OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 13103

complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alegar • lamentarse • quejarse • querellarse
To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
protestar • quejarse • querellarse • reclamar
To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
They've complained about me to the police again.