch — pechschwarz

to make a pitch for sth — etw anpreisen

he gave us his pitch about the need to change our policy — er hielt uns (wieder einmal) einen Vortrag über die Notwendigkeit, unsere Politik zu ändern

their speaking voices are similar in pitch — ihre Stimmlagen sind ähnlich

the roofs have a steep pitch — die Dächer sind sehr steil

the floor was sloping at a precarious pitch — der Boden neigte sich gefährlich

the tension/their frustration had reached such a pitch that... — die Spannung/ihre Frustration hatte einen derartigen Grad erreicht, dass...

matters had reached such a pitch that... — die Sache hatte sich derart zugespitzt, dass...

at its highest pitch —

he was pitched from or off his horse — er wurde vom Pferd geworfen

he was pitched through the windscreen — er wurde durch die Windschutzscheibe geschleudert

as soon as he got the job he was pitched into a departmental battle — kaum hatte er die Stelle, wurde er schon in einen Abteilungskrieg verwickelt

she pitched her voice higher — sie sprach mit einer höheren Stimme

to pitch one's aspirations too high — seine Erwartungen or Hoffnungen zu hoch stecken

the prices of these cars are pitched extremely competitively — diese Autos haben sehr attraktive Preise

she pitched the plan to business leaders —

that's pitching it rather strong — das ist ein bisschen übertrieben

he pitched the first two innings — er spielte or machte in den ersten beiden Runden den Werfer

to pitch forward — vornüberfallen

he pitched off his horse —

the ship pitched and rolled — das Schiff stampfte und rollte

reach such a pitch that... — sich so zuspitzen, dass...

pitch camp — ein/das Lager aufschlagen

the horse pitched its rider over its head — das Pferd warf den Reiter vornüber

pitch somebody out of something — jemanden aus etwas hinauswerfen

pitch a programme at a particular level — ein Programm auf ein bestimmtes Niveau abstimmen

our expectations were pitched too high — unsere Erwartungen waren zu hoch gesteckt

pitched battle — offene [Feld]schlacht

pitch forward — vornüberstürzen

as black as pitch — pechschwarz

vivo con mis padres — I live with my parents

¿con quién vas a ir? — who are you going with?

atado con cuerda — tied with string

lo tomo con limón — I take it with lemon

con su ayuda — with his help

ducharse con agua fría — to have a cold shower

lo he escrito con bolígrafo — I wrote it in pen

con este sol no hay quien salga — no one can go out in this sun

con el tiempo — in the course of time, with time

un hombre con principios — a man of principle

llegó con aspecto relajado — she arrived looking relaxed

un amigo con aspecto de jugador de rugby — a friend who is built like a rugby player

gente joven con ganas de divertirse — young people out for a good time

murió con 60 años — she died at the age of 60

pan con mantequilla — bread and butter

vodka con naranja — vodka and orange

café con leche — white coffee

arroz con leche — rice pudding

una cazuela con agua caliente — a pan of hot water

un maletín con dinero — a briefcase full of money

se levantó con rapidez — he got up quickly

ábrelo con cuidado — open it carefully

anda con dificultad — she walks with difficulty

desayunamos con apetito — we ate our breakfast with relish

estar con algo, estar con dolor de muelas/la pierna escayolada — to have toothache/one's leg in plaster

está con la gripe — he's got flu

con mucho gusto — certainly, by all means

¿con quién hablas? — who are you speaking to?

voy a hablar con Luis — I'll talk to Luis

se ha casado con Jesús — she's married Jesús, she's got married to Jesús

estoy emparentado con la duquesa — I am related to the duchess

no sabemos lo que va a pasar con nosotros — we don't know what's going to happen to us

me escribo con ella — she and I write to each other

un dólar con cincuenta centavos — one dollar fifty cents

con ser su madre, le odia — even though she is his mother she hates him

con todo (y con eso), la gente se lo pasó bien — in spite of everything, people had a good time

¡con lo bien que se está aquí! — and it's so nice here too!

no me dejó ni un trocito, con lo que me gustan esos caramelos — he didn't even let me have a tiny piece, and he knows how much I like those sweets

con estudiar un poco apruebas — with a bit of studying you should pass

cree que con confesarlo se librará del castigo — he thinks that by owning up he'll escape punishment

con decirle que no voy, se arreglará todo — when I tell him I'm not going, everything will be fine

con llegar a las seis estará bien — if you come by six it will be fine

con llegar tan tarde nos perderemos la comida — by arriving so late we're going to miss the meal

con que me digas tu teléfono basta — if you just give me your phone number that'll be enough

basta con que nos remita la tarjeta cumplimentada — all you have to do is send us the completed card

vive con su novio — she lives with her boyfriend

hablar con alguien — to talk to somebody

está casada con mi primo — she's married to my cousin

te portaste muy mal con ellos — you behaved very badly toward(s) them

he tenido mucha paciencia contigo — I have been very patient with you

se sirve con arroz — serve with rice

pan con mantequilla — bread and butter

una cápsula con cada comida — one capsule with each meal

se levanta con el alba — he gets up at the crack of dawn

¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? — how can we go in this rain?

con tanta prisa se me olvidó — I was in such a hurry that I forgot

¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? — aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus

con las veces que te lo pedí! — the (number of) times I asked you!

con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido — it's really late, he should have gone by now

córtalo con la tijera — cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it

lo estás malcriando con tanto mimo — you're spoiling him with all this pampering

andaba con dificultad — she was walking with difficulty

con mucho gusto! — with pleasure!

amaneció con fiebre — he woke up with a temperature

ya estaba con dolores de parto — she was already having labor pains

andaba con ganas de bronca — he was looking for a fight

con las manos en los bolsillos — with his hands in his pockets

¿vas a ir con ese vestido? — are you going in that dress?

una mujer con aspecto de extranjera — a foreign-looking woman

me peino con Gerardo — Gerardo does my hair

se estuvo quejando conmigo — she was complaining to me