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1 cuajarón
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2 almidonar
v.to starch.* * *1 to starch* * *VT to starch* * *verbo transitivo to starch* * *= starch, starch.Ex. I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough.Ex. I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough.* * *verbo transitivo to starch* * *= starch, starch.Ex: I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough.
Ex: I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough.* * *almidonar [A1 ]vtto starch* * *
almidonar ( conjugate almidonar) verbo transitivo
to starch
almidonar verbo transitivo to starch
' almidonar' also found in these entries:
English:
starch
- stiffen
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3 lamentación
f.lamentation, complaint, gripe, lament.* * *1 wail, wailing, lamentation* * *SF sorrow, lamentation frm* * *femenino lamentation (liter)estoy harta de oír tus lamentaciones — (fam) I'm fed up with your o grumbling
* * *= hand-wringing, whining, jeremiad.Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.----* Muro de las Lamentaciones, el = Wailing Wall, the.* * *femenino lamentation (liter)estoy harta de oír tus lamentaciones — (fam) I'm fed up with your o grumbling
* * *= hand-wringing, whining, jeremiad.Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.* Muro de las Lamentaciones, el = Wailing Wall, the.* * *lamentation ( liter)estoy harta de oír tus lamentaciones ( fam); I'm fed up with your complaining o grumbling o ( BrE) moaning* * *
lamentación sustantivo femenino
lamentation (liter);◊ estoy harta de oír tus lamentaciones (fam) I'm fed up with your complaining o grumbling
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4 quejas
(n.) = grumbling(s)Ex. Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.* * *(n.) = grumbling(s)Ex: Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.
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5 rezongón
adj.grumbling, grumpy.m.nag, fussbudget, grouch, grump.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar grumbling, griping► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar grumbler, griper* * *ADJ grumbling, grouchy *, cantankerous* * *I- gona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- gona masculino, femenino (fam) grouch (colloq)* * *I- gona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- gona masculino, femenino (fam) grouch (colloq)* * *masculine, feminine( fam)grouch ( colloq)* * *rezongón, -ona♦ adjes muy rezongón he's always grumbling o moaning♦ nm,fgrumbler, moaner* * *adj famgrumpy -
6 gruñir
v.1 to growl, to snarl, to grunt.El viejo amargado gruñe por todo The grouch growls at everything.Los perros gruñen en la noche The dogs growl at night.2 to growl, to grouch.El viejo amargado gruñe por todo The grouch growls at everything.3 to growl at, to snarl at.Me gruñó el oso The bear growled at me.* * *1 to grunt* * *verb* * *VI1) [animal] to grunt, growl2) [persona] to grouse *, grumble* * *verbo intransitivob) (fam) persona to grumble* * *= growl, grunt, snort, snarl, niggle, groan, grouch (about).Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.Ex. 'Humph!' grunted the director, accepting the check with a preoccupied air = "¡Humph!" gruñó el director, aceptando el cheque con un aire preocupado.Ex. 'I have always attended those conferences,' he snorted.Ex. Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.Ex. The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.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. You can choose to grouch about what they don't have OR open your mind up and see what they have to offer.* * *verbo intransitivob) (fam) persona to grumble* * *= growl, grunt, snort, snarl, niggle, groan, grouch (about).Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
Ex: 'Humph!' grunted the director, accepting the check with a preoccupied air = "¡Humph!" gruñó el director, aceptando el cheque con un aire preocupado.Ex: 'I have always attended those conferences,' he snorted.Ex: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.Ex: The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.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: You can choose to grouch about what they don't have OR open your mind up and see what they have to offer.* * *gruñir [I9 ]vi1 «cerdo» to grunt2 «perro» to growlsiempre está gruñendo she's always grumbling o grousing about something* * *
gruñir ( conjugate gruñir) verbo intransitivo
[ perro] to growl
gruñir verbo intransitivo
1 (cerdo) to grunt
2 (persona) to grumble
' gruñir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rezar
English:
growl
- grunt
- snarl
- groan
- grouse
- snort
* * *gruñir vi1. [perro] to growl2. [cerdo] to grunt3. [persona] to grumble* * *v/i1 ( quejarse) grumble, moan fam* * *gruñir {38} vi1) : to growl, to grunt2) : to grumble* * *gruñir vb1. (cerdo) to grunt2. (perro) to growl3. (persona) to grumble -
7 astronómico
adj.astronomic, astronomical.* * *► adjetivo1 astronomical, astronomic2 figurado astronomical* * *ADJ astronomical* * *- ca adjetivo astronomical* * *= astronomical, astronomically + Adjetivo, astronomical.Nota: Referido a un precio elevado.Ex. The computer is opening up whole new areas of unknown for investigation and new ways of seeing library phenomena in the same way that radio opened up new areas of unknown for astronomical investigation.Ex. To give this advice, the computer would have to store an astronomically large number of possible positions on the board.Ex. Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.----* observatorio astronómico = astronomical observatory.* * *- ca adjetivo astronomical* * *= astronomical, astronomically + Adjetivo, astronomical.Nota: Referido a un precio elevado.Ex: The computer is opening up whole new areas of unknown for investigation and new ways of seeing library phenomena in the same way that radio opened up new areas of unknown for astronomical investigation.
