whine(
wayn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el quejido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Robby let out a whine when his ice cream fell on the floor.Robby dejó oír un quejido cuando su helado cayó en el piso.
a. el silbido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Frank fell down in fear when the whine of a bullet came too close to his head.Frank cayó al piso aterrado cuando el silbido de una bala pasó muy cerca de su cabeza.
b. el chirrido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I heard the unmistakable whine of a tractor in the distance.Oí el chirrido inconfundible de un tractor en la distancia.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. quejarse
Stop whining about your homework and do it.Deja de estarte quejando de tu tarea y hazla.
b. lloriquear
He's still whining about his team losing the championship.Sigue lloriqueando porque su equipo perdió el campeonato.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. decir quejumbroso
Fernando whined, "I had never taken such a crushing blow."Fernando dijo quejumbroso: "Nunca me habían dado un golpe tan apabullante. "
b. decir lloriqueando
Peter whined his sad tale to his mother, hoping for sympathy.Peter le dijo lloriqueando su triste historia a su mamá, con la esperanza de lograr su simpatía.
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