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to pity somebody

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. plaindre [plɛ̃dʀ] VB trans

plaindre personne, animal:

plaindre
to pity, to feel sorry for
je te plains d'avoir à supporter cela
I feel sorry for you, having to put up with that
elle aime se faire plaindre
she likes to be pitied
il est (bien) à plaindre
he is (very much) to be pitied
il n'est vraiment pas à plaindre (il mérite son sort)
he got what he deserved
il n'est vraiment pas à plaindre (il a de la chance)
he's got nothing to complain about

II. se plaindre VB refl

1. se plaindre:

se plaindre (protester)
to complain
se plaindre (pleurnicher)
to whinge pej
se plaindre (pleurnicher)
to complain
arrête donc un peu de te plaindre
stop complaining
arrête donc un peu de te plaindre
stop whingeing inf
se plaindre de douleurs, maux de tête
to complain of
se plaindre de personne, temps, situation, bruit
to complain about
se plaindre à qn
to complain to sb
se plaindre que …
to complain that …
je n'ai pas à me plaindre de lui, il a toujours bien fait son travail
I've no complaints about him, he's always worked well
allez vous plaindre à la direction
go and complain to the management
celui-là, il faut toujours qu'il se plaigne!
that guy is forever complaining! inf
je t'ai prévenu, maintenant ne viens pas te plaindre s'il t'arrive quelque chose
I warned you, so don't come complaining to me if something happens to you
c'est bien ce que tu voulais, de quoi te plains-tu?
it's what you wanted, so what are you complaining about?
les affaires vont bien, il n'y a pas à se plaindre
business is going well, I can't complain ou I've no complaints
il n'y a pas lieu de se plaindre
there's no reason to complain, there are no grounds for complaint

2. se plaindre (geindre):

se plaindre blessé, malade:
to moan
tu es malvenu de te plaindre
you're in no position to complain
piteusement se plaindre, gémir
pitifully, pathetically
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repine
se plaindre (at de)
kvetch inf
se plaindre
uncomplainingly
sans se plaindre
poor mouth
se plaindre d'être pauvre
he's always complaining
il est toujours en train de se plaindre, il n'arrête pas de se plaindre
complain (informally)
se plaindre (to à, about de)
complain (officially)
se plaindre (to auprès de)
complain (of pain, illness, symptom)
se plaindre (of de)
to complain that …
se plaindre parce que …
stop complaining!
arrête de te plaindre
‘how's life?’—‘oh, I can't complain’
‘comment ça va?’—‘oh, je n'ai pas à me plaindre’
my only grumble is…
la seule chose dont j'ai à me plaindre est…
to grumble about sb/sth
se plaindre de qn/qc
‘How are you?’—‘Oh, mustn't grumble’
‘Ça va?’—‘Oh, il n'y a pas à se plaindre’

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. plaindre [plɛ̃dʀ] irreg VB trans (s'apitoyer sur)

plaindre qn
to pity sb
plaindre qn (être solidaire de)
to feel sorry for sb
je te plains vraiment/sincèrement
I really/sincerely feel sorry for you

II. plaindre [plɛ̃dʀ] irreg VB refl

1. plaindre (se lamenter):

se plaindre de qc
to moan about sth

2. plaindre (protester):

se plaindre de qn/qc à l'arbitre
to complain about sb/sth to the referee
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complain
se plaindre
to complain about/of sth
se plaindre de qc
carp
se plaindre
to carp about sb/sth
se plaindre de qn/qc
to be uncomplaining
ne pas se plaindre
bleat
se plaindre
moan
se plaindre
to moan about sth
se plaindre de qc
to take it on the chin
accepter sans se plaindre
object to behaviour, mess
se plaindre de
mustn't grumble
il ne faut pas se plaindre
to carry on at sb
se plaindre à bâtons rompus
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. plaindre [plɛ͂dʀ] irreg VB trans (s'apitoyer sur)

plaindre qn
to pity sb
plaindre qn (être solidaire de)
to feel sorry for sb
je te plains vraiment/sincèrement
I really/sincerely feel sorry for you

II. plaindre [plɛ͂dʀ] irreg VB refl

1. plaindre (se lamenter):

se plaindre de qc
to moan about sth

2. plaindre (protester):

se plaindre de qn/qc à l'arbitre
to complain about sb/sth to the referee
il passe l'essentiel du temps à se plaindre
he spends most of his time complaining
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French
French
complain
se plaindre
to complain about/of sth
se plaindre de qc
carp
se plaindre
to carp about sb/sth
se plaindre de qn/qc
to be uncomplaining
ne pas se plaindre
bleat
se plaindre
moan
se plaindre
to moan about sth
se plaindre de qc
object to behavior, mess
se plaindre de
to take it on the chin
accepter sans se plaindre
to carry on at sb
se plaindre à bâtons rompus auprès de qn
Présent
jeplains
tuplains
il/elle/onplaint
nousplaignons
vousplaignez
ils/ellesplaignent
Imparfait
jeplaignais
tuplaignais
il/elle/onplaignait
nousplaignions
vousplaigniez
ils/ellesplaignaient
Passé simple
jeplaignis
tuplaignis
il/elle/onplaignit
nousplaignîmes
vousplaignîtes
ils/ellesplaignirent
Futur simple
jeplaindrai
tuplaindras
il/elle/onplaindra
nousplaindrons
vousplaindrez
ils/ellesplaindront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

plaindre qn
to pity sb
plaindre qn (être solidaire de)
to feel sorry for sb
se plaindre de qc
to moan about sth
se plaindre de qn/qc à l'arbitre
to complain about sb/sth to the referee
il passe l'essentiel du temps à se plaindre
he spends most of his time complaining

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Pendant les quinze minutes où j’étais là, je n'ai entendu personne se plaindre ou demander grâce.
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La relation avec son fils avait mal tourné et il s'est plaint plus tard que sa mère l'avait "ruiné physiquement, moralement et financièrement".
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De 23 à 25 ans : l'individu peut se plaindre d'une insatisfaction face à la vie et une inadaptation au monde extérieur.
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Persécutée par des camarades plus âgées qui la jalousent, elle pleure et n'ose se plaindre.
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Loin de se plaindre d'un manque d'originalité, ils détaillent toutes les sources de science fiction reprisent par les auteurs.
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