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2 Bitch, Moan and Whinge
Abbreviation: BMWУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Bitch, Moan and Whinge
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3 плакаться
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4 quejarse
pron.v.1 to complain.siempre está quejándose del frío que hace en este país (refunfuñar) he's always complaining about how cold it is in this countryno sé de qué te quejas I don't know what you're complaining about2 to moan, to groan (expresar dolor, pena).últimamente se queja mucho de la espalda recently she's been complaining a lot that her back hurts* * *1 (de descontento) to complain (de, about)■ ¡no te quejes! stop complaining!2 (de dolor) to moan, groan* * *verb* * *VPR1) (=reclamar) [gen] to complain (de about, of)[refunfuñando] to grumble (de about, at) [protestando] to protest (de about, at)quejarse de vicio — * to be always complaining
2) (=gemir) [gen] to moan, groan; [lloriqueando] to whine* * *verbo pronominala) ( protestar) to complain; ( refunfuñar) to grumblequejarse DE algo/alguien — to complain about something/somebody
b) (de una afección, un dolor)c) ( gemir) to moan, groan* * *= complain, grieve, grumble, protest, remonstrate, moan, whinge [winge], be (all) up in arms, voice + complaint, whine, niggle, carp, groan, rail against, cry + foul, fuss, grouch (about), whimper.Ex. Then he complained to the reference librarian and said, 'Well, you have one edition under one title and another edition under another title'.Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex. Staff have continually grumbled about this extra effort.Ex. 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.Ex. 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.Ex. The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.Ex. The advice is summarized under the headings: be positive; be honest; be exact; and don't whinge.Ex. And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.Ex. Occasional users did not, as a rule, voice complaints.Ex. Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.Ex. The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex. Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Ex. A baby who fusses, cries or displays other colicky symptoms is most likely reacting quite negatively to something that his or her mother is eating.Ex. You can choose to grouch about what they don't have OR open your mind up and see what they have to offer.Ex. My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.----* quejarse de = deplore, bemoan.* quejarse en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.* * *verbo pronominala) ( protestar) to complain; ( refunfuñar) to grumblequejarse DE algo/alguien — to complain about something/somebody
b) (de una afección, un dolor)c) ( gemir) to moan, groan* * *= complain, grieve, grumble, protest, remonstrate, moan, whinge [winge], be (all) up in arms, voice + complaint, whine, niggle, carp, groan, rail against, cry + foul, fuss, grouch (about), whimper.Ex: Then he complained to the reference librarian and said, 'Well, you have one edition under one title and another edition under another title'.
Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.Ex: Staff have continually grumbled about this extra effort.Ex: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.Ex: The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.Ex: The advice is summarized under the headings: be positive; be honest; be exact; and don't whinge.Ex: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining.Ex: Occasional users did not, as a rule, voice complaints.Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.Ex: The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Ex: A baby who fusses, cries or displays other colicky symptoms is most likely reacting quite negatively to something that his or her mother is eating.Ex: You can choose to grouch about what they don't have OR open your mind up and see what they have to offer.Ex: My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.* quejarse de = deplore, bemoan.* quejarse en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.* * *quejarse [A1 ]luego no vengas quejándote don't come complaining to me afterward(s)quejarse DE algo/algn to complain ABOUT sth/sb¿de qué te quejas? what are you complaining about?si te quejas de tus vecinos, tendrías que conocer a los míos if you think your neighbors are bad, you should meet mine!2 (de una afección, un dolor) quejarse DE algo to complain OF sthse queja de que le duele el pecho or de un dolor de pecho she's complaining of chest pains3 (gemir) to moan, groan* * *
quejarse ( conjugate quejarse) verbo pronominal
( refunfuñar) to grumble;
quejarse DE algo/algn to complain about sth/sbb) (de una afección, un dolor) quejarse DE algo to complain of sth
quejarse verbo reflexivo
1 to complain [de, about]
2 (de dolor) to groan, moan
' quejarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dolerse
- lamentarse
