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  • 1 criticar

    v.
    1 to criticize.
    Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.
    María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.
    El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.
    2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).
    3 to gossip.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to criticize
    1 (murmurar) to gossip
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    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=censurar) to criticize
    2) (=hablar mal)

    siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people

    3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review
    2.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize
    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
    2.
    criticar vi to gossip, backbite
    * * *
    = come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.
    Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
    Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
    Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
    Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
    Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
    Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
    Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex. The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
    Ex. This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
    Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
    Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
    Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
    Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
    Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
    Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
    Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
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    * criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.
    * criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
    * criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * ser criticado = come under + fire.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize
    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
    2.
    criticar vi to gossip, backbite
    * * *
    = come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

    Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.

    Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
    Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
    Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
    Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
    Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
    Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
    Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
    Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
    Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
    Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
    Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
    Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
    Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
    Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
    * criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.
    * criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
    * criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * ser criticado = come under + fire.

    * * *
    criticar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 (atacar) to criticize
    una postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologists
    criticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculators
    un proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism
    2 (hablar mal de) to criticize
    tú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is
    3 ( Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review
    ■ criticar
    vi
    to gossip, backbite
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    criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo

    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

    verbo intransitivo
    to gossip, backbite
    criticar
    I verbo transitivo to criticize
    II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
    ' criticar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    censurar
    - dedicarse
    - desollar
    - despellejar
    - tralla
    - vapulear
    - arremeter
    - murmurar
    - rajar
    - sino
    English:
    attack
    - carp
    - critical
    - criticize
    - fault
    - knock
    - pan
    - pick on
    - run down
    - slam
    - slate
    - get
    - run
    * * *
    1. [censurar] to criticize
    2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review
    * * *
    v/t criticize
    * * *
    criticar {72} vt
    : to criticize
    * * *
    1. (en general) to criticize
    2. (cotillear) to gossip

    Spanish-English dictionary > criticar

  • 2 disculparse

    1 to apologize ( por, for), excuse oneself
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    * * *
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    (v.) = apologise [apologize, -USA], eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt
    Ex. I have to apologize for taking so long to get back to you, but things have been pretty hectic.
    Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
    Ex. I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
    * * *
    (v.) = apologise [apologize, -USA], eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt

    Ex: I have to apologize for taking so long to get back to you, but things have been pretty hectic.

    Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
    Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.

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    ■disculparse verbo reflexivo to apologize [por, for]: quisiera disculparme por lo de ayer, I'd like to apologize for what happened yesterday
    ' disculparse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    excusarse
    - perdón
    - corresponder
    - disculpar
    English:
    apologize
    - decency
    - far
    - sorry
    - order
    * * *
    vpr
    to apologize (con/por to/for);
    no te disculpes, hombre, son cosas que pasan don't go apologizing, these things happen;
    después de su mala actuación, se disculpó con el público after his bad performance he apologized to the audience
    * * *
    v/r apologize
    * * *
    vr
    : to apologize
    * * *
    disculparse vb to apologize

    Spanish-English dictionary > disculparse

  • 3 morder el polvo

    to bite the dust
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    (v.) = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput
    Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex. I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
    Ex. I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
    * * *
    (v.) = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput

    Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.

    Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
    Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.

    Spanish-English dictionary > morder el polvo

  • 4 pedir disculpas

    v.
    1 to excuse oneself, to tender one's apologies, to apologize, to apologise.
    2 to apologize to.
    * * *
    (v.) = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt
    Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
    Ex. I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
    * * *
    (v.) = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt

    Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

    Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pedir disculpas

  • 5 pedir perdón

    v.
    1 to ask forgiveness, to beg pardon, to apologize, to ask for forgiveness.
    2 to be begged forgiveness, to be asked for forgiveness, to be asked forgiveness, to be begged for forgiveness.
    * * *
    to apologize, say sorry
    * * *
    (v.) = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt
    Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
    Ex. I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
    * * *
    (v.) = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt

    Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

    Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pedir perdón

  • 6 quejarse

    pron.v.
    1 to complain.
    no sé de qué te quejas I don't know what you're complaining about
    2 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
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    verb
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=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 pronominal
    a) ( protestar) to complain; ( refunfuñar) to grumble

    quejarse 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.
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    * quejarse de = deplore, bemoan.
    * quejarse en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.
    * sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.
    * * *
    verbo pronominal
    a) ( protestar) to complain; ( refunfuñar) to grumble

    quejarse 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.

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    quejarse [A1 ]
    1 (protestar) to complain; (refunfuñar) to grumble, moan ( colloq)
    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 sth
    se queja de que le duele el pecho or de un dolor de pecho she's complaining of chest pains
    3 (gemir) to moan, groan
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    quejarse ( conjugate quejarse) verbo pronominal

    ( refunfuñar) to grumble;
    quejarse DE algo/algn to complain about sth/sb
    b) (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
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    1. [lamentarse] to groan, to moan;
    últimamente se queja mucho de la espalda recently she's been complaining a lot that her back hurts
    2. [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;
    Fam
    quejarse de vicio to complain about nothing
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    v/r
    1 complain (a to;
    de about)
    2 de dolor moan, groan
    * * *
    1) : to complain
    2) : to groan, to moan
    * * *
    1. (protestar) to complain / to moan
    2. (gritar de dolor) to moan / to groan

    Spanish-English dictionary > quejarse

  • 7 retractarse de lo que Uno ha dicho

    (v.) = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt
    Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
    Ex. I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
    * * *
    (v.) = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt

    Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

    Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.

    Spanish-English dictionary > retractarse de lo que Uno ha dicho

  • 8 tragarse lo que Uno ha dicho

    (v.) = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt
    Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
    Ex. I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
    * * *
    (v.) = eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt

    Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.

    Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tragarse lo que Uno ha dicho

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