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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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complain [Brit kəmˈpleɪn, Am kəmˈpleɪn] VB intr

complain (informally)
se plaindre (to à, about de)
complain (officially)
se plaindre (to auprès de)
complain (officially)
faire une réclamation (to à)
complain (of pain, illness, symptom)
se plaindre (of de)
to complain that …
se plaindre parce que …
I complained that the water was cold
je me suis plaint parce que l'eau était froide
stop complaining!
arrête de te plaindre
to complain to the police about sth
porter plainte à la police au sujet de qc
‘how's life?’—‘oh, I can't complain’
‘comment ça va?’—‘oh, je n'ai pas à me plaindre’
he chose to stay quiet whereas I would have complained
il a choisi de ne rien dire alors que moi je me serais sûrement plaint
anonymously buy, complain, give, write
anonymement
it was unsporting of you to complain about the decision
ce n'était pas très sportif de ta part de contester la décision
bitterly complain, resent, laugh, speak
amèrement
Marie, in company with many others, complained
Marie, ainsi que bien d'autres, s'est plainte
they didn't actually complain
ils ne se sont pas vraiment plaints
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French
English
English
tu es malvenu de te plaindre
you're in no position to complain
il n'est vraiment pas à plaindre (il a de la chance)
he's got nothing to complain about
se plaindre (protester)
to complain
se plaindre (pleurnicher)
to complain
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 …
allez vous plaindre à la direction
go and complain to the management
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
elle devrait aller se plaindre, mais ce n'est pas dans son tempérament
she should go and complain, but she's not like that

in the PONS Dictionary

English
English
French
French

complain [kəmˈpleɪn] VB intr

complain
se plaindre
to complain about/of sth
se plaindre de qc
surprisingly no one complained
chose surprenante, personne ne s'est plaint
constantly complain
tout le temps
French
French
English
English
récriminer contre qn/qc
to complain loudly about sb
crier famine estomac
to complain loudly
se plaindre de qn/qc à l'arbitre
to complain about sb/sth to the referee
réclamer
to complain
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
French
French

complain [kəm·ˈpleɪn] VB intr

complain
se plaindre
to complain about/of sth
se plaindre de qc
surprisingly, no one complained
chose surprenante, personne ne s'est plaint
constantly complain
tout le temps
French
French
English
English
récriminer contre qn/qc
to complain loudly about sb/sth
crier famine estomac
to complain loudly
réclamer
to complain
se plaindre de qn/qc à l'arbitre
to complain about sb/sth to the referee
Present
Icomplain
youcomplain
he/she/itcomplains
wecomplain
youcomplain
theycomplain
Past
Icomplained
youcomplained
he/she/itcomplained
wecomplained
youcomplained
theycomplained
Present Perfect
Ihavecomplained
youhavecomplained
he/she/ithascomplained
wehavecomplained
youhavecomplained
theyhavecomplained
Past Perfect
Ihadcomplained
youhadcomplained
he/she/ithadcomplained
wehadcomplained
youhadcomplained
theyhadcomplained
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