Translation of complain – English–Spanish dictionary

complain

verb [ I ]
uk
/kəmˈpleɪn/
us
/kəmˈpleɪn/
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to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory
quejarse
Lots of people have complained about the noise. Mucha gente se ha quejado del ruido.
You're always complaining! Siempre te estás quejando.
[ + that ] He complained that his boss was useless and he had too much work. Se quejó de que su jefe era un inútil y de que tenía demasiado trabajo.
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(Translation of complain from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translation of complain | GLOBAL English–Spanish Dictionary

complain
/kəmˈpleɪn/
quejarse
We can’t complain about the weather. No nos podemos quejar del tiempo.
She complained that she had nothing to do. Ella se quejó de que no tenía nada que hacer.
I’m going to complain to the waiter. Voy a quejarme al camarero.

(Translation of complain from the GLOBAL English-Spanish Dictionary © 2020 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of complain

complain
In the sketch, a man returns to a pet shop in order to complain about a dead parrot.
En él, un hombre vuelve a una tienda de venta de animales para quejarse sobre un loro muerto.
In the sketch, a man returns to a pet shop in order to complain about a dead parrot.
En él, un hombre vuelve a una tienda de venta de animales para quejarse sobre un loro muerto.
I wish other people would be more constructive and do real work for their local citizens, instead of merely coming here to complain.
Desearía que otras personas fuesen más constructivas y trabajasen realmente por sus ciudadanos locales en lugar de venir aquí a quejarse simplemente.
I wish other people would be more constructive and do real work for their local citizens, instead of merely coming here to complain.
Desearía que otras personas fuesen más constructivas y trabajasen realmente por sus ciudadanos locales en lugar de venir aquí a quejarse simplemente.
He would start by selling this place off and nobody would dare to complain.
Comenzaría por rematar este lugar y nadie se atrevería a quejarse.
He would start by selling this place off and nobody would dare to complain.
Comenzaría por rematar este lugar y nadie se atrevería a quejarse.
She called the stewardess over to complain about her seating.
Llamó a la azafata para quejarse del lugar en el que estaba sentada.
She called the stewardess over to complain about her seating.
Llamó a la azafata para quejarse del lugar en el que estaba sentada.
There is no point in complaining about this.
No tiene caso quejarse de ello.
There is no point in complaining about this.
No tiene caso quejarse de ello.
At present the euro is so strong that businesses have started to complain that exporting is no longer profitable.
En la actualidad, el euro es tan fuerte que las empresas han empezado a quejarse de que las exportaciones ya no son rentables.
At present the euro is so strong that businesses have started to complain that exporting is no longer profitable.
En la actualidad, el euro es tan fuerte que las empresas han empezado a quejarse de que las exportaciones ya no son rentables.
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Translations of complain

in Chinese (Traditional)
抱怨, 發牢騷, 訴苦…
in Chinese (Simplified)
抱怨, 发牢骚, 诉苦…
in Portuguese
queixar-se, reclamar…
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एखादी गोष्ट चुकीची आहे किंवा समाधानकारक नाही असे म्हणणे, एखाद्याला औपचारिकपणे सांगणे की काहीतरी चुकीचे आहे…
(人)が文句を言う, 文句(もんく)を言(い)う…
şikayet etmek, yakınmak, dertlenmek…
se plaindre, se plaindre (de)…
queixar-se…
klagen…
ஏதோ ஒன்று தவறு அல்லது திருப்திகரமாக இல்லை என்று கூறுவது, ஏதோ ஒன்று தவறு என்று ஒருவரிடம் முறையாக கூற…
शिकायत करना, (औपचारिक रूप से किसी से) शिकायत करना…
ફરિયાદ કરવી…
klage, klage over, beklage sig over…
klaga…
mengadu, merungut…
sich beklagen, klagen…
klage, klage (over), beklage seg…
شکایت کرنا, باضابطہ شکایت کرنا…
подавати скаргу, скаржитися…
సణుగుతుండడం, ఒకటి తప్పు లేక అసంతృప్తి పొందించిందని చెప్పడం., ఫిర్యాదు…
নালিশ করা, অভিযোগ করা…
stěžovat si, stěžovat/naříkat si na…
mengadu, mengeluh…
ร้องทุกข์, บ่น…
than phiền, kể lại một sự đau đớn…
skarżyć się, uskarżać się, narzekać…
불평하다…
lamentarsi, protestare, reclamare…
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