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1 grouch
1. verb(to complain: He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it).) quejarse, lamentarse
2. noun1) (a person who complains.) quejica, refunfuñón2) (a complaint.) queja•- grouchytr[graʊʧ]2 familiar (complaint) queja, protesta1 familiar refunfuñar, quejarse, rezongargrouch ['graʊʧ] vi: refunfuñar, rezongargrouch n1) complaint: queja f2) grumbler: gruñón m, -ñona f; cascarrabias mf famn.(§ pl.: grouches) = cascarrabias s.m.• gruñona s.f.• gruñón s.m.• mal humor s.m.v.• estar de mal humor v.• refunfuñar v.
I graʊtʃnoun (colloq)a) ( complaint) queja f, protesta fto have a grouch about something — rezongar* por algo
b) ( person) gruñón, -ñona m,f (fam), cascarrabias mf (fam)
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intransitive verb (colloq) refunfuñar (fam), rezongar*[ɡraʊtʃ]1.VI refunfuñar, quejarse2. N1) (=person) refunfuñón(-ona) m / f, cascarrabias mf inv2) (=complaint) queja f* * *
I [graʊtʃ]noun (colloq)a) ( complaint) queja f, protesta fto have a grouch about something — rezongar* por algo
b) ( person) gruñón, -ñona m,f (fam), cascarrabias mf (fam)
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intransitive verb (colloq) refunfuñar (fam), rezongar* -
2 grouch
s.1 gruñón(ona) (persona)2 queja (complaint)3 cascarrabias, queja, gruñidor, regañón.4 mujer regañona, regañona.v.1 gruñir, quejarse.2 refunfuñar.vi.refunfuñar. (pt & pp grouched) -
3 cascarrabias
cascarrabias adjetivo invariable (fam) cantankerous, grumpy ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (pl◊ cascarrabias) grouch (colloq)
cascarrabias
I mf inv familiar bad-tempered person familiar misery
II adjetivo grumpy: no seas cascarrabias, don't be such a misery guts o don't be such a stick in the mud ' cascarrabias' also found in these entries: English: grouch - irascible - crank -
4 refunfuñar
refunfuñar ( conjugate refunfuñar) verbo intransitivo (fam) to grumble, grouch (colloq)
refunfuñar verbo intransitivo to grumble, grouch ' refunfuñar' also found in these entries: Spanish: rezar - renegar - rumiar - quejarse English: gripe - groan - grumble - mutter -
5 crank
kræŋk(a person with strange or odd ideas.) chiflado, excéntrico, raro- cranky- crankiness
tr[kræŋk]1 (crankshaft) cigüeñal nombre masculino2 (starting handle) manivela1 (car) arrancar con la manivelacrank n1) : manivela f, manubrio m2) eccentric: excéntrico m, -ca fn.• acodado s.m.• chiflado s.m.• cigüeña s.f.• concepto raro s.m.• escote s.m.• malhumorado s.m.• manija s.f.• manivela s.f.• manubrio s.m.
