What does plaindre in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word plaindre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use plaindre in French.
The word plaindre in French means pity, sympathise with, feel sorry for, complain, complain, complain about, complain about doing, complain that, complain, complain to, have cause for complaint, feel sorry for, look for sympathy. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word plaindre
pity, sympathise with, feel sorry forverbe transitif (compatir avec [qqn]) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Je plains ceux qui font du marteau-piqueur toute la journée. I pity those who operate a pneumatic drill all day. |
complainverbe pronominal (exprimer une douleur) (pain) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ce malade se plaint moins depuis qu'il a ce médicament. That patient has complained less since he's had this medicine. |
complainverbe pronominal (exprimer son mécontentement) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ne fais pas attention à lui, il se plaint tout le temps. Don't pay any attention to him; he complains all the time. |
complain about(exprimer son mécontentement) Mes collègues se plaignent toujours de nos conditions de travail mais ne font rien pour changer la situation. |
complain about doing(exprimer son mécontentement) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Mon frère se plaint de ne pas trouver de boulot, mais il ne cherche pas beaucoup non plus. |
complain that, complain(exprimer son mécontentement) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ma grand-mère se plaint que personne ne lui rend jamais visite, mais elle est tellement aigrie que ce n'est pas vraiment étonnant. |
complain to(exprimer à [qqn] son mécontentement) Lucie s'est plainte de la répartition des permanences à son chef. |
have cause for complaintlocution verbale (avoir une cause de plainte) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Ces installations sont très rudimentaires, nous avons sujet à nous plaindre. |
feel sorry forlocution verbale (avoir des raisons d'être plaint) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") He's a person I really feel sorry for. |
look for sympathy(péjoratif ou enfantin (apitoyer [qqn]) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
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