Ex: To give this advice, the computer would have to store an astronomically large number of possible positions on the board.Ex: Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.* observatorio astronómico = astronomical observatory.* * *astronómico -ca1 ( Astron) astronomical2 ‹suma/precio› astronomical* * *
astronómico◊ -ca adjetivo
astronomical
astronómico,-a adjetivo astronomical: el nuevo delantero ha costado una cifra stronómica, the new forward cost an astronimical amount of money
' astronómico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astronómica
English:
astronomical
* * *astronómico, -a adj1. [de la astronomía] astronomical2. [cantidad] astronomical* * *adj astronomical* * *astronómico, -ca adj: astronomical♦ astronómicamente adv -
8 dispararse
1 (arma) to go off, fire; (despertador) to go off4 figurado (saltar fuera de razón) to blow up, explode■ estaba tan enfadado que se disparó en cuanto le dirigieron la palabra he was so angry that he simply blew up when they spoke to him* * ** * *VPR1) [arma de fuego] to go off, fire2) [alarma] to go off3) [consumo, precios, inflación] to shoot up, rocket4) [pánico, violencia] to take hold5) [al hablar] to get carried away *6) LAm (=marcharse) to rush off, shoot off ** * *= astronomically, soar, astronomical, go + ballistic, spiral, skyrocket, be on the rampant, rise + sharply, go into + overdrive, spike, run + rampant, grow + rampant.Ex. The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.Ex. With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.Ex. Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.Ex. Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.Ex. Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex. The amount and value of information has skyrocketed.Ex. Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.Ex. The number of Japanese people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet rose sharply last year.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex. While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.Ex. You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.----* costes + dispararse = costs + spiral.* dispararse de = shoot out of.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* * *= astronomically, soar, astronomical, go + ballistic, spiral, skyrocket, be on the rampant, rise + sharply, go into + overdrive, spike, run + rampant, grow + rampant.Ex: The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.
Ex: With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.Ex: Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.Ex: Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.Ex: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.Ex: The amount and value of information has skyrocketed.Ex: Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.Ex: The number of Japanese people killing themselves in suicide pacts made over the internet rose sharply last year.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.Ex: You must have heard about identity theft -- it has grown rampant and you need to protect yourself from this identity crime.* costes + dispararse = costs + spiral.* dispararse de = shoot out of.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.* * *
■dispararse verbo reflexivo
1 (una pistola) to go off, fire
2 (los precios) to rocket
' dispararse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparar
English:
rocket
- shoot up
- soar
- bang
- explode
- go
- shoot
- spiral
* * *vpr1. [arma, alarma, flash] to go off;se le disparó el arma his gun went off2. [precios, inflación] to shoot up3. [precipitarse] [persona] to rush off;[caballo] to bolt* * *v/r2 de precios rise dramatically, rocket fam* * *vr: to shoot up, to skyrocket* * *dispararse vb1. (arma, alarma) to go off -
9 gruñón
adj.grumpy, cranky, grouchy, gruff.m.grouch, grumbler, grump, snarler.* * *► adjetivo1 grumbling, grumpy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 grumbler, grouch* * *gruñón, -ona1.ADJ grumpy, grumbling2.SM / F grumbler* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grump (colloq), grouse (colloq)* * *= grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex. The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.Ex. Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex. To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex. He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex. For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex. He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex. At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex. We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex. It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.Ex. We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.----* vieja gruñona = grumpy old woman.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grump (colloq), grouse (colloq)* * *= grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], curmudgeon, curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, misery guts, grouch, sour puss, testy [testier -comp., testiest -sup.].Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.Ex: The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.* vieja gruñona = grumpy old woman.* viejo gruñón = grumpy old man, grumpy old sod.* * *masculine, feminine* * *
gruñón
gruñón,-ona adjetivo grumpy
' gruñón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gruñona
English:
grouch