- protestar
- valer
- vicio
English:
beneath
- bluster
- carry on
- complain
- go on
- grouse
- moan
- nag
- report
- the
- whine
- complaint
- grievance
- grumble
- protest
- remonstrate
* * *quejarse vpr1. [lamentarse] to groan, to moan;últimamente se queja mucho de la espalda recently she's been complaining a lot that her back hurts2. [protestar] to complain;[refunfuñar] to moan;siempre está quejándose del frío que hace en este país he's always complaining about how cold it is in this country;se quejó por la lentitud de la conexión he complained about how slow the connection was;no sé de qué te quejas I don't know what you're complaining about;Famquejarse de vicio to complain about nothing* * *v/r1 complain (a to;de about)2 de dolor moan, groan* * *quejarse vr1) : to complain2) : to groan, to moan* * *quejarse vb1. (protestar) to complain / to moan2. (gritar de dolor) to moan / to groan -
5 anmeckern
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-) umg. jemanden anmeckern whinge at s.o., keep on at s.o.* * *ạn|me|ckernvt sep (inf)to keep on at (inf)* * *anmeckern v/t (trennb, hat -ge-) umgjemanden anmeckern whinge at sb, keep on at sb -
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7 quackeln
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8 quaken
vt/i2. umg., Person: yap, caw; nörgelnd: whine, Brit. whinge; quak nicht wegen jeder Kleinigkeit! don’t whine ( oder moan) about every little thing3. Plattenspieler, Radio: yap, squawk* * *(Ente) to quack;(Frosch) to croak* * *qua|ken ['kvaːkn]vi(Frosch) to croak; (Ente) to quack; (inf Mensch) to squawk (inf), to screech (inf)* * *1) (to utter a low hoarse sound like that of a frog: I could hear the frogs croaking.) croak2) (such a sound.) croak* * *qua·ken[ˈkva:kn̩]I. vimit jdm \quaken to have a natter to sbjdm dazwischen\quaken to keep interrupting sb* * ** * *quaken v/t & v/iquak nicht wegen jeder Kleinigkeit! don’t whine ( oder moan) about every little thing3. Plattenspieler, Radio: yap, squawk* * ** * *adj.quack adj. v.to croak v. -
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10 quengeln
v/i umg., Kind: whine, Brit. grizzle; (drängen) nag; Erwachsener: whinge, Am. harp, kvetch; hör auf zu quengeln! stop whining / nagging / kvetching / whingeing; die Kinder quengelten so lange, bis sie nachgab the children went on nagging until she gave in* * *to whine* * *quẹn|geln ['kvɛŋln]vi (inf)to whine* * *quen·geln[ˈkvɛŋl̩n]vi (fam)1. (weinerlich sein) to whine2. (nörgeln)* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.)1) < baby> whimper, (coll.) grizzle2) (nörgeln) carp* * *hör auf zu quengeln! stop whining/nagging/kvetching/whingeing;die Kinder quengelten so lange, bis sie nachgab the children went on nagging until she gave in* * *intransitives Verb (ugs.)1) < baby> whimper, (coll.) grizzle2) (nörgeln) carp* * *v.to grouch v. -
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v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) umg. (stänkern) be bitchy; (nölen) moan, whinge* * *rụm|zi|cken ['rʊmtsɪkn]vi sep (sl)to turn awkward* * * -
12 llorar
v.1 to cry.me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like cryingllorar de rabia to cry with anger o ragellorar por alguien to mourn somebodyllorar a lágrima viva to cry one's eyes out, to sob one's heart outElla llora por su ausencia She cries for his absence.2 to whinge (informal).3 to cry over, to mourn over, to lament, to wail over.Ella llora por su ausencia She cries for his absence.Ella llora la pérdida She cries over the lost.4 to water.Me lloran los ojos My eyes water.* * *1 to cry, weep2 familiar (quejarse) to moan1 to mourn\echarse a llorar to start cryingel que no llora no mama familiar if you don't ask you never getllorar a lágrima viva familiar to cry one's heart outllorar a moco tendido familiar to cry one's heart out* * *verbto cry, weep* * *1. VT1) [+ lágrimas] to weep, cry2) liter (=lamentar) [+ a difunto] to mourn; [+ muerte] to mourn, lament; [+ desgracia] to bemoan; [+ actitud] to lament, regretnadie lo ha llorado — nobody mourned o lamented his death, nobody mourned him
2. VI1) to cry, weep liter¡no llores! — don't cry!
me dieron o me entraron ganas de llorar — I felt like crying
se puso a llorar desconsoladamente — she began to cry o weep liter inconsolably
Rosa lloraba en silencio — Rosa cried o wept liter silently
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llorar de algo — to cry with sthlloramos de risa — we laughed until we cried, we cried with laughter
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echarse a llorar — to start to cry•
hacer llorar a algn — to make sb cry•
llorar por algo/algn: no llores más por ella, es una idiota — don't cry over her anymore, she's an idiotlloraba por cualquier cosa — she would cry at o over the slightest thing
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romper a llorar — to burst into tears2) [ojos] to water3) (=rogar)llórale un poco a tu madre y ya verás... — if you moan a bit to your mother, you'll see...
