| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| plaindre⇒ vtr | (compatir avec [qqn]) | pity⇒, sympathise with⇒, feel sorry for⇒ vtr |
| | Je plains ceux qui font du marteau-piqueur toute la journée. |
| | I pity those who operate a pneumatic drill all day. |
| se plaindre⇒ v pron | (exprimer une douleur) (pain) | complain⇒ vi |
| | Ce malade se plaint moins depuis qu'il a ce médicament. |
| | That patient has complained less since he's had this medicine. |
| se plaindre v pron | (exprimer son mécontentement) | complain⇒ vi |
| | (UK, informal) | moan⇒, whinge⇒ vi |
| | Ne fais pas attention à lui, il se plaint tout le temps. |
| | Don't pay any attention to him; he complains all the time. |
| se plaindre de [qch/qqn] v pron + prép | (exprimer son mécontentement) | complain about [sth/sb] vi + prep |
| | (UK, informal) | moan about [sth/sb], whinge about [sth/sb] vi + prep |
| | (slang) | bellyache about [sth/sb] vi + prep |
| | (vulgar, slang) | bitch about [sth/sb] vi + prep |
| | Mes collègues se plaignent toujours de nos conditions de travail mais ne font rien pour changer la situation. |
| | My colleagues are always moaning about our working conditions but don't do anything to change the situation. |
| se plaindre de faire [qch] v pron + prép | (exprimer son mécontentement) | complain about doing [sth] v expr |
| | (UK, informal) | moan about doing [sth], whinge about doing [sth] v expr |
| | (vulgar, slang) | bitch about doing [sth] v expr |
| | Mon frère se plaint de ne pas trouver de boulot, mais il ne cherche pas beaucoup non plus. |
| | My brother complains about not being able to find a job, but he isn't doing much to look for one. |
| se plaindre que v pron + conj | (exprimer son mécontentement) | complain that⇒, complain⇒ vtr |
| | (UK, informal) | moan that⇒ vtr |
| | Ma grand-mère se plaint que personne ne lui rend jamais visite, mais elle est tellement aigrie que ce n'est pas vraiment étonnant. |
| | My grandmother moans that no one ever visits her, but she's so bitter, it's not really any wonder. |
| se plaindre à [qqn] v pron + prép | (exprimer à [qqn] son mécontentement) | complain to [sb] vi + prep |
| | (UK, informal) | moan to [sb] vi + prep |
| | (vulgar, slang) | bitch to [sb] vi + prep |
| | Lucie s'est plainte de la répartition des permanences à son chef. |
| | Lucy complained to her boss about the duty rota. |