groan

groan
ɡrəun
1. verb
(to produce a deep sound (because of pain, unhappiness etc): He groaned when he heard that he had failed his exam; The table was groaning with food (= there was a great deal of food on it).) gemir; gruñir

2. noun
(a deep sound: a groan of despair.) gemido; gruñido
groan1 n gemido / quejido
groans of pain gemidos de dolor
groan2 vb gemir / quejarse
he groaned with pain gemía de dolor
groan
tr[grəʊn]
noun
1 (of pain) gemido, quejido
2 familiar (of disapproval) gruñido
3 (creak) crujido
intransitive verb
1 (in pain) gemir, quejarse; (with disapproval) gruñir
2 (creak) crujir
3 familiar (complain) quejarse (about, de), refunfuñar (about, por), rezongar (about, de)
groan ['gro:n] vi
1) moan: gemir, quejarse
2) creak: crujir
groan n
1) moan: gemido m, quejido m
2) creak: crujido m
groan
n.
• gemido s.m.
• queja s.f.
• quejido s.m.
v.
• crujir v.
• gemir v.
• quejarse v.

I grəʊn
intransitive verb
1)
a) (with pain, suffering) gemir*, quejarse
b) (with dismay) gruñir*
c) (creak) \<\<door/timber\>\> crujir
2) (grumble) (colloq) refunfuñar (fam), rezongar*

II
noun
a) (of pain, suffering) quejido m, gemido m

to let out a groan — dejar escapar un quejido or gemido

b) (of dismay) gruñido m
c) (creak) crujido m
[ɡrǝʊn]
1.
N [of pain, dismay etc] gemido m , quejido m ; (=mumble) gruñido m
2. VI
1) gemir, quejarse; (=mumble) gruñir, refunfuñar
2) (=creak) [tree, gate etc] crujir

borrowers are groaning under the burden of high interest rates — los prestatarios están agobiados por la carga de los altos tipos de interés

the table groaned under the weight of all the food — la mesa crujía bajo el peso de toda esa comida

3.
VT

"yes," he groaned — -sí -gimió

* * *

I [grəʊn]
intransitive verb
1)
a) (with pain, suffering) gemir*, quejarse
b) (with dismay) gruñir*
c) (creak) \<\<door/timber\>\> crujir
2) (grumble) (colloq) refunfuñar (fam), rezongar*

II
noun
a) (of pain, suffering) quejido m, gemido m

to let out a groan — dejar escapar un quejido or gemido

b) (of dismay) gruñido m
c) (creak) crujido m

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