4) Chile* (=favorecer)a ti te llora el rojo — you look good in red, red looks good on you
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( derramar lágrimas)a) persona to cryllorábamos de (la) risa/rabia — we were crying with laughter/rage
llorar por algo/alguien — to cry over something/somebody
ser de or para llorar — to be enough to make one weep
el que no llora, no mama — if you don't ask, you don't get
b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to water2) (fam) ( quejarse) to grumble, whine2.llorar vt <persona/muerte> to mourn* * *= cry, weep, shed + tears.Ex. As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.Ex. 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.Ex. She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.----* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.* hombro en el que llorar = comforting shoulder.* llorando = in tears.* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* llorar como una magdalena = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* llorarle a las estrellas = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* llorar por = mourn.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( derramar lágrimas)a) persona to cryllorábamos de (la) risa/rabia — we were crying with laughter/rage
llorar por algo/alguien — to cry over something/somebody
ser de or para llorar — to be enough to make one weep
el que no llora, no mama — if you don't ask, you don't get
b) ojos (+ me/te/le etc) to water2) (fam) ( quejarse) to grumble, whine2.llorar vt <persona/muerte> to mourn* * *= cry, weep, shed + tears.Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.
Ex: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).* hacer llorar = reduce + Nombre + to tears.* hacer llorar de emoción = move + Nombre + to tears.* hombro en el que llorar = comforting shoulder.* llorando = in tears.* llorar a lágrima viva = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* llorar como una magdalena = sob + Posesivo + heart out, cry + Posesivo + heart out, cry + uncontrollably.* llorarle a las estrellas = cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.* llorar por = mourn.* * *llorar [A1 ]vi1 «persona» to cryme dieron or entraron ganas de llorar I felt like cryinglo hizo llorar she made him crylloramos ante aquel espectáculo desolador we wept at that heartrending sightestaba a punto de llorar she was on the verge of tearsse puso or se echó or ( liter) rompió a llorar she started crying o to cry, she burst into tearsestaba que lloraba de (la) rabia she was crying with rage, she shed tears of ragellorábamos de (la) risa we were crying with laughter, we laughed so much we had tears in our eyes, we laughed until we criedcuando la vio lloró de (la) emoción when he saw her he wept with emotionllorar POR algo/algn:no vas a llorar por esa tontería surely you're not going to cry over o about a silly thing like thatllora por cualquier cosa he cries at o over the slightest thinglloraba por la pérdida de su amigo he wept o cried for the loss of his friendno llores por él, no se lo merece don't cry over him, he's not worth itlo encontré llorando por las notas I found him crying o in tears over his gradesser de or para llorar to be enough to make one weepla calidad de las obras expuestas era de or para llorar the standard of the work on show was enough to make you weepel que no llora, no mama if you don't ask, you don't get2 «ojos» to waterle lloran los ojos por el catarro his eyes are watering o streaming because of his cold■ llorarvt‹persona/muerte› to mournnadie lo lloró nobody mourned him, nobody mourned his passing* * *
llorar ( conjugate llorar) verbo intransitivo ( derramar lágrimas)
llorar de algo ‹de risa/rabia› to cry with sb;
‹ de emoción› to weep with sth;
llorar por algo/algn to cry over sth/sb
llorar verbo intransitivo to cry
Lit weep
' llorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
- berrear
- de
- entrar
- ser
- hacer
- impresionar
- lágrima
- necesidad
- romper
- adelantar
- aguantar
- bárbaro
- chillar
- como
- con
- desahogo
- desesperación
- evitar
- remediar
- servir
English:
bawl
- bitterly
- boohoo
- break into
- close
- cry
- eye
- force back
- grieve
- lament
- mourn
- near
- now
- reduce
- tear
- weep
- burst
- from
- have
- move
- over
- scream
- wail
- weepy
* * *♦ vi1. [con lágrimas] to cry;me entraron ganas de llorar I felt like crying;llorar por alguien to mourn sb;cuando se enteró rompió a llorar when she found out she burst into tears;llorar de rabia to cry with anger o rage;llorar de risa to cry with laughter;llorar a moco tendido, llorar a lágrima viva to cry one's eyes out, to sob one's heart out;Famllorar como una Magdalena to cry one's eyes out, to sob one's heart out;para echarse a llorar dismal, depressingly bad;su examen estaba para echarse a llorar his exam was dismal o depressingly bad2. [ojos] to water;me lloran los ojos my eyes are wateringconsigue lo que quiere a fuerza de llorar she gets what she wants by whining o Br whingeing until you give it to her♦ vtllorar la muerte de alguien to mourn sb's death;todos lloraron su desaparición everybody lamented her disappearance* * *I v/i cry, weep;llorar a moco tendido fam cry one’s eyes out* * *llorar vi: to cry, to weepllorar vt: to mourn, to bewail* * *llorar vb2. (ojos) to water -
13 plaindre
plaindre [plɛ̃dʀ]➭ TABLE 521. transitive verb[+ personne] to feel sorry for• elle n'est pas à plaindre ( = elle a de la chance) she's got nothing to complain about2. reflexive verb• se plaindre de ( = souffrir) [+ maux de tête etc] to complain of• se plaindre de qn/qch à qn to complain to sb about sb/sth* * *plɛ̃dʀ
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verbe transitif to pity, to feel sorry for [personne, animal]il n'est vraiment pas à plaindre — ( il mérite son sort) he got what he deserved; ( il a de la chance) he's got nothing to complain about
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se plaindre verbe pronominal1) ( protester) to complain; ( pleurnicher) to whinge (colloq) péj, to complain2) ( geindre) [blessé, malade] to moan* * *plɛ̃dʀ vt(= compatir avec) to feel sorry for, to pityJe te plains. — I feel sorry for you.
