moan

moan
1. noun
1) Stöhnen, das
2)

have a moan — (complain at length) jammern; (have a grievance) eine Beschwerde haben

2. intransitive verb
1) stöhnen (with vor + Dat.)
2) (complain) jammern (about über + Akk.)

moan at somebody — jemandem etwas vorjammern

3. transitive verb
stöhnen
* * *
[məun] 1. verb
1) (to make a low sound of grief, pain etc: The wounded soldier moaned.) stöhnen
2) (to complain: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.) klagen
2. noun
(a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind.) das Stöhnen
* * *
moan
[məʊn, AM moʊn]
I. n
1. (groan) Stöhnen nt
the \moans of an injured person das Stöhnen einer verletzten Person
the \moans of the planks das Ächzen der Planken
the \moans of the wind das Heulen des Windes
2. (complaint) Klage f, Beschwerde f
to have a \moan about sth Klage [o Beschwerde] über etw akk führen
II. vi
1. (groan) stöhnen; wind heulen
to \moan with pain vor Schmerzen stöhnen
2. (complain) klagen, sich akk beschweren
to \moan about sth über etw akk jammern, sich akk über etw akk beklagen
to \moan at sb jdm etw vorjammern
to \moan that ... darüber jammern [o sich akk darüber beklagen], dass ...
* * *
[məʊn]
1. n
1) (= groan) Stöhnen nt; (of wind) Seufzen nt, Raunen nt (geh); (of trees etc) Raunen nt (geh)
2) (= grumble) Gejammer nt no pl (inf)

to have a moan about sth — über etw (acc) jammern or schimpfen

2. vi
1) (= groan) stöhnen; (wind, trees) raunen (geh)
2) (= grumble) jammern, schimpfen (about über +acc)

moan, moan, moan, that's all she does — sie ist ständig am Maulen (inf)

3. vt

..., he moaned — ... stöhnte er

he moaned a sigh of relief — er stöhnte erleichtert auf

* * *
moan [məʊn]
A s Stöhnen n, Ächzen n (auch fig des Windes etc):
make (one’s) moan obs B 3
B v/i
1. stöhnen, ächzen
2. fig
a) ächzen (Wind etc)
b) (dumpf) rauschen (Wasser)
3. (weh)klagen, jammern
C v/t
1. beklagen
2. Worte etc (hervor)stöhnen
* * *
1. noun
1) Stöhnen, das
2)

have a moan — (complain at length) jammern; (have a grievance) eine Beschwerde haben

2. intransitive verb
1) stöhnen (with vor + Dat.)
2) (complain) jammern (about über + Akk.)

moan at somebody — jemandem etwas vorjammern

3. transitive verb
stöhnen
* * *
v.
stöhnen v.

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