quejarse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- complain verb To express dissatisfaction, annoyance, or pain about something.
- gripe verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.
- grouse noun A plump game bird found in moorland and northern regions, often hunted for sport and food.
- remonstrate verb To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against).
Senses
quejarse is used for these senses in English:
- complain (intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
- complain (intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
- gripe (obsolete, transitive) To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
- grouse (intransitive, originally, military, _, slang, informal) To complain or grumble. [from late 19th c.]
complain — full definition
- verb To express dissatisfaction, annoyance, or pain about something.
- verb To make a formal report or accusation, especially to an authority.
gripe — full definition
- verb To complain, often persistently about something minor.
- noun A complaint, especially a small or petty one.