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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.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
" Do not complain," said he, laughing, " she has left you a keepsake.
– Ne vous plaignez pas, dit-il en riant, elle vous a laissé un souvenir....
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
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
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
« Whatever is it he has to complain of, dear madame?
Qu'a-t-il donc contre moi, chère madame?
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
'It's not for me to complain, for it's in the straight line of our dooty, but I reckon there's going to be big trouble ahead of this caravan.
– Je n’ai pas à me plaindre, car il s’agit de notre devoir. Mais j’imagine que notre caravane marche à la rencontre de difficultés.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
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
Zola, Emile
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
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Grouse, complain?
Rouspéter, t’plaindre ?
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
« "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
Cooper, James Fenimore
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
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
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
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
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
Zola, Emile

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complain

verb
Basic forms
Pastcomplained
Imperativecomplain
Present Participle (Participle I)complaining
Past Participle (Participle II)complained
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I complainwe complain
you complainyou complain
he/she/it complainsthey complain
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am complainingwe are complaining
you are complainingyou are complaining
he/she/it is complainingthey are complaining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have complainedwe have complained
you have complainedyou have complained
he/she/it has complainedthey have complained
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been complainingwe have been complaining
you have been complainingyou have been complaining
he/she/it has been complainingthey have been complaining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I complainedwe complained
you complainedyou complained
he/she/it complainedthey complained
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was complainingwe were complaining
you were complainingyou were complaining
he/she/it was complainingthey were complaining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had complainedwe had complained
you had complainedyou had complained
he/she/it had complainedthey had complained
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been complainingwe had been complaining
you had been complainingyou had been complaining
he/she/it had been complainingthey had been complaining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will complainwe shall/will complain
you will complainyou will complain
he/she/it will complainthey will complain
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be complainingwe shall/will be complaining
you will be complainingyou will be complaining
he/she/it will be complainingthey will be complaining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have complainedwe shall/will have complained
you will have complainedyou will have complained
he/she/it will have complainedthey will have complained
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been complainingwe shall/will have been complaining
you will have been complainingyou will have been complaining
he/she/it will have been complainingthey will have been complaining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would complainwe should/would complain
you would complainyou would complain
he/she/it would complainthey would complain
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be complainingwe should/would be complaining
you would be complainingyou would be complaining
he/she/it would be complainingthey would be complaining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have complainedwe should/would have complained
you would have complainedyou would have complained
he/she/it would have complainedthey would have complained
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been complainingwe should/would have been complaining
you would have been complainingyou would have been complaining
he/she/it would have been complainingthey would have been complaining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am complainedwe are complained
you are complainedyou are complained
he/she/it is complainedthey are complained
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being complainedwe are being complained
you are being complainedyou are being complained
he/she/it is being complainedthey are being complained
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been complainedwe have been complained
you have been complainedyou have been complained
he/she/it has been complainedthey have been complained
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was complainedwe were complained
you were complainedyou were complained
he/she/it was complainedthey were complained
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being complainedwe were being complained
you were being complainedyou were being complained
he/she/it was being complainedthey were being complained
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been complainedwe had been complained
you had been complainedyou had been complained
he/she/it had been complainedthey had been complained
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be complainedwe shall/will be complained
you will be complainedyou will be complained
he/she/it will be complainedthey will be complained
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been complainedwe shall/will have been complained
you will have been complainedyou will have been complained
he/she/it will have been complainedthey will have been complained