- grouchy
- grump
- grumpy
- nag
- nagging
* * *gruñón, -ona Fam♦ adjgrumpy♦ nm,fold grump* * *I adj famgrumpyII m, gruñona f famgrouch fam* * ** * *gruñón2 n moaner -
10 protestar
v.1 to complain.protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor serviceprotestaban contra la detención del líder sindical they were protesting against the arrest of the union leader¡protesto! (law) objection!2 to grumble.haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling3 to protest, to object, to remonstrate, to present an objection.María se quejó contra los perros Mary complained against the dogs.* * *1 (mostrar disconformidad) to protest ( contra, against)2 DERECHO to raise an objection■ ¡protesto, su señoría! objection, Your Honour!3 (refunfuñar) to moan\sin protestar without protest* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=quejarse) to complainprotestaron contra la subida de la gasolina — they complained o frm protested against the rise in the price of petrol
protestó por lo mal que la habían tratado — she complained o frm protested about how badly she had been treated
2) (Jur)¡protesto, Su Señoría! — objection, Your Honour!
¡protesto contra esa observación! — I resent that!, I object to that remark!
2. VT1) [+ letra, pagaré] to protest, note2) frm (=declarar) to protest* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protestprotestar CONTRA algo — to protest against o about something
protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor
b) ( quejarse) to complainprotestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something
2.nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
protestar vt1)b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest* * *= protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.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. This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.Ex. Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.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. The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex. Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Ex. As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.Ex. Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.Ex. The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.Ex. The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.----* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.* protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* protestar furiosamente = rage against.* protestar por = bridle at.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( mostrar desacuerdo) to protestprotestar CONTRA algo — to protest against o about something
protesto, su señoría! — objection, your Honor*, I object, your Honor
b) ( quejarse) to complainprotestar POR or DE algo — to complain about something
2.nadie protestó cuando lo propuse — nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal
protestar vt1)b) <actuación/decisión> to protest about o at2) (frml) < inocencia> to protest* * *= protest, remonstrate, make + protest, squwak, be (all) up in arms, find + a voice, mouth off, rail against, speak out against, cry + foul, raise + Posesivo + voice, stage + protest, make + a noise about, make + noises about.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: This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.Ex: Again, I must squawk about the futility of seeking consensus on specific meanings of words.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: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.Ex: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.Ex: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.* aceptar Algo sin protestar = take + Nombre + lying down.* protestar enérgicamente = protest + forcefully.* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.* protestar furiosamente = rage against.* protestar por = bridle at.* * *protestar [A1 ]vito protest protestar CONTRA algo to protest AGAINST o ABOUT sthprotestan contra la carestía de vida they're protesting against o about the high cost of livingprotestar POR or DE algo to complain ABOUT sthprotestó por el trato recibido he complained about o protested about o at the way he had been treatedhágalo ahora mismo y sin protestar do it right now and no complaining o don't start complaining¡protesto, señoría! objection, your Honor! o I object, your Honor!—no es culpa mía —protestó it's not my fault, he protestednadie protestó cuando lo propuse nobody complained o objected when I made the proposal■ protestarvtA2 ‹actuación› to protest about o atprotestaron la decisión del árbitro they protested about o at the referee's decision, they protested the referee's decision ( AmE)B ( frml); ‹inocencia› to protest* * *
protestar ( conjugate protestar) verbo intransitivo
protestar CONTRA algo to protest against o about sth
protestar POR or DE algo to complain about sth
protestar verbo intransitivo
1 (manifestar desacuerdo) to protest: vamos a protestar contra la subida de impuestos, we're going to protest against the rise in taxes
2 (quejarse) to complain: siempre está protestando por el frío, he's always complaining about the cold
3 Jur to object
4 Com to protest
' protestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- chistar
- levantarse
- pitar
- rechistar
- sentada
- alegar
- energía
- patalear
- plantón
- quejarse
- valer
- valor
- venga
- zapatear
English:
constrained
- fuss
- protest
- rage
- remonstrate
- contest
- move
* * *♦ vi1. [quejarse] to complain (por/contra about/against); [en manifestación] to protest (por/contra about/against);protestaron por el mal servicio they complained about the poor service;los manifestantes protestaban contra la detención del líder sindical the demonstrators were protesting against the arrest of the union leader2. [refunfuñar] to grumble;haz lo que te digo sin protestar do what I tell you and no grumbling♦ vt1. Com to protest2. Méx [prometer]el presidente protestó su cargo ante el congreso the president was sworn in before parliament* * *I v/t protestII v/i1 ( quejarse) complain (por, de about)* * *protestar vi: to protest, to objectprotestar vt1) : to protest, to object to2) : to declare, to profess* * *protestar vb1. (oponerse a) to protest2. (quejarse) to complain / to moan -
11 queja
f.1 complaint (protesta).presentar una queja to make o lodge a complaint (formalmente)tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about something/somebody2 moan, groan (lamento).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quejar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quejar.* * *1 (descontento) complaint2 (de dolor) moan, groan\dar queja de algo/alguien to complaint about something/somebodypresentar una queja DERECHO to lodge a complaintno tener queja de alguien to have no complaints about somebody* * *noun f.1) complaint2) protest* * *SF1) (=reclamación) [gen] complaint; [refunfuñando] grumble, grouse *; [con rencor] grudge, resentmentpresentar una queja — to make o lodge a complaint
2) (=gemido) moan, groan3) (Jur) protest* * *a) ( protesta) complaint* * *= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.Ex. CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex. The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.Ex. A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex. The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.----* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* expresar queja = voice + complaint.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* persona que se queja = complainant.* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* quejas = grumbling(s).* * *a) ( protesta) complaint* * *= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex: The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* expresar queja = voice + complaint.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* persona que se queja = complainant.* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* quejas = grumbling(s).* * *1 (protesta) complaintpresentar una queja to make o lodge o file a complaintnunca hemos tenido motivo de queja con él he has never given us any cause for complaintme han dado quejas de ti I've received complaints about youestoy harto de tus constantes quejas I've had enough of your endless complaining* * *
Del verbo quejarse: ( conjugate quejarse)
se queja es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
queja sustantivo femenino ( protesta) complaint;
queja sustantivo femenino
1 (reproche, protesta) complaint: no tenemos ninguna queja de ella, we've got no complaints about her
han presentado una queja a la administración, they complained to the administration
2 (de dolor) groan, moan
' queja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encima
- escrita
- escrito
- llorica
- presentar
- reclamación
- todavía
- embargo
- formular
- protesta
- reclamo
- reporte
- vicio
English:
air
- complaint
- file
- fuss
- grievance
- gripe
- grouse
- grumble
- lodge
- moan
- never
- strident
* * *queja nf1. [lamento] moan, groan2. [protesta] complaint;tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about sth/sb;no tienes ningún motivo de queja you've got nothing to complain about, you've no cause for complaint;no me ha dado ningún motivo de queja I've got no complaints about him* * *f complaint;no tener queja de alguien have no complaints about s.o.* * *queja nf: complaint* * *queja n1. (protesta) complaint2. (grito) moan / groan -
12 refunfuñón
adj.grumpy, grumbling, moaning, grumbly.m.grumbler, grouch.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar grumpy, grumbling, moaning► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar grumbler, moaner* * *refunfuñón, -ona *1.ADJ grumpy2.SM / F grouch ** * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grouchy (colloq), grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grouch (colloq), grumbler (colloq)* * *= grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, in a mard, grouch.Ex. That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.Ex. Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex. To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex. He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex. For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex. My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex. She's been a right bitch and in a mard over the last week.Ex. We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grouchy (colloq), grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grouch (colloq), grumbler (colloq)* * *= grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, cantankerous, bad-tempered, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], crabby [crabbier -comp., crabbiest, -sup.], ornery, in a mard, grouch.Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.
Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.Ex: She's been a right bitch and in a mard over the last week.Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a ' grouch'.* * *masculine, feminine( fam)* * *
refunfuñón
* * *refunfuñón, -ona♦ adjgrumpy♦ nm,fgrumbler* * *I adj grouchy, grumpyII m, refunfuñona f grouch, grump -
13 regañón
adj.scolding, grumbling, grumpy, nagging.m.grumbler, nag, grouch, grump.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar grumpy, irritable► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 grumbler, moaner* * *ADJ (=gruñón) grumbling; [mujer] nagging* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grumbler (colloq)* * *= nag, shrewish.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.* * *I- ñona adjetivo (fam) grumpy (colloq)II- ñona masculino, femenino (fam) grumbler (colloq)* * *= nag, shrewish.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.* * *masculine, feminine( fam)* * *regañón, -ona♦ adjes muy regañón he's always telling people off for nothing♦ nm,fes un regañón he's always telling people off for nothing* * * -
14 uno tras otro
= in turn, one after the other, sequentially, one after anotherEx. Each title is arranged in an alphabetical sequence according to each of its keywords in turn.Ex. When the holdings of a periodical are displayed, the various levels of the holdings pyramid are shown one after the other.Ex. The three main stages of the indexing process need not necessarily be completed sequentially.Ex. I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough.* * *= in turn, one after the other, sequentially, one after anotherEx: Each title is arranged in an alphabetical sequence according to each of its keywords in turn.
Ex: When the holdings of a periodical are displayed, the various levels of the holdings pyramid are shown one after the other.Ex: The three main stages of the indexing process need not necessarily be completed sequentially.Ex: I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough. -
15 retobado
adj.1 artful, crafty. (Metaphorical)2 wild (animal); wild (person), unruly; rebellious. (Latin American)3 grumbling (gruñón). (Andes & Central America & Mexico)4 cunning (taimado). (Andes)5 unruly, rebellious, bolshy, insubordinate.6 obstinate, pigheaded, stubborn, headstrong.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retobar.* * *ADJ2) LAm [persona] (=taimado) sly, crafty; (=rebelde) rebellious; (=terco) obstinate; (=hosco) sullen; (=caprichoso) unpredictable, capricious* * ** * ** * *retobado -daAB( Chi fam) (directo): cuando vuelvas te vas retobado a la cama when you get back you're going straight to bed* * *retobado, -a adj2. Méx, RP [indómito] wild, unruly* * *adj L.Am.unruly -
16 gruñidor
adj.grunting, snarling, grumbling, growling.m.grumbler, grouch.* * *gruñidor, -a1. ADJ1) [animal] grunting, growling2) [persona] grumbling2.SM / F grumbler -
17 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 -
18 lamentar
v.1 to regret, to be sorry about.lo lamento I'm very sorrylamentamos comunicarle… we regret to inform you…2 to deplore, to lament, to be sorry for, to be sorry about.Nos condolemos de su muerte We lament his death.3 to be sorry to.Yo siento irme I am sorry to go.* * *1 to regret1 to complain* * *verb1) to be sorry2) regret3) lament•* * *1.VT (=sentir) to be sorry about, regret; [+ pérdida] to lament, bewail, bemoan frmlamentar que — to be sorry that, regret that
lamentamos mucho que... — we very much regret that...
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to regretno hubo que lamentar daños personales — (period) there were no casualties
lamentamos tener que comunicarle que... — (frml) we regret to have to inform you that...
2.es de lamentar que... — it is to be lamented that... (frml)
lamentarse v pron to complain, to grumble (colloq)* * *= mourn, regret, lament, express + regret.Ex. I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.Ex. Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.Ex. The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.Ex. The author expresses regret at the present state of the Association's affairs.----* lamentarse = grieve, whine, wail.* lamentarse de = bemoan.* * *1.verbo transitivo to regretno hubo que lamentar daños personales — (period) there were no casualties
lamentamos tener que comunicarle que... — (frml) we regret to have to inform you that...
