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1 grumble
A n1 ( complaint) ronchonnement m ; to have a grumble about sb/sth ronchonner après qn/qch ; my only grumble is… la seule chose dont j'ai à me plaindre est… ;C vi1 [person] ronchonner (at sb après qn ; to auprès de) ; to grumble about sb/sth se plaindre de qn/qch ; ‘How are you?’-‘Oh, mustn't grumble’ ‘Ça va?’-‘Oh, il n'y a pas à se plaindre’ ;2 [thunder] gronder ; [stomach] gargouiller. -
2 grumble
grumble ['grʌmbəl](a) (complain) grogner, grommeler;∎ he's always grumbling about something il rouspète constamment contre quelque chose;∎ why are you grumbling at me? pourquoi rouspètes-tu contre moi?;∎ stop grumbling! arrête de te plaindre!;∎ how are you? - oh, mustn't grumble! ça va? - on fait aller!(b) (thunder, artillery) gronder;∎ my stomach kept grumbling loudly mon estomac n'arrêtait pas de gargouiller bruyammentgrommeler;∎ I do all the work here, he grumbled c'est moi qui fais tout ici, a-t-il grommelé3 noun(a) (complaint) ronchonnement m, sujet m de plainte;∎ what's his latest grumble? pourquoi se plaint-il cette fois?;∎ his letter contained the usual grumbles sa lettre contenait les plaintes habituelles;∎ to obey without a grumble obéir sans murmurer(b) (of thunder, artillery) grondement m;∎ a distant grumble of thunder un lointain grondement de tonnerre -
3 grumble
grumble [ˈgrʌmbl]• oh, stop grumbling! oh, arrête de ronchonner ! (inf)2. noun* * *['grʌmbl] 1.1) ( complaint) ronchonnement m2) ( of thunder) grondement m; ( of stomach) gargouillement m2.1) [person] ronchonner ( at somebody après quelqu'un; to auprès de)2) [stomach] gargouiller -
4 grumble
1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) bougonner (contre)2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) gronder2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) ronchonnement2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) grondement -
5 to grumble
maugréer; grogner; grommeler; ronchonnerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to grumble
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6 bellyache
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7 nark
nark ○A n3 US = narc.C vi GB1 ( grumble) rouspéter ○ (about contre) ;2 ( inform police) moucharder ○. -
8 complain
complain [kəm'pleɪn]∎ he's always complaining il n'arrête pas de se plaindre;∎ he complained of a headache il s'est plaint d'un mal de tête;∎ familiar how's it going? - can't complain comment ça va? - je n'ai pas à me plaindre ou ça peut aller(b) (make formal protest) formuler une plainte ou une réclamation, se plaindre;∎ to complain to sb (about sth) se plaindre à ou auprès de qn (au sujet de qch)∎ to complain that… se plaindre que… + indicative;∎ she complained that he was always late elle s'est plainte qu'il était toujours en retard -
9 crab
1 noun(a) (crustacean) crabe m∎ to catch a crab faire (une) fausse pelle∎ the Crab le Cancer(d) (irritable person) grincheux(euse) m,f∎ American to crab sb's act casser la baraque ou la cabane à qn(b) (hunt crabs) pêcher des crabesfamiliar (pubic lice) morpions mpl;∎ to have crabs avoir des morpionscrab apple jelly gelée f de pommes sauvages;Entomology crab louse morpion m;Astronomy Crab Nebula nébuleuse f du Crabe;Cookery crab paste beurre m de crabe;Ornithology crab plover drome m ardéole;Entomology crab spider araignée-crabe f -
10 croak
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11 grouse
Ⅰ.grouse1 [graʊs](bird → gen) grouse f, tétras m; (→ red grouse) lagopède m d'Écosse►► grouse beating rabattage m;grouse moor chasse f réservée (à la chasse à la grouse);grouse shooting chasse f à la grouseⅡ.grouse2 familiar1 noun(grumble) rouspétance f; (complaint) grief□ m;∎ to have a grouse about sth rouspéter contre qchrouspéter, râler;∎ what are you grousing about? pourquoi rouspètes-tu? -
12 mutter
mutter ['mʌtə(r)](mumble) marmonner, grommeler;∎ he muttered a threat il grommela ou marmonna une menace;∎ he muttered something and left il marmonna quelque chose et sortit∎ what are you muttering about? qu'est-ce que tu as à marmonner?;∎ to mutter to oneself marmonner tout seul3 nounmurmure m, murmures mpl, marmonnement m;∎ this provoked mutters of discontent cela a provoqué un murmure de mécontentement;∎ to speak in a mutter marmonner dans sa barbe -
13 nark
1 noun∎ to nark on sb balancer qn
См. также в других словарях:
Grumble — Grum ble, n. 1. The noise of one that grumbles. [1913 Webster] 2. A grumbling, discontented disposition. [1913 Webster] A bad case of grumble. Mrs. H. H. Jackson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grumble — Grum ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grunbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grumbling}.] [Cf. LG. grummeln, grumen, D. grommelen, grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm, murmur, grumble, surly. [root]35. Cf. {Grum}, {Grim}.] 1. To murmur or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grumble — [v1] complain bellyache*, carp, find fault, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch*, grouse, kick, kvetch*, moan, protest, pule, repine, scold, snivel*, squawk*, whine; concepts 44,52 Ant. compliment, praise grumble [v2] murmur, rumble bark, croak, gnarl,… … New thesaurus
Grumble — Grum ble, v. t. To express or utter with grumbling. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grumble — (v.) 1580s, from M.Fr. grommeler mutter between the teeth or directly from M.Du. grommelen murmur, mutter, grunt, from grommen to rumble, growl. Imitative, or perhaps akin to grim. Related: Grumbled; grumbling. The noun is 1620s, from the verb … Etymology dictionary
grumble — ► VERB 1) complain or protest in a bad tempered but muted way. 2) make a low rumbling sound. 3) (grumbling) (of an internal organ) giving intermittent discomfort. ► NOUN ▪ an instance of grumbling; a complaint. DERIVATIVES grumbler … English terms dictionary
grumble — [grum′bəl] vi. grumbled, grumbling [prob. < Du grommelen, akin to Ger grummeln, OE gremman, to enrage: for IE base see GRIM] 1. to make low, unintelligible sounds in the throat; growl 2. to mutter or mumble in discontent; complain in a surly… … English World dictionary
grumble — I UK [ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l] / US verb Word forms grumble : present tense I/you/we/they grumble he/she/it grumbles present participle grumbling past tense grumbled past participle grumbled 1) a) [intransitive] to complain, especially continuously and about… … English dictionary
grumble — grum|ble1 [ grʌmbl ] verb intransitive 1. ) to complain, especially continuously and about unimportant things: MOAN: grumble that: He grumbled that it was Saturday night and he didn t have a date. grumble about something: Children always grumble… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grumble — v. 1) to grumble constantly 2) (D; intr.) to grumble about, at, over; to (to grumble at new taxes) 3) (L; to) they grumbled (to us) that the decision was not fair * * * [ grʌmb(ə)l] at over to (to grumble at new taxes) (D; intr.) to grumble about … Combinatory dictionary
grumble — [[t]grʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] grumbles, grumbling, grumbled 1) VERB If someone grumbles, they complain about something in a bad tempered way. [V about/at n] I shouldn t grumble about Mum she s lovely really... [V that] Taft grumbled that the law so favored … English dictionary