complain

com·plain  (km-pln)

intr.v. com·plained, com·plain·ing, com·plains

1. To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

2. To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.

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[Middle English compleinen, from Old French complaindre, complaign-, from Vulgar Latin *complangere : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin plangere, to lament; see plk-² in Indo-European roots.]

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com·plainer n.

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complain [kəmˈpleɪn]

vb (intr)

1. to express resentment, displeasure, etc., esp habitually; grumble

2. (foll by of) to state the presence of pain, illness, etc., esp in the hope of sympathy she complained of a headache

[from Old French complaindre, from Vulgar Latin complangere (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + plangere to bewail]

complainer  n

complainingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	complain - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick hen-peck, nag, peck - bother persistently with trivial complaints; "She nags her husband all day long" backbite, bitch - say mean things grizzle, yammer, yawp, whine - complain whiningly gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter, croak - make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" grouch, grumble, scold - show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" protest - utter words of protest repine - express discontent beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, squawk, holler, crab - complain; "What was he hollering about?" inveigh, rail - complain bitterly bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" report - complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor" bleat - talk whiningly chirk up, cheer up, cheer - become cheerful
	2.	complain - make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client" charge - make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased"

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complain

verb find fault, moan, grumble, whinge (informal), beef (slang), carp, fuss, bitch (slang), groan, grieve, lament, whine, growl, deplore, grouse, gripe (informal), bemoan, bleat, put the boot in (slang), bewail, kick up a fuss (informal), grouch (informal), bellyache (slang), kvetch (U.S. slang) She's always complaining about her husband's laziness.

Translations

complain [kəmˈpleɪn] VI

1. (= grumble) → quejarse (about, of, to de a) to complain that → quejarse de que
they complained to the neighbours → se quejaron a los vecinos
I can't complain → yo no me quejo

2. (= make a formal complaint) → reclamar (about, to por ante) we're going to complain to the manager → vamos a reclamar al director
you should complain to the police → tendrías que denunciarlo a la policía

3. (Med) to complain of → quejarse de

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complain [kəmˈpleɪn] vi → se plaindre
to complain about sb/sth → se plaindre de qn/qch
We complained about the noise → Nous nous sommes plaints du bruit.
to complain to sb → se plaindre à qn
I'm going to complain to the manager → Je vais me plaindre au directeur.
to complain to sb about sth → se plaindre à qn de qch
The neighbours complained to the police about the noise → Les voisins se sont plaints du bruit à la police.

complain of

vt fus [+ pain] → se plaindre de

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complain

vi → sich beklagen, klagen (→ about über +acc); (= to make a formal complaint) → sich beschweren, Beschwerde einlegen (form) (→ about über +acc, → to bei); to complain that … → sich darüber beklagen/beschweren, dass …; (I) can’t complain (inf) → ich kann nicht klagen (inf); stop complaining! → beklag dich nicht dauernd!; to complain of something → über etw (acc) → klagen; to complain of not having enough time → über Zeitmangel klagen; she’s always complaining → sie muss sich immer beklagen, sie hat immer etwas zu klagen

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complain [kəmˈpleɪn] vi to complain (to sb about sth) → lamentarsi (con qn di qc), lagnarsi (con qn di qc); (make a formal complaint) → fare un reclamo (a qn per qc), reclamare (con qn per qc)

complain of vi + prep → lamentarsi di (Med) → accusare

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complain [kəmˈpleɪn] vi to complain (to sb about sth) → lamentarsi (con qn di qc), lagnarsi (con qn di qc); (make a formal complaint) → fare un reclamo (a qn per qc), reclamare (con qn per qc)

complain of vi + prep → lamentarsi di (Med) → accusare

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complain

v complain [kəmˈplein]

1 to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc I'm going to complain to the police about the noise. kla, klae, klaag يَتَذَمَّر، يَتَشَكّى изказвам недоволство stěžovat si klage sich beklagen διαμαρτύρομαι quejarse kaebama گله کردن؛ شکوه کردن valittaa se plaindre לְהִתלוֹנֵן शिकायत करना tužiti se, žaliti se panaszkodik mengadu kvarta reclamare 不平を言う 불평하다 skųstis sūdzēties; iesniegt sūdzību mengadu klagen klage (over), beklage seg, påtale, reklamere narzekać queixar-se a se plânge подавать жалобу sťažovať sa pritožiti se žaliti se klaga ร้องทุกข์ şikâyet etmek 抱怨 подавати скаргу شکایت کرنا than phiền 抱怨

2 (withof) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc) He's complaining of difficulty in breathing. kla oor يَشْكو مِن оплаквам се stěžovat/naříkat si na klage over; beklage sig over klagen παραπονιέμαι quejarse de kurtma نالیدن؛ اظهار ناراحتی کردن valittaa se plaindre (de) לְהִתלוֹנֵן עַל दुखड़ा रोना potužiti se elpanaszol mengeluh kvarta, kveina lamentarsi 訴える (불편 등을) 호소하다 skųstis, nusiskųsti žēloties; sūdzēties merungut klagen klage over skarżyć się queixar-se a se plânge, a se văita (de) жаловаться nariekať (na) pritoževati se žaliti se na klaga เป็นทุกข์เพราะ şikâyet etmek 主訴, 自己說(病痛等) скаржитися شکایات کا بیان دینا kể lại một sự đau đớn 说自己有病痛

n comˈplaint

1 (a statement of one's) dissatisfaction The customer made a complaint about the lack of hygiene in the food shop. klag, klagte تَذَمُّر، شَكْوى оплакване stížnost klage; reklamation die Klage παράπονο, καταγγελία queja kaebus گله؛ شکایت valitus plainte תְלוּנָה शिकायत žalba, prigovor, pritužba panasz(kodás) keluhan kvörtun, kæra protesta, reclamo 苦情 불평 skundas, nusiskundimas sūdzība aduan klacht klage, anke, reklamasjon skarga queixa reclamaţie жалоба sťažnosť pritožba žalba klagomål ความไม่พอใจ şikâyet 抱怨 скарга; незадоволення شکایت، شکوہ sự than phiền 抱怨

2 a sickness, disease, disorder etc He's always suffering from some complaint or other. klag, klagte, siekte; ongemak مَرَض болест potíž, nevolnost sygdom; lidelse die Beschwerde αρρώστια, πάθηση enfermedad, achaque, dolencia vaevus بیماری؛ ناراحتی vaiva maladie מַחֲלָה बीमारी bolest baj penyakit kvilli disturbo, malattia 病気 불만의 대상 negalavimas kaite; slimība penyakit klacht sykdom, lidelse dolegliwość achaque boală недуг; недовольство ťažkosť bolezen, nadloga, motnja smetnja åkomma, ont ความเจ็บป่วย hastalık, rahatsızlık 疾病 хвороба, біль تکلیف ، مرض sự khó ở 疾病

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complain → يَشكو stěžovat (si) klage beklagen (sich) παραπονιέμαι quejarse valittaa se plaindre žaliti se reclamare 不平を言う 불평하다 klagen klage naskarżyć się reclamar жаловаться klaga ร้องทุกข์ yakınmak phàn nàn 抱怨