* * *plaindre verb table: craindreA vtr to pity, to feel sorry for [personne, animal]; je te plains d'avoir à supporter cela I feel sorry for you, having to put up with that; elle aime se faire plaindre she likes to be pitied; il est (bien) à plaindre he is (very much) to be pitied; il n'est vraiment pas à plaindre ( il mérite son sort) he got what he deserved; ( il a de la chance) he's got nothing to complain about.B se plaindre vpr1 ( protester) to complain; ( pleurnicher) to whinge péj, to complain; arrête donc un peu de te plaindre stop complaining ou whingeing○; se plaindre de to complain of [douleurs, maux de tête]; to complain about [personne, temps, situation, bruit]; se plaindre à qn to complain to sb; se plaindre que to complain that; je n'ai pas à me plaindre de lui, il a toujours bien fait son travail I've no complaints about him, he's always worked well; allez vous plaindre à la direction go and complain to the management; celui-là, il faut toujours qu'il se plaigne! that guy○ is forever complaining!; je t'ai prévenu, maintenant ne viens pas te plaindre s'il t'arrive quelque chose I warned you, so don't come complaining to me if something happens to you; c'est bien ce que tu voulais, de quoi te plains-tu? it's what you wanted, so what are you complaining about?; les affaires vont bien, il n'y a pas à se plaindre business is going well, I can't complain ou I've no complaints; il n'y a pas lieu de se plaindre there's no reason to complain, there are no grounds for complaint;2 ( geindre) [blessé, malade] to moan.[plɛ̃dr] verbe transitifelle est bien à plaindre avec des enfants pareils! with children like that, you can't help but feel sorry for her!avec tout l'argent qu'ils gagnent, ils ne sont vraiment pas à plaindre with all the money they're making, they've got nothing to complain about————————se plaindre verbe pronominal intransitifa. [symptôme] to complain ofb. [personne, situation] to complain about -
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1) General subject: begrudge (по поводу чего-л.), complain (чем-либо), grudge, kick, shoot out lip, shoot out lips, shoot out the lip, shoot out the lips2) Information technology: barf (действиями пользователя со стороны системы)3) New Zealand: whinge4) Mass media: voice a complaint5) Makarov: complain of (чем-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > выражать недовольство
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1) General subject: action, beef, carp, complaint, grievance, groan, grumble, hang up, hang-up, information, lament, lamentation, moan, peeve, plea, sorrow, regret2) Medicine: complaint (больного при обращении к врачу)5) Bookish: querimony6) British English: stinking letter7) Law: bill of complaint, bitch, cassation, gravamen, libel, plaint, application( в Европейский Суд по правам человека) (http://www.echr.coe.int/NR/rdonlyres/C2F31505-A408-48DC-BB05-8C7F96487664/0/FormulaireRUS.pdf)8) Australian slang: whinge9) Jargon: belch, belly-ache, dido, schmear, yap, static, flack, gripe, jeep (general purpose), kick, squawk10) Advertising: bill of complaint (письменная)11) Business: application12) leg.N.P. appeal, complaint (not in technical sense), petition13) Chemical weapons: complaint (в спорах по контрактам)14) International law: (RU-EN-RU.COM complaint (Глоссарий к Европейской конвенции о защите прав человека)15) Makarov: bag16) Internet: (например, на форуме: модератору) report -
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18 жаловаться
