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1 whine
I [waɪn] [AE hwaɪn] II 1. [waɪn] [AE hwaɪn]2."I'm hungry," he whined — "ho fame," si lamentò
* * *1. verb1) (to utter a complaining cry or a cry of suffering: The dog whines when it's left alone in the house.) gemere uggiolare2) (to make a similar noise: I could hear the engine whine.) scricchiolare3) (to complain unnecessarily: Stop whining about how difficult this job is!) lamentarsi2. noun(such a noise: the whine of an engine.) scricchiolio* * *[waɪn]1. n2. vi(dog) guaire, (child) piagnucolare, (engine) sibilare, (bullet) fischiare, fig, (fam: complain) piagnucolare, lamentarsi* * *whine /waɪn/n.3 piagnucolio; frignio; lagna(to) whine /waɪn/A v. i.2 gemere; lagnarsi; lamentarsi: He's always whining about something or other, ha sempre qualcosa di cui lamentarsi3 piagnucolare; frignare4 (fig.) fischiare; sibilareB v. t.* * *I [waɪn] [AE hwaɪn] II 1. [waɪn] [AE hwaɪn]2."I'm hungry," he whined — "ho fame," si lamentò
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2 whimper
I ['wɪmpə(r)] [AE 'hwɪm-]nome gemito m.II ['wɪmpə(r)] [AE 'hwɪm-]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo gemere; spreg. piagnucolare* * *['wimpə] 1. verb(to cry with a low, shaky or whining voice: I heard a puppy / a child whimpering.) piagnucolare; uggiolare2. noun(a cry of this kind: The dog gave a little whimper.) piagnucolio; uggiolio* * *whimper /ˈwɪmpə(r)/n.1 piagnucolio; frignio(to) whimper /ˈwɪmpə(r)/A v. i.B v. t.* * *I ['wɪmpə(r)] [AE 'hwɪm-]nome gemito m.II ['wɪmpə(r)] [AE 'hwɪm-]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo gemere; spreg. piagnucolare
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