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1 whine
whine [waɪn]1. noun[person, dog] gémir ; [engine] vrombir* * *[waɪn], US [hwaɪn] 1. 2.transitive verb3.‘I'm hungry,’ he whined — ‘j'ai faim,’ dit-il d'une voix geignarde
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2 whine
whine, US hwaInA n (of person, animal) geignement m ; ( of engine) plainte f ; ( of bullet) sifflement m ; her voice had a nasal whine elle parlait d'une voix nasillarde. -
3 whine
whine [waɪn](b) (complain) se lamenter, se plaindre;∎ to whine about sth se plaindre de qch;∎ don't come whining to me about it ne viens pas t'en plaindre à moidire en gémissant;∎ "I'm hungry", she whined "j'ai faim", dit-elle d'une voix plaintive3 noun(a) (from pain, discomfort) gémissement m(b) (complaint) plainte f(c) (of machinery, engine) bruit m strident -
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1. verb1) (to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering: The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.) gémir2) (to make a similar noise: I could hear the engine whine.) gémir3) (to complain unnecessarily: Stop whining about how difficult this job is!) se lamenter (sur/à propos de)2. noun(such a noise: the whine of an engine.) plainte stridente -
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gémir; se lamenter; geindre; pleurnicherEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to whine
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6 bleat
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7 grizzle
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8 snivel
snivel [ˈsnɪvl]( = whine) pleurnicher ; ( = sniff) renifler* * *['snɪvl]intransitive verb (p prés etc - ll-) pleurnicher -
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10 snivel
snivel ['snɪvəl] ( British pt & pp snivelled, cont snivelling, American pt & pp sniveled, cont sniveling)(whine) pleurnicher; (sniff because of cold) renifler (continuellement); (have runny nose) avoir le nez qui coule;∎ stop snivelling! (crying) arrête de pleurnicher comme ça!; (sniffing) arrête de renifler comme ça!∎ "it wasn't my fault", he snivelled "ce n'était pas de ma faute", fit-il en pleurnichant3 noun(sniffing) reniflement m, reniflements mpl; (tears) pleurnichements mpl;∎ to have a snivel pleurnicher -
11 wail
wail [weɪl](a) (person → whine, moan) gémir, pousser des gémissements; (baby → shout) hurler; (→ weep) pleurer bruyamment;∎ what's he wailing about now? de quoi se plaint-il maintenant?dire en gémissant, gémir;∎ "you've broken it!" she wailed "tu l'as cassé!" gémit-elle3 noun(a) (of person) gémissement m;∎ he gave a loud wail il poussa un profond gémissement;∎ "he's gone!" she said with a wail "il est parti!" dit-elle en gémissant -
12 yammer
yammer ['jæmə(r)]∎ what are you yammering about? qu'est-ce que tu as à jacasser comme ça?
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Whine — Whine, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whining}.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[=i]nan to make a whistling, whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[=i]na, Sw. hvina, Dan. hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[=o]n, hweij[=o]n;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Whine — Whine, n. A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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whine — ► NOUN 1) a long, high pitched complaining cry. 2) a long, high pitched unpleasant sound. 3) a feeble or petulant complaint. ► VERB 1) give or make a whine. 2) complain in a feeble or petulant way. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary