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1 comunicado interno
(n.) = internal memoEx. Whilst they grumbled about it in internal memos they decided to lie low and let the matter cool down.* * *(n.) = internal memoEx: Whilst they grumbled about it in internal memos they decided to lie low and let the matter cool down.
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2 quejarse
pron.v.1 to complain.siempre está quejándose del frío que hace en este país (refunfuñar) he's always complaining about how cold it is in this countryno sé de qué te quejas I don't know what you're complaining about2 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* * *verb* * *VPR1) (=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 pronominala) ( protestar) to complain; ( refunfuñar) to grumblequejarse 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.* * *verbo pronominala) ( protestar) to complain; ( refunfuñar) to grumblequejarse 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.* * *quejarse [A1 ]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 sthse queja de que le duele el pecho or de un dolor de pecho she's complaining of chest pains3 (gemir) to moan, groan* * *
quejarse ( conjugate quejarse) verbo pronominal
( refunfuñar) to grumble;
quejarse DE algo/algn to complain about sth/sbb) (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
* * *quejarse vpr1. [lamentarse] to groan, to moan;últimamente se queja mucho de la espalda recently she's been complaining a lot that her back hurts2. [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;Famquejarse de vicio to complain about nothing* * *v/r1 complain (a to;de about)2 de dolor moan, groan* * *quejarse vr1) : to complain2) : to groan, to moan* * *quejarse vb1. (protestar) to complain / to moan2. (gritar de dolor) to moan / to groan -
3 tratar de no llamar la atención
(v.) = keep + a low profile, lie + lowEx. The author outlines reasons why librarians have in the past kept a low profile in similar situations.Ex. Whilst they grumbled about it in internal memos they decided to lie low and let the matter cool down.* * *(v.) = keep + a low profile, lie + lowEx: The author outlines reasons why librarians have in the past kept a low profile in similar situations.
Ex: Whilst they grumbled about it in internal memos they decided to lie low and let the matter cool down.Spanish-English dictionary > tratar de no llamar la atención
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4 tratar de pasar desapercibido
(v.) = keep + a low profile, lie + lowEx. The author outlines reasons why librarians have in the past kept a low profile in similar situations.Ex. Whilst they grumbled about it in internal memos they decided to lie low and let the matter cool down.* * *(v.) = keep + a low profile, lie + lowEx: The author outlines reasons why librarians have in the past kept a low profile in similar situations.
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5 tratar de pasar inadvertido
(v.) = keep + a low profile, lie + lowEx. The author outlines reasons why librarians have in the past kept a low profile in similar situations.Ex. Whilst they grumbled about it in internal memos they decided to lie low and let the matter cool down.* * *(v.) = keep + a low profile, lie + lowEx: The author outlines reasons why librarians have in the past kept a low profile in similar situations.
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6 gruñido
m.growl, grumble, grunt, snarl.past part.past participle of spanish verb: gruñir.* * *1 grunt, growl* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de animal] grunt, growldar gruñidos — to grunt, growl
2) (=queja) grouse *, grumbledar gruñidos — to grouse *, grumble
* * *b) (fam) ( de persona) grunt* * *= groan, grunt, snarl, growl.Ex. Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.Ex. Non-verbal communication also includes para-language ( grunts, sighs, tone of voice, silent pauses, etc), proxemics (concerned with the significance of physical distance between individuals), touching, and so on.Ex. He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.Ex. The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl.* * *b) (fam) ( de persona) grunt* * *= groan, grunt, snarl, growl.Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.
Ex: Non-verbal communication also includes para-language ( grunts, sighs, tone of voice, silent pauses, etc), proxemics (concerned with the significance of physical distance between individuals), touching, and so on.Ex: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.Ex: The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl.* * *1 (del cerdo) grunt2 (del perro) growl3 ( fam) (de una persona) gruntcontestó con un gruñido he replied with a grunt, he grunted (in reply)* * *
Del verbo gruñir: ( conjugate gruñir)
gruñido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
gruñido
gruñir
gruñido sustantivo masculino
grunt;
( del perro) growl
gruñir ( conjugate gruñir) verbo intransitivo
[ perro] to growl
gruñido sustantivo masculino grunt: estoy hasta las narices de tus gruñidos, I'm sick of your grumbling
gruñir verbo intransitivo
1 (cerdo) to grunt
2 (persona) to grumble
' gruñido' also found in these entries:
English:
groan
- growl
- grunt
- snarl
* * *gruñido nm1. [de perro] growl2. [de cerdo] grunt3. [de persona] grumble;dar gruñidos to grumble;dijo con un gruñido que no quería ir he grumbled that he didn't want to go* * *m grunt; de perro growl* * *gruñido nm: growl, grunt* * *gruñido n1. (de cerdo) grunt2. (de perro) growl3. (de persona) grumble
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