complained in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.complain [Am kəmˈpleɪn, Brit kəmˈpleɪn] VB intr

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II.complain [Am kəmˈpleɪn, Brit kəmˈpleɪn] VB trans

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they complained the syllabus was unteachable
se quejaron de que era un programa imposible de enseñar
they complained of police brutality
se quejaron de la dureza de la represión policial
they complained about the overcrowding on the trains
se quejaron de lo aborrotados que iban los trenes
eternally complain
permanentemente
eternally complain
constantemente
he complained to (the) administration
se quejó a la administración

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complained in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for complained in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

Translations for complained in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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querellarse
to complain
querellarse por algo
to complain about sth
lamentarse de algo
to complain about sth
derecho al pataleo inf
right to complain
quejarse de algo
to complain about sth
¿qué tal te va el negocio? — bien, gracias, no puedo quejarme
how's business? — fine, thanks, I can't complain
lastimarse de algo
to complain about sth
dolerse de algo
to complain about sth
maldecir de algo/alguien
to complain about sth/sb
reclamar por algo
to complain about sth
dar a alguien ocasión para quejarse
to give sb cause to complain

complained Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to complain about [or of] sth
quejarse de algo
don't complain, it's better than nothing
no te quejes que menos da una piedra fig
to give sb cause to complain
dar a alguien ocasión para quejarse
to complain out of sheer habit
quejarse de vicio
don't give him/her a chance to complain about you
no le des pie para que se queje de ti
how's business? — fine, thanks, I can't complain
¿qué tal te va el negocio? — bien, gracias, no puedo quejarme
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These spring drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation.
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One reviewer also complained that cars do not have enough grip.
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The individual complained not only about the failure to comply with the insurance provider's own retention period but also the length of that retention period.
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About ten people were arrested during the protests and defence lawyers complained of intimidation.
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They complained that in their time of need, the church did not offer them any help.
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Critics have complained at how the moralizing protagonist of the opening scene becomes the ruthless passion-driven anti-hero of the rest of the play.
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But why, complained fans, didn't the Walkman run out of battery?
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Maybe the men bemoaned the return to work after the joviality of the holiday season, or complained that their train was late.
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Some vexatious twerp complained the other day about my claim that wind farms reduce property values by between 25 per cent and 50 per cent.
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Drivers had complained they barely had enough green-light time to pull their cars over the tracks.
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