2.es de lamentar que... — it is to be lamented that... (frml)
lamentarse v pron to complain, to grumble (colloq)* * *= mourn, regret, lament, express + regret.Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
Ex: Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.Ex: The author expresses regret at the present state of the Association's affairs.* lamentarse = grieve, whine, wail.* lamentarse de = bemoan.* * *lamentar [A1 ]vtto regretlamentamos las molestias que pudo ocasionarles el retraso we regret any inconvenience that the delay may have caused youlamento mucho lo ocurrido I am very sorry about o I very much regret what has happenedno hubo que lamentar daños personales en el accidente ( period); there were no casualities in the accidenttodos lamentamos tan irreparable pérdida we all mourn o lament such a sad losslamentar + INF:lamento molestarlo/haberle causado tantas molestias I'm sorry to disturb you/to have caused you so much troublelamentamos tener que comunicarle que … ( frml); we regret o we are sorry to have to inform you that …lamentar QUE + SUBJ:lamento mucho que tengas que irte I'm very sorry (that) you have to golamento que no se encuentre bien I'm sorry to hear that you aren't wellde nada sirve lamentarse it's no use grumbling o moaning about itlamentarse DE algo to deplore sthse lamentaba de la insolidaridad humana she deplored people's lack of solidarity* * *
lamentar ( conjugate lamentar) verbo transitivo
to regret;
lamentamos tener que comunicarle que … (frml) we regret to have to inform you that …;
lo lamento mucho I am very sorry
lamentarse verbo pronominal
to complain, to grumble (colloq)
lamentar verbo transitivo to regret: lamento su muerte, I'm sorry about her death ➣ Ver nota en regret
' lamentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sentir
- arrepentirse
English:
afraid
- regret
- rue
- deplore
- lament
- untoward
* * *♦ vtto regret, to be sorry about;lo lamento I'm (very) sorry;lamento tener que tomar una decisión así I regret having to take a decision like this, I'm sorry to have to take a decision like this;no hubo que lamentar víctimas mortales nobody was killed;lamentamos comunicarle… we regret to inform you…* * *v/t1 regret, be sorry about;lo lamento I’m sorry2 muerte mourn* * *lamentar vt1) : to lament2) : to regretlo lamento: I'm sorry* * *lamentar vb to be sorry / to regret -
19 murmurar
v.1 to mutter.se murmura que… there are rumors that…Ellos murmuran las amenazas They mutter the threats.2 to murmur, to whisper (person).Ella murmuró una maldición She murmured a curse.El agua murmura The water murmurs.3 to gossip.se pasan el tiempo murmurando del jefe they do nothing but gossip about the bossLa gente murmura People gossip.4 to grumble.5 to purl, to make a purling sound.El arroyo murmura The stream purls.6 to rustle.Las hojas murmuran The leaves rustle.* * *1 (susurrar) to murmur, whisper1 (criticar) to gossip2 (persona - susurrar) to whisper; (- decir en voz baja) to murmur; (agua) to murmur, babble; (hojas) to rustle; (viento) to sigh, murmur* * *verbto murmur, mutter, whisper* * *1.VT (=susurrar) to murmur, whisper; (=quejarse) to mutter2. VI1) (=cotillear) to gossip (de about)(=quejarse) to grumble, mutter (de about)siempre están murmurando del jefe — they're always grumbling o muttering about the boss
2) [hojas] to rustle; [viento] to whisper; [agua] to murmur* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hablar bajo) to murmurb) ( con enojo) to mutter- no pienso hacerlo - murmuró — I won't do it, she muttered
c) ( en son de crítica)2.andan murmurando que... — there are rumors that...
murmurar via) ( criticar) to gossip ( maliciously)* * *= murmur, mutter.Ex. As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.Ex. We would laugh and mutter that in his case the cap fitted.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hablar bajo) to murmurb) ( con enojo) to mutter- no pienso hacerlo - murmuró — I won't do it, she muttered
c) ( en son de crítica)2.andan murmurando que... — there are rumors that...