1) General subject: air grievances, beef, belly-ache, bellyache (разг.), (на что-л.) bemoan (http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_370ee963-b425-5ed2-ae64-eacdc16a4fd0.html), bitch, clamor, clamour, complain (на боль и т. п.), complain of (на кого-л., что-л.), complain on, crab, find fault with (на кого-л., что-л.), grizzle, growl, grumble, grumble about (на что-л.), grumble at (на что-л.), grumble over (на что-л.), kick, kick against, lament, make a complaint, make one's moan, natter, pine, rail, repine, repine against, sing the blues, sound off (громко), squeal, state grievances, tell, wail, yelp (на что-л.), bleat, go to law, inform, sue, find fault with (на кого-л.), have a grievance against (I don't think you have any grievance against them. - По-моему, вам не на что жаловаться по поводу того, как с вами обошлись.), grip about, be peevish3) American: kvetch, speak piece, yammer4) Obsolete: expostulate, grudge6) Rare: gruntle7) Religion: rue8) Law: wage a grievance9) Australian slang: whinge10) Rude: belch11) Scottish language: croon12) Jargon: bitch out, cut a beef, dump on, futy, griping, grouse, put on the moan, rain, gritch, blast, bleed, goof off, gripe, jeep (general purpose), open (one's) yap, pop off, sound off, speak (one's) piece, squawk, yap13) Makarov: air( one's) grievances, find fault with (smb., smth.) (на кого-л., что-л.), make moan, state (one's) grievances, vent grievances, chew the fat, chew the rag, complain to (кому-л.), complain of (на кого-л. что-л.), find fault with (на кого-л. что-л.)14) Derogatory: yip (на что-л.) -
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1) General subject: utter a whine, utter a whinge2) Colloquial: bitch -
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1) General subject: beef, carp, cloud, disaffection (особ. правительством), discontent, discontent with (smth.) (чем-л.), discontentment with (smth.) (чем-л.), disgust, displeasure, dissatisfaction, grieving, grouch, grudge, grumble (высказываемое вслух), heartburn, heartburning, rumble, complaint, grievance, vexation, fuss, backlash, resentment, discontentedness, disgruntlement2) Military: dissidence3) Economy: discontent (напр. профессией)4) Australian slang: whinge5) Politics: discontentment
См. также в других словарях:
whinge — [wındʒ] v present participle whingeing or whinging [i]BrE to keep complaining in an annoying way whinge about ▪ Stop whingeing about the situation and accept it. >whinge n ▪ His tale is one long whinge about his own suffering. &G … Dictionary of contemporary English
whinge — [ wındʒ, hwındʒ ] (present participle whinge|ing) verb intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL to WHINE ╾ whinge noun count ╾ whing|er noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Whinge — Whinge, v. i. To whine. [Scot.] Burns. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whinge — British, informal, ultimately from O.E. hwinsian, from P.Gmc. *khwinisojan (Cf. O.H.G. winison, Ger. winseln), from root of O.E. hwinan to whine (see WHINE (Cf. whine)). Related: Whinged; whinging … Etymology dictionary
whinge — meaning ‘to grumble peevishly’, is BrE. Its ing form is whingeing, with an e to preserve the soft sound of the g … Modern English usage
whinge — Brit. informal ► VERB (whingeing) ▪ complain persistently and peevishly. ► NOUN ▪ an act of whingeing. DERIVATIVES whinger noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
whinge — [hwinj, winj] [Brit. Informal] Brit. Informal vi. whinged, whingeing [OE hwinsian < Gmc * hwinisōjan] 1. to whine 2. to complain n. a whine or complaint … English World dictionary
whinge — UK [wɪndʒ] / US / US [hwɪndʒ] verb [intransitive] Word forms whinge : present tense I/you/we/they whinge he/she/it whinges present participle whingeing past tense whinged past participle whinged British informal to complain, especially in a way… … English dictionary
whinge — [[t](h)wɪ̱nʤ[/t]] whinges, whingeing, whinging (present participle), whinged VERB (disapproval) If you say that someone is whingeing, you mean that they are complaining in an annoying way about something unimportant. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V about n/… … English dictionary
Whinge — Whingers are not popular in any circumstance. To whinge is to whine. We all know someone who likes to whinge about everything … The American's guide to speaking British
whinge — intransitive verb (whinged; whinging or whingeing) Etymology: Middle English *whingen, from Old English hwinsian; akin to Old High German winsōn to moan Date: 12th century British to complain fretfully ; whine • whinge noun, British … New Collegiate Dictionary