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moan

UK
/məʊn/
US
/moʊn/

Translations

moannoun
moans
pl
UK
/məʊn/
US
/moʊn/
gémissementSons de douleur, de souffrance ou de plaisir; registre courant.
The patient let out a moan as the doctor examined the injury.
Le patient laissa échapper un gémissement pendant que le médecin examinait la blessure.
plainteAu sens de récrimination ou lamentation.
He had a