complaining in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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

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

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quejadera
complaining
no sea reparador
stop complaining
hoy estás muy quejumbroso
you're complaining a lot today
lo dijo en tono de quejumbre
he said it complainingly o in a complaining tone
quejarse (protestar)
to complain
luego no vengas quejándote
don't come complaining to me afterward(s)
quejarse de algo/alg.
to complain about sth/sb
¿de qué te quejas?
what are you complaining about?
quejarse de algo
to complain of sth
se queja de que le duele el pecho o de un dolor de pecho
she's complaining of chest pains
estoy harto de sus continuas protestas
I'm fed up of his continual o constant complaining
es muy reparón
he's always complaining
me tienes harta con ese sonsonete
I'm fed up with your constant nagging (o complaining etc.)
despotricar
to complain
despotricar contra alg.
to complain about sb

complaining in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

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sin rechistar
without complaining
quejoso (-a)
complaining
quejica (por manera de ser)
complaining
sus quejas me causan cansera
his/her complaining annoys me
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

complaining Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to complain about [or of] sth
quejarse de algo
you're always complaining
siempre te estás quejando
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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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Big torque applications with multi plate clutches could be driven by missus without complaining about the heavy pedal.
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Knowing that he would die young, he rode the roller coaster of emotion, complaining to the Almighty in one poem and beseeching forgiveness in another.
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Gossipy neighbors and shop vendors treat them with contempt, fellow tenants complaining that their (already noticeably dilapidated) tenement building has now become filthy.
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They're still complaining about motoring taxes, still clamouring for maps.
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She is known for being bossy, complaining, loving fashion, and allergic to cats.
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Housewives "stupefied with boredom" sit around complaining about their husbands.
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In the early 1900s, complaining of eye difficulties making prolonged reading uncomfortable, he became a newspaper reporter.
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He bears his sufferings with grim and silent fortitude, never complaining and absolutely without hope.
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The album received mixed reviews, with several complaining the album's low-key moody nature working against the potential of the songs.
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Cue for 100 readers to write in complaining of smugness.
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