moaning in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for moaning in the English»French Dictionary

moaning [Brit ˈməʊnɪŋ] N U

1. moaning (whimpering):

moaning

gémissements mpl

2. moaning (grumbling):

moaning inf

jérémiades inf

3. moaning (of wind):

moaning

gémissement m

I.moan [Brit məʊn, Am moʊn] N

1. moan (of person, wind):

moan

gémissement m

2. moan (grouse):

moan inf

plainte f (about au sujet de)

to have a good moan inf about sth/sb

bien râler au sujet de qc/qn

II.moan [Brit məʊn, Am moʊn] VB trans

1. moan (complain):

to moan that …

se plaindre que …

2. moan (wail):

‘no!’ he moaned

‘non!’ dit-il en gémissant

III.moan [Brit məʊn, Am moʊn] VB intr

1. moan person (make sound):

moan

gémir, pousser des gémissements (with de)

2. moan (grouse):

moan inf

râler inf (about contre)

to moan and groan

râler inf

3. moan wind:

moan

gémir

IV.moaning ADJ

moaning child, customer:

moaning

râleur/-euse inf

moaning

rouspéteur/-euse inf

moaning minnie inf Brit pej

râleur/-euse m/f de service inf, pej

Translations for moaning in the French»English Dictionary

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jérémiades

moaning uncountable

cesse tes jérémiades

stop moaning

gémissement (de personne)

moan

gémissement (prolongé)

moaning

gémissement (du vent)

moan

geignard (geignarde) personne

moaning

râler inf

to moan inf (contre about)

qu'est-ce que tu as encore à râler?

what are you moaning about now?

lamenter

to moan (sur about)

il ne cesse de se lamenter

he's always moaning about something

ça ne sert à rien de se lamenter

there's no point in moaning

geignement

moan, groan

gémir

to moan, to groan (de with)

gémir pleurnichard:

to moan

gémir vent:

to moan

dire/se plaindre constamment

to be constantly saying/moaning

moaning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for moaning in the English»French Dictionary

I.moan [moʊn] N

1. moan (sound of pain):

moan

gémissement m

2. moan (complaint):

moan

plainte f

II.moan [moʊn] VB intr

1. moan (make a sound):

moan person, wind

gémir

to moan with pain

gémir de douleur

2. moan (complain):

moan

se plaindre

to moan about sth

se plaindre de qc

Translations for moaning in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

jérémiade

moaning

gémissement

moaning

plainte

moan

des plaintes

moaning

gémir

to moan

se lamenter sur qc

to moan about sth

dire qc d'une voix gémissante

to say sth with a moan

râler contre qn/qc

to moan about sb/sth

se plaindre de qc

to moan about sth

aller pleurer auprès de qn

to go moaning to sb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Symptoms included swooning, moaning, chattering of teeth, hyperpnea, and tetany.

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He found her moaning, with her head slumped forward, and called for an ambulance.

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She was painfully thin - skeletal actually - open-mouthed and moaning in pain.

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The group decides to return to base camp for the night and at dusk, they hear a moaning noise from far away.

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Infants and toddlers usually experience confusional arousals beginning with large amounts of movement and moaning, which can later progress to occasional thrashings or inconsolable crying.

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He alternated between murmuring quietly and incomprehensibly and uttering loud, heart-rending shrieks, howling dully and moaning and groaning.

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As the finger rubs across the drumhead, a moaning sound is produced.

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The nun who ran the labor ward in 1951 forbad any "moaning and screaming" during childbirth.

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It was painful to hear them groaning and moaning.

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We just muddle on as before, busying ourselves with hum-drum chores, regular moaning about the weather and frequent frowning.

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