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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreclamar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.kɨˈla.maʁ
"Ela decidiu reclamar ao gerente sobre o serviço ruim."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
"She decided to complain to the manager about the poor service." - 2
To make a formal accusation or charge.
"He chose to complain to the authorities regarding the incident."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'complain' originates from the Latin 'complainare', which means 'to lament' or 'to express sorrow'. It evolved through Old French 'complaindre' before entering Middle English, where it took on the modern sense of expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Complain" is said worldwide
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se plaindre
Transliteration: suh plend
"Elle a décidé de se plaindre au directeur du service médiocre."
beschweren
Transliteration: beʃˈveːʁən
"Er beschwerte sich beim Manager über den schlechten Service."
lamentarsi
Transliteration: laˈmenˌtarsi
"Ha deciso di lamentarsi con il direttore per il servizio scadente."
quejarse
Transliteration: keˈxaɾse
"Decidió quejarse al gerente sobre el mal servicio."
reclamar
Transliteration: ʁe.kɨˈla.maʁ
"Ela decidiu reclamar ao gerente sobre o serviço ruim."
शिकायत करना
Transliteration: shikayat karna
"उसने खराब सेवा के बारे में प्रबंधक से शिकायत करने का निर्णय लिया।"
抱怨
Transliteration: bàoyuàn
"她决定向经理抱怨服务差。"
불평하다
Transliteration: bulpyeonghada
"그녀는 나쁜 서비스에 대해 관리자에게 불평하기로 결정했다."
不満を言う
Transliteration: fuman o iu
"彼女は悪いサービスについてマネージャーに不満を言うことに決めた。"
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