complain
queixar-se
definition
verb
local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources
express dissatisfaction or annoyance about a state of affairs or an event.
translation of 'complain'
verb
queixar-se,
lamentar-se,
criticar
example
This lawlessness had led locals to hold protest marches and 'complain' about the lack of action by police.
let the warbling flute 'complain'
Part of this comes from her old-fashioned view that one does not 'complain' about such annoyances.
Authors 'complain' loud enough when their publishers don't do it.
let the warbling flute 'complain'
People always 'complain' about the lack of explanation.
her husband began to 'complain' of headaches
her husband began to 'complain' of headaches
A rail passenger travelling from Montreal to New York City 'complained' to the guard that his seat was lumpy.
Humans dwell 'complainingly' in a quite narrow range of climates; ants live without demur at every extreme, in tundra and rain forest, in swamp and desert, deep beneath the earth and in the topmost trees.
He 'complained' to the local authority about the noises and smells from his neighbour's farm.
It merely brands you as the department's top grumbler, grouch and 'complainer' .
Still, he is not 'complaining' too loudly.
He was re-admitted to hospital the following month after 'complaining of' severe pain in his leg.
He was taken to Bury General Hospital 'complaining of' severe chest pains, but later died.
So, when a child 'complains of' back pain, one has to act fast and go for a thorough investigation.
My parents seemed to be fully awake and were not 'complaining of' any aches and pains, to my surprise.
Where are the moaners and 'complainers' when you really need them?
In Mumbai restaurants, customers were 'complaining' about the quality of onions they were being served.
Customers have been 'complaining' for years about the broken, ailing equipment and leisure officials are pleading for more visitors.
He first visited his doctor in April 2001 'complaining of' a pain in his knee.
She is calling attention to her clothes, 'complainingly' .
She said local people had 'complained' bitterly about the lack of notice for the plan to extend the deadline by a year.
As if to torment them further, the steps creaked, 'complaining' with each step they made loud enough to wake the dead.
A week after the wedding the bride's mother 'complains of' pains in her stomach.
When one of the rescue party 'complains of' chest pains, the Air Corps lift him from one of the boats.
The pensioner 'complained' to the President about a lack of plumbing in her village.
I yelled while the muscles on my body were 'complaining' with great strain.
With no real operation having taken place, the patient does not feel any pain, 'complains of' no scars, and can walk home immediately afterwards.
McClelland put air conditioning in a local church, and the pastor never 'complained' about the noise again.
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