complain [kəmˈpleɪn]
verb:intransitive
1 (grumble) quejarse;about, of de;to a
to complain that quejarse de que; they complained to the neighbours se quejaron a los vecinos; I can't complain yo no me quejo
complain [kəmˈpleɪn]
verbo intransitivo
1quejarse (about de)
- to complain of -> estar aquejado(a) de (symptoms)
- she complained that he had cheated -> se quejó de que él había hecho trampa
- I can't complain about the service -> no tengo queja alguna del servicio
- how are things? — I can't complain -> ¿cómo van las cosas? — no me puedo quejar
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complain [kom-plein]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Quejarse, lamentarse, querellarse. (n)
- To complain to somebody about something -> quejarse a alguien por algo
- I can’t complain -> no me puedo quejar
- To complain of something -> quejarse de algo
2Querellarse, poner acusación contra alguno en justicia, por agravio, injuria o delito; demandar, por daños y perjuicios. (Foro; Forense) (n)
3Quejarse, afirmar que se siente dolor; estar enfermo. (n)
- You’re hurting me, she complained -> me haces daño-protestó o se quejó
- He complained that ->
va.., se quejó de que...
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Verb Conjugation for "complain"
Imperative
- complain
- you complain
- he/she complains
- we complain
- you complain
- they complain
Preterite
- I complained
- you complained
- he/she complained
- we complained
- you complained
- they complained
Present Continuous
- I am complaining
- you are complaining
- he/she is complaining
- we are complaining
- you are complaining
- they are complaining
Present Perfect
- I have complained
- you have complained
- he/she has complained
- we have complained
- you have complained
- they have complained
Past Continuous
- I was complaining
- you were complaining
- he/she was complaining
- we were complaining
- you were complaining
- they were complaining
Past Perfect
- I had complained
- you had complained
- he/she had complained
- we had complained
- you had complained
- they had complained
Future
- I will complain
- you will complain
- he/she will complain
- we will complain
- you will complain
- they will complain
Future Perfect
- I will have complained
- you will have complained
- he/she will have complained
- we will have complained
- you will have complained
- they will have complained
Future Continuous
- I will be complaining
- you will be complaining
- he/she will be complaining
- we will be complaining
- you will be complaining
- they will be complaining
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been complaining
- you have been complaining
- he/she has been complaining
- we have been complaining
- you have been complaining
- they have been complaining
Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been complaining
- you will have been complaining
- he/she will have been complaining
- we will have been complaining
- you will have been complaining
- they will have been complaining
Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been complaining
- you had been complaining
- he/she had been complaining
- we had been complaining
- you had been complaining
- they had been complaining
