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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesse plaindre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sə plɛ̃dʁ
"Il ne fait que se plaindre de son travail."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To express persistent, petty complaints or grievances about something trivial.
"Employees often gripe about the office temperature during the winter months."
- 1
A minor complaint or grumble.
"Her main gripe with the new schedule is the early start time."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'grīpan', meaning 'to clutch or seize', related to Proto-Germanic '*grīpaną'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted via Middle English to imply grasping painfully or nagging persistently, ultimately settling into its modern sense of making petty complaints.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gripe" is said worldwide
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se plaindre
Transliteration: sə plɛ̃dʁ
"Il ne fait que se plaindre de son travail."
nörgeln
Transliteration: nœʁɡl̩n
"Sie hört nie auf, über das Essen zu nörgeln."
lagnarsi
Transliteration: laɲˈɲarsi
"Non serve a niente lagnarsi continuamente."
quejarse
Transliteration: keˈxaɾse
"Siempre se está quejando del ruido."
reclamar
Transliteration: ʁeklaˈmaɾ
"Ele gosta de reclamar do trânsito."
शिकayat करना
Transliteration: shikayat karna
"वह हर छोटी बात पर शिकायत करता रहता है।"
抱怨
Transliteration: bàoyuàn
"他总是对工作抱怨不停。"
불평하다
Transliteration: bulpyeonghada
"그는 매일 날씨에 대해 불평한다."
不平を言う
Transliteration: fuhei o iu
"彼らはいつも給料について不平を言う。"
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