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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesresmungão
Pronunciation / Transliteration: resmungao
"Ele é um verdadeiro resmungão que reclama de tudo."
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A person who is perpetually discontented and makes petty, persistent complaints.
"He is a notorious whinger who always finds something to complain about at the office."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'hwinsian', meaning to wail or whimper, related to Germanic roots found in Old High German 'hwinsen'. The modern noun form evolved primarily in British, Australian, and New Zealand English during the 20th century to describe a habitual complainer.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whinger" is said worldwide
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chaleur
Transliteration: plaideur
Script: chieur
"C'est un vrai râleur qui trouve toujours à redire."
Nörgler
Transliteration: Nörgler
"Er ist ein echter Nörgler, der sich ständig beschwert."
lagnoso
Transliteration: lagnoso
"È un eterno lamentoso che non è mai contento."
quejica
Transliteration: quejica
"Es un quejica que siempre está protestando por todo."
resmungão
Transliteration: resmungao
"Ele é um verdadeiro resmungão que reclama de tudo."
शिकायतकर्ता
Transliteration: shikayatkarta
"वह एक ऐसा व्यक्ति है जो हमेशा छोटी-छोटी बातों पर शिकायत करता रहता है।"
爱发牢骚的人
Transliteration: ài fā láosāo de rén
"他是一个总是抱怨个不停的爱发牢骚的人。"
불평꾼
Transliteration: bulpyeongkkun
"그는 늘 사소한 일로 불평하는 불평꾼이다."
文句言い
Transliteration: monkuii
"彼はいつも何かしら文句を言っている文句言いだ。"
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