Complaining Flashcards

1
Q

se plaindre a qqn / de qqch
une réclamation
une plainte

A

to complain to sb / about sth

a complaint

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2
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gémir / geindre / se lamenter sur qqch

pleurer / se lamenter sur qqch

A

to whine / to moan (about sth)

to bemoan sth

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3
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râler à propos de qqch

A

to grumble = mumble = grouse about sth

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4
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mécontentement
mécontent
d’un air mécontent

A

discontent
discontented
discontentedly

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5
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un grief / un sujet de mécontent

A

a grievance

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6
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faire une réclamation

A

to make a complaint

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7
Q

porter plainte au sujet de

A

to lodge / register a complaint about

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8
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pleurer une perte / se lamenter sur son sort

A

to bemoan a loss / one’s fate

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9
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elle est d’humeur à s’apitoyer sur elle-même

A

she is a self-pitying mood

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10
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elle se complait dans l’apitoiement sur elle-meme

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she wallows in self-pity

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