moan

moan
məun
1. verb
1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) gemir
2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) quejarse, lamentarse

2. noun
(a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) gemido
moan1 n gemido / quejido
a moan of pain un gemido de dolor
moan2 vb
1. gemir
the patient moaned with pain el paciente gemía de dolor
2. quejarse / protestar
stop moaning! ¡deja de quejarte!
moan
tr[məʊn]
noun
1 (groan) gemido, quejido
2 (complaint) queja, protesta
intransitive verb
1 (groan) gemir
2 (complain) quejarse (about, de), protestar (about, por)
3 figurative use (wind) gemir
transitive verb
1 gemir, decir gimiendo
moan ['mo:n] vi
: gemir
moan n
: gemido m
moan
n.
ay s.m.
gemido s.m.
lamento s.m.
queja s.f.
quejido s.m.
v.
gemir v.
lamentar v.
quejarse v.

I məʊn
intransitive verb
a) (make sound) \<\<person/wind\>\> gemir*
b) (complain) (pej)

to moan (ABOUT something) — quejarse (de algo), protestar (por algo)


II
noun
a) (sound) gemido m
b) (complaint) (colloq) (no pl) queja f

to have a moan about something — quejarse de algo

[mǝʊn]
1. N
1) (=groan) [of person, wind, trees] gemido m
2) (=complaint) queja f
2. VI
1) (=groan) gemir
2) (=complain) quejarse

they're moaning about the food again — han vuelto a quejarse de la comida

she's always moaning about something — siempre se está quejando de algo

3. VT
1) (=groan) decir gimiendo, decir con un gemido
2) (=complain)

"why does it always have to be me?" he moaned — -¿por qué siempre me toca a mí? -se quejó

* * *

I [məʊn]
intransitive verb
a) (make sound) \<\<person/wind\>\> gemir*
b) (complain) (pej)

to moan (ABOUT something) — quejarse (de algo), protestar (por algo)


II
noun
a) (sound) gemido m
b) (complaint) (colloq) (no pl) queja f

to have a moan about something — quejarse de algo


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