COMPLAIN

[kəm`pleɪn]

жаловаться, выражать недовольство

подавать жалобу, делать запрос

complain: translation

▪ bitterly

▪

She complained bitterly about the lack of help she received.

▪ loudly

▪ constantly, frequently, repeatedly

▪ openly, publicly

▪ privately

▪ cannot

▪ can hardly

▪

It was entirely my own idea, so I can hardly complain.

▪ have cause to, have reason to, have a right to

▪

He really has no right to complain.

▪ begin to, start to

▪ about

▪

All the guests complained about the noise.

▪ at

▪

She complained at the unfairness of it all.

▪ to

▪

I'm going to complain to the authorities about this!

▪ of

▪

45 officers complained of harassment.

Complain is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑critic, ↑employee, ↑neighbour

complain: translation

accuse, ail, air a grievance, allege, arraign, article, be affected with, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bitch, boggle, book, boycott, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, call in question, carp at, challenge, charge, cite, clamor, complain loudly, complain of, confront, contend with, crab, croak, cry, cry out against, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demur, denounce, denunciate, dispute, dissent, enter a protest, expostulate, face down, face out, face up to, fasten on, fasten upon, feel ill, find fault, finger, fret, fret and fume, front, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grunt, hang something on, holler, howl, impeach, imply, impute, indict, inform against, inform on, insinuate, kick, kick against, labor under, lament, lay charges, lodge a complaint, lodge a plaint, make a stand, march, meet head-on, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, object, offer resistance, oppose, pester, picket, pin on, prefer charges, press charges, press objections, protest, put on report, raise a howl, rally, recalcitrate, register a complaint, reluct, remonstrate, repine, report, reproach, revolt, scruple, show fight, sing the blues, sit in, squawk, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, state a grievance, strike, strive against, suffer, take on, take to task, task, taunt with, tax, teach in, twit, wail, whimper, whine, withstand, worry, yap, yell bloody murder, yelp

1. жаловаться; выражать недовольство

2. юр.

1) подавать жалобу, иск; возбуждать уголовное дело (против кого-л.)

2) ком. подавать рекламацию или претензию (на низкое качество продукции)

3. поэт. жалобно стонать, стенать

complain: translation

complain UK US /kəmˈpleɪn/ verb [I]

► to tell someone that something is wrong or not satisfactory, and that you are annoyed about it: complain about sth »

Workers complain about the conditions in which they are forced to work.

complain that »

The chief executive complained that there were no systems of accountability, financial control, or planning.

complain [kəmˊpleɪn] v

1) выража́ть недово́льство (of — чем-л.)

2) жа́ловаться (of — на боль и т.п.)

3) подава́ть жа́лобу, жа́ловаться (to — кому-л.; of — на что-л.)

v юр.

• One who complains the most suffers less - Большая беда молчит, а малая кричит (Б)

• They complain most who suffer least - Большая беда молчит, а малая кричит (B), Легкое горе болтливо, тяжелое - молчаливо (n)