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reclamão — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grouchy adjective Easily irritated and inclined to complain.
  • kvetch verb To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
  • querulous adj Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
  • troublemaker noun Someone who deliberately causes problems or stirs up conflict.

Senses

reclamão is used for these senses in English:

  • grouchy (originally, student slang) Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain. [From 1895]
  • kvetch A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
  • querulous Often complaining; suggesting a complaint in expression; fretful, whining.
  • troublemaker A complainer.

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