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1 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 -
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
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 -
4 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 -
5 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? -
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8 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 -
9 nark
1 noun∎ to nark on sb balancer qn
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grumble — verb (grumbled; grumbling) Etymology: probably from Middle French grommeler, ultimately from Middle Dutch grommen; akin to Old High German grimm grim Date: 1580 intransitive verb 1. to mutter in discontent 2. growl, rumble transitive verb to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
grumble — [ˈgrʌmb(ə)l] verb [I] to complain about something that is unimportant Syn: moan grumble noun [C] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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 — (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 (and grunt) — Noun. 1. Vagina. Rhyming slang for cunt . See cunt . 2. A contemptible person … English slang and colloquialisms
grumble (and grunt) — Noun. 1. Vagina. Rhyming slang for cunt . See cunt . 2. A contemptible person … English slang and colloquialisms
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
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 — 1 verb (I) 1 to keep complaining in an unhappy way (+ about/at etc): The farmers are always grumbling about the weather. 2 to make a very low sound that gets quieter then louder continuously; rumble 1 (1): Is that your tummy grumbling? 3 mustn t… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grumble — 1. noun a) A low thundering, rumbling or growling sound That whiner is never without a grumble to share. b) The sound made by a hungry stomach 2 … Wiktionary