Helene, interrupted in the middle of her mournful lamentations, suddenly stopped short, casting a glance of terror at her lover, as if she were afraid he would ill-treat her for having dared to complain.
Hélène, interrompue au milieu de ses doléances, s’arrêta net, en jetant un coup d’œil craintif sur son amant, comme si elle eût redouté d’être maltraitée par lui pour avoir osé se plaindre.
After a few words prompted by the mechanical love he felt for his wife he was led by the natural bent of his mind to complain of her.
Après les phrases dictées par l’amour machinal qu’il ressentait pour sa femme, le comte fut conduit par la pente de son esprit à se plaindre de la comtesse.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
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The Lily of the Valley
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« Whatever is it he has to complain of, dear madame?
She shook her head, and then replied: "As long as things remain as they are we cannot complain of them, my friend, since we accepted them."
Elle dit non de la tête. Puis, tout haut : « Tant que les choses resteront où elles en sont, nous ne saurions nous en plaindre, mon ami, puisque nous les avons acceptées. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
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But all the same he has good reason to complain, for one can't imagine such misfortunes as have pursued him. Everything has fallen on him, everything has beaten him down.
Ça n’empêche qu’il a raison de se plaindre, on ne s’imagine pas un pareil acharnement du malheur, tout s’est abattu sur lui, tout l’a écrasé.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
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The Three Cities - Paris
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Grouse, complain?
Rouspéter, t’plaindre ?
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
As Mouret heard her complain, he exclaimed in an impulse of anger: ' If she's in your way, we will turn her out of the house, as we have done the other two.'
Mouret, l'entendant se plaindre, lui dit dans un mouvement de colère: --Si elle te gêne, on peut la mettre à la porte, comme les deux autres.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
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The Conquest of Plassans
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« "I believe you sincerely, but the things you mention are points for Jane to decide on. If she be pleased, I have no right to complain.
– J’en suis persuadée, dit lady Moseley ; mais je vous le répète, ces choses-là regardent Jane : si elle est contente, je n’ai pas le droit de me plaindre.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
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When she had gone upstairs he led the two gentlemen to the office entrance and began to complain : "Ah! doctor, if you only knew what trouble I have even to get those girls to wash their hands.
Et, quand il l’eut ainsi poussée jusqu’à l’escalier, en ramenant les deux messieurs devant le bureau, il se lamenta. « Ah ! docteur, si vous saviez quelle peine j’ai pour obtenir seulement de ces filles qu’elles se lavent les mains !
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
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Fruitfulness
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And Madame Desagneaux, who was wiping her hands, began to complain of the lady-assistants, who had all disappeared precisely on the morning when they were most wanted.
Et Mme Désagneaux, qui s’essuyait les mains, se fâchait contre ces dames auxiliaires qui avaient toutes disparu, précisément le matin où l’on aurait eu besoin d’elles.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
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The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
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If you complain, the silliest of them will make you think that her glove is more precious than fortune, and that nothing is so glorious as to be her slave.
Si vous vous plaignez, la plus sotte d’entre elles vous prouvera que son gant vaut le monde, que rien n’est plus glorieux que de la servir.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
He is very fond of you, asserted Judge Paloque, who had just received his decoration ; ' my wife has heard him complain of the way in which you are neglected.'
--Il vous aime beaucoup, assurait le juge Paloque, qui venait d'être décoré; ma femme l'a entendu se plaindre de l'oubli dans lequel on vous laisse.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
I must not complain, for I am now leading the life which I always dreamed of a life of perfect solitude amongst my books.'
Je ne devrais pas me plaindre, j'ai la vie que j'ai toujours rêvée: une solitude absolue et des livres.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
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complain
verb
Basic forms
Past
complained
Imperative
complain
Present Participle (Participle I)
complaining
Past Participle (Participle II)
complained
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I complain
we complain
you complain
you complain
he/she/it complains
they complain
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am complaining
we are complaining
you are complaining
you are complaining
he/she/it is complaining
they are complaining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have complained
we have complained
you have complained
you have complained
he/she/it has complained
they have complained
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been complaining
we have been complaining
you have been complaining
you have been complaining
he/she/it has been complaining
they have been complaining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I complained
we complained
you complained
you complained
he/she/it complained
they complained
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was complaining
we were complaining
you were complaining
you were complaining
he/she/it was complaining
they were complaining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had complained
we had complained
you had complained
you had complained
he/she/it had complained
they had complained
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been complaining
we had been complaining
you had been complaining
you had been complaining
he/she/it had been complaining
they had been complaining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will complain
we shall/will complain
you will complain
you will complain
he/she/it will complain
they will complain
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be complaining
we shall/will be complaining
you will be complaining
you will be complaining
he/she/it will be complaining
they will be complaining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have complained
we shall/will have complained
you will have complained
you will have complained
he/she/it will have complained
they will have complained
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been complaining
we shall/will have been complaining
you will have been complaining
you will have been complaining
he/she/it will have been complaining
they will have been complaining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would complain
we should/would complain
you would complain
you would complain
he/she/it would complain
they would complain
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be complaining
we should/would be complaining
you would be complaining
you would be complaining
he/she/it would be complaining
they would be complaining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have complained
we should/would have complained
you would have complained
you would have complained
he/she/it would have complained
they would have complained
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice