complain

complain
intransitive verb
sich beklagen od. beschweren (about, at über + Akk.)

complain of something — über etwas (Akk.) klagen

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[kəm'plein]
verb
1) (to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc: I'm going to complain to the police about the noise.) sich beklagen
2) ((with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc): He's complaining of difficulty in breathing.) klagen
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com·plain
[kəmˈpleɪn]
vi klagen, sich akk beklagen
to \complain about sth sich akk über etw akk beklagen
to \complain that ... sich akk darüber beklagen, dass ...
to \complain to sb sich akk bei jdm beklagen
stop \complaining! hör auf zu jammern! fam
how are things? — oh, can't \complain wie geht's? — oh, ich kann mich nicht beklagen
she's been \complaining of a bad back sie klagt über Rückenschmerzen
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[kəm'pleɪn]
vi
sich beklagen, klagen (about über +acc); (= to make a formal complaint) sich beschweren, Beschwerde einlegen (form) (about über +acc, to bei)

to complain that ... — sich darüber beklagen/beschweren, dass ...

(I) can't complain (inf) — ich kann nicht klagen (inf)

stop complaining! — beklag dich nicht dauernd!

to complain of sth — über etw (acc)

to complain of not having enough time — über Zeitmangel klagen

she's always complaining — sie muss sich immer beklagen, sie hat immer etwas zu klagen

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complain [kəmˈpleın] v/i
1. sich beklagen, sich beschweren, Klage oder Beschwerde führen (alle:
of, about über akk;
to bei):
I can’t complain, I have nothing to complain of ich kann nicht klagen, ich kann mich nicht beklagen;
complaining letter Beschwerdebrief m
2. klagen (of über akk):
he complained of a sore throat
3. JUR
a) klagen
b) (Straf)Anzeige erstatten
4. WIRTSCH reklamieren:
complain about etwas reklamieren oder beanstanden
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intransitive verb
sich beklagen od. beschweren (about, at über + Akk.)

complain of something — über etwas (Akk.) klagen

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(of) v.
klagen (über) v. (of, about, that) v.
sich beklagen (über, bei, dass) v.
sich beschweren (über, bei, dass) v. v.
meckern v.
reklamieren v.

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