I kræŋk1)a) ( Mech Eng) cigüeñal mb) crank (handle) ( Auto) manivela f (de arranque)2) (colloq)a) ( eccentric) maniático, -ca m,f, raro, -ra m,fb) ( bad-tempered person) (AmE) cascarrabias mf
II
transitive verb \<\<car\>\> (hacer*) arrancar* con la manivela
I [kræŋk]1.N (Tech) manivela f, manubrio m2.VT (also: crank up) [+ engine] hacer arrancar con la manivela- crank up
II
* [kræŋk]N (=eccentric person) excéntrico(-a) m / f ; (US) (=bad-tempered person) ogro * m, cascarrabias * mf inv* * *
I [kræŋk]1)a) ( Mech Eng) cigüeñal mb) crank (handle) ( Auto) manivela f (de arranque)2) (colloq)a) ( eccentric) maniático, -ca m,f, raro, -ra m,fb) ( bad-tempered person) (AmE) cascarrabias mf
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transitive verb \<\<car\>\> (hacer*) arrancar* con la manivela -
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7 protestón
protestón,-ona sustantivo masculino y femenino moaner, grouch ' protestón' also found in these entries: Spanish: protestona -
8 protestona
protestón,-ona sustantivo masculino y femenino moaner, grouch -
9 viejo
viejo
◊ -ja adjetivo1 [ser] ‹persona/animal› old; ‹coche/ropa/casa› old; 2 ¡qué vieja estoy! I look so old! 3 ( delante del n) ( antiguo) ‹costumbre/amigo› old; Vviejo Testamento Old Testament ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino 1 (m) old man; (f) old woman; llegar a viejo to reach old age; se casó de viejo he was an old man when he got married; se murió de viejo he died of old age; Vviejo Pascuero (Chi) See Also→ Papá Noel; viejo verde or (Méx) viejo rabo verde (fam) dirty old man 2 (fam) ( refiriéndose a los padres):◊ mi viejo/mi vieja my old man/lady (colloq);tus viejos your folks, your Mom and Dad 3 (AmL) (hablándole a un niño, al cónyuge etc) darling (colloq), love (colloq); ( a un amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE) 4 (Méx fam) ( esposo) (m) old man (colloq); (f) old woman o lady (colloq)
viejo,-a
I adjetivo old
una vieja iglesia, an old church
II sustantivo masculino y femenino old person (hombre) old man fam (padre) dad (mujer) old woman fam (madre) mum, US mom fam (los padres) los viejos, the parents o folks ' viejo' also found in these entries: Spanish: acabada - acabado - cacharro - casarse - casco - continente - engarzar - ir - resabio - retrasarse - tartana - usada - usado - verde - vieja - zorra - zorro - antiguo - barrigón - cafetera - carcacha - cascajo - chocho - de - envejecer - llegar - maña - para - vez English: ageing - archaic - banger - battered - dig out - dinosaur - dirty - ditch - dog - fall for - frumpy - get on - grouch - hulk - irascible - locate - long-standing - old - old-looking - rickety - rust - salvage - shabby - standby - sugar daddy - swap for - trade in - used - date - decrepit - dirty old man - father - junk - Santa Claus - second-hand - stale - way
См. также в других словарях:
grouch´i|ness — grouch|y «GROW chee», adjective, grouch|i|er, grouch|i|est. Informal. tending to grumble or complain; surly; ill tempered. –grouch´i|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
grouch´i|ly — grouch|y «GROW chee», adjective, grouch|i|er, grouch|i|est. Informal. tending to grumble or complain; surly; ill tempered. –grouch´i|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
grouch|y — «GROW chee», adjective, grouch|i|er, grouch|i|est. Informal. tending to grumble or complain; surly; ill tempered. –grouch´i|ly, adverb. – … Useful english dictionary
grouch — (n.) ill tempered person, 1896, earlier state of irritable glumness (1890, in expressions such as to have a grouch on), U.S. college student slang, of uncertain origin, possibly from grutching complaint, grumbling (see GRUTCH (Cf. grutch)). The… … Etymology dictionary
grouch — (grouch), n. A bad tempered person. Syn: grump, crank, churl, crosspatch. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grouch — grouch; grouch·i·ly; grouch·i·ness; … English syllables
grouch — v. i. to complain habitually, especially about minor or routine annoyances. Syn: grumble, gripe. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grouch — [n] person who complains a lot bear*, bellyacher*, bug*, crab*, crank, crosspatch*, curmudgeon, faultfinder, griper, grouser, growler, grumbler, grump*, kicker*, malcontent, moaner, sorehead*, sourpuss*, whiner; concepts 412,423 grouch [v]… … New thesaurus
grouch — ☆ grouch [grouch ] vi. [< earlier grutch < ME grucchen: see GRUDGE] to grumble or complain in a sulky way n. 1. a person who grouches continually 2. a grumbling or sulky mood 3. a complaint … English World dictionary
grouch — informal ► NOUN 1) a habitually grumpy person. 2) a complaint or grumble. ► VERB ▪ complain ill temperedly; grumble. ORIGIN from Old French grouchier to grumble, murmur … English terms dictionary
grouch — I UK [ɡraʊtʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms grouch : singular grouch plural grouches informal 1) someone who complains a lot or is often in a bad mood 2) a complaint II UK [ɡraʊtʃ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms grouch : present tense… … English dictionary