New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: complain · complainant · complainer · complaining · complaint · companion · uncomplaining · compellingly · complacently · compaction

complain

1 verb express dissatisfaction

INTRANSITIVEbheith ag gearán c m ugearán a dhéanamh c m ubheith ag casaoid c m uclamhsán a dhéanamhthey're always complaining bíonn siad i gcónaí ag gearánthey complained to the manager about the noise rinne siad gearán leis an mbainisteoir faoin torannnot that I'm complaining ní ag gearán atáim, ní hé go bhfuil mé ag gearán

TRANSITIVEshe complained that it was too expensive rinne sí gearán go raibh sé ródhaor

2 verb (of object, machine) show strain INTRANSITIVEbheith ag streachailt c m uthe car was complaining under the load bhí straidhn ar an gcarr ag an ualach, bhí an carr ag streachailt faoin ualach

complaining

noungearán masc1 c m ucasaoid fem2 c m uclamhsán masc1 c m uthere was no end to his complaining níor stop sé ach ag casaoid, ní raibh deireadh ar bith lena chuid clamhsáin

phrases

I can't complain

(also

can't complain

) ní gearánta domníl caill ormníl aon údar gearáin agam

phrasal verbs

complain of

(v + prep) TRANSITIVEhe's complaining of pains in his chest deir sé go bhfuil pianta ina ucht

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