murmurar via) ( criticar) to gossip ( maliciously)* * *= murmur, mutter.Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
Ex: We would laugh and mutter that in his case the cap fitted.* * *murmurar [A1 ]vt1 (hablar bajo) to mutter- no pienso hacerlo -murmuró I won't do it, she mutteredle murmuró algo al oído he whispered something in her earmurmuró que lo aceptaría he murmured his agreement2(en son de crítica): andan murmurando que el hijo no es suyo there are rumors o mutterings that the child is not hisson cosas que se murmuran en la oficina they are just rumors that go around the office, it's just office gossip■ murmurarvino me importa que murmuren de mí I don't care if they talk o gossip about me* * *
murmurar ( conjugate murmurar) verbo transitivo
◊ — no pienso hacerlo — murmuró I won't do it, she mutteredc) ( en son de crítica):
verbo intransitivo ( criticar) to gossip ( maliciously);
murmurar DE algn to gossip about sb
murmurar verbo intransitivo
1 (hablar mal, cotillear) to gossip
2 (hablar bajo) to whisper
(hablar entre dientes) to grumble
3 fig (el agua, el viento, los árboles) to murmur
' murmurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
criticar
- diente
- hablar
English:
babble
- burble
- murmur
- mutter
* * *♦ vtto mutter;se murmura que engaña a su mujer there are rumours that he cheats on his wife♦ vi1. [criticar] to gossip (de about);se pasan el tiempo murmurando del jefe they do nothing but gossip about the boss2. [susurrar] [agua, viento] to murmur, to gurgle;[hojas] to rustle3. [rezongar, quejarse] to grumble* * *I v/i1 hablar murmur2 criticar gossipII v/t murmur* * *murmurar vt1) : to murmur, to mutter2) : to whisper (gossip)murmurar vi1) : to murmur2) chismear: to gossip* * *murmurar vb1. (en voz baja) to mutter / to whisper¿qué estás murmurando? what are you muttering about?2. (criticar) to gossip -
20 quejumbroso
adj.whining, grumbling, querulous.m.moaner.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) whining, plaintive2 (tono) querulous* * *ADJ = quejoso* * *- sa adjetivob) < persona> querulous* * *= plaintive.Ex. Many cats develop a complete vocabulary of mews which range from plaintive through to cheerful greeting.* * *- sa adjetivob) < persona> querulous* * *= plaintive.Ex: Many cats develop a complete vocabulary of mews which range from plaintive through to cheerful greeting.
* * *quejumbroso -sa1 ‹tono› plaintive, querulous; (irritante) whining2 ‹persona› queruloushoy estás muy quejumbroso you're complaining a lot today* * *quejumbroso, -a adj1. [lastimero] pitiful2. [quejica] whining, Br whingeing* * *adj moaning* * *quejumbroso, -sa adj: querulous, whining
См. также в других словарях:
grumbling — index criticism, petulant, querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Grumbling — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grumbling — n. chronic, constant grumbling * * * [ grʌmblɪŋ] constant grumbling chronic … Combinatory dictionary
grumbling — grum|bling [ˈgrʌmblıŋ] n 1.) [U] also grumblings [plural] a complaint about something ▪ She paid up, with some grumbling. ▪ Soon, the grumblings turned to open discontent. 2.) [U] a low continuous sound ▪ the grumbling of distant thunder … Dictionary of contemporary English
grumbling appendix — noun An intermittent pain in the vermiform appendix, often a precursor of appendicitis • • • Main Entry: ↑grumble … Useful english dictionary
grumbling — noun a) Complaining. b) Rumbling … Wiktionary
grumbling — Synonyms and related words: beef, beefing, bellyache, bellyaching, bitch, bitching, boom, booming, complaining, complaint, complaintful, crabbing, crabby, cranky, croaking, destructive criticism, disappointed, discontented, disgruntled,… … Moby Thesaurus
grumbling — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. discontented, sour, grouchy; see irritable … English dictionary for students
grumbling — grum·bling || grÊŒmblɪŋ n. low discontented muttering, sullen complaining; growling; rumbling adj. complaining, discontented grum·ble || grÊŒmbl n. low discontented mutter, sullen complaint; growl; rumble v. rumble; growl; complain, mutter… … English contemporary dictionary
grumbling — adjective (of an internal organ) give intermittent discomfort. → grumble … English new terms dictionary
grumbling — n. Complaint, murmuring, repining, fault finding … New dictionary of synonyms