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complain

  • 1 complain

    [kəm'plein]
    1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) kvarta
    2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) kvarta, kveina
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  • 2 appropriate

    [ə'prəupriət]
    (suitable; proper: Her clothes were appropriate to the occasion; Complain to the appropriate authority.) hlutaðeigandi; viðeigandi
    - appropriately

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  • 3 bellyache

    I noun
    (stomach pain.)
    II verb
    ((informal) to complain a lot without a good reason; to grumble: Stop bellyaching, we're all doing our share!)

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  • 4 crab

    I [kræb] noun
    (an edible sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair having claws.)
    II past tense, past participle - crabbed; verb
    ((slang) to complain or criticize: He keeps on crabbing about the weather.)

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  • 5 find fault with

    (to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) finna að, gagnrÿna

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  • 6 grouch

    1. verb
    (to complain: He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it).) nöldra
    2. noun
    1) (a person who complains.) nöldurseggur
    2) (a complaint.) nöldur, kvörtun
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  • 7 grumble

    1. verb
    1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) nöldra gremjulega
    2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) drynja
    2. noun
    1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) gremjulegt nöldur
    2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) druna

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  • 8 hard done by

    (unfairly treated: You should complain to the headmaster if you feel hard done by.) sem illa er komið fram við

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  • 9 meek

    [mi:k]
    (humble and not likely to complain, argue, react strongly etc: a meek little man.) hógvær, skapmildur
    - meekness

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  • 10 moan

    [məun] 1. verb
    1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) stynja
    2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) kvarta
    2. noun
    (a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) stuna

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  • 11 nag

    [næɡ]
    past tense, past participle - nagged; verb
    ((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) nöldra

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  • 12 whine

    1. verb
    1) (to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering: The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.) væla, ÿlfra
    2) (to make a similar noise: I could hear the engine whine.) væla
    3) (to complain unnecessarily: Stop whining about how difficult this job is!) kvarta, kveina
    2. noun
    (such a noise: the whine of an engine.) væl

    English-Icelandic dictionary > whine

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  • complain — com·plain vi: to make a complaint Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. complain I ( …   Law dictionary

  • complain — UK US /kəmˈpleɪn/ verb [I] ► to tell someone that something is wrong or not satisfactory, and that you are annoyed about it: complain about sth »Workers complain about the conditions in which they are forced to work. complain that »The chief… …   Financial and business terms

  • Complain — Com*plain (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Complained} (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a sign of grief, to lament. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Complain — Com*plain , v. t. To lament; to bewail. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They might the grievance inwardly complain. Daniel. [1913 Webster] By chaste Lucrece s soul that late complain d Her wrongs to us. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • complain — ► VERB 1) express dissatisfaction or annoyance. 2) (complain of) state that one is suffering from (a symptom of illness). DERIVATIVES complainer noun. ORIGIN Old French complaindre, from Latin complangere bewail …   English terms dictionary

  • complain — (v.) late 14c., find fault, lament, from stem of O.Fr. complaindre to lament (12c.), from V.L. *complangere, originally to beat the breast, from L. com , intensive prefix (see COM (Cf. com )), + plangere to strike, beat the breast (see PLAGUE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • complain — [v] grumble about accuse, ascribe, attack, beef*, bellyache*, bemoan, bewail, bitch, carp, cavil, charge, contravene, criticize, defy, demur, denounce, deplore, deprecate, differ, disagree, disapprove, dissent, expostulate, find fault, fret, fuss …   New thesaurus

  • complain — [kəm plān′] vi. [ME compleinen < OFr complaindre < VL * complangere, orig., to beat the breast < L com , intens. + plangere, to strike: see PLAINT] 1. to claim or express pain, displeasure, etc. 2. to find fault; declare annoyance 3. to… …   English World dictionary

  • complain — com|plain W3S2 [kəmˈpleın] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: complaindre, from Vulgar Latin complangere, from Latin com ( COM ) + plangere ( PLAINT)] 1.) [I,T not in passive] to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • complain — verb 1 (intransitive, transitive not in passive) to say that you are annoyed, dissatisfied, or unhappy about something or someone: They ve already been given a 10% raise so why are they complaining? | You never ask my opinion about anything, Rod… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • complain */*/*/ — UK [kəmˈpleɪn] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms complain : present tense I/you/we/they complain he/she/it complains present participle complaining past tense complained past participle complained to say that you are not satisfied… …   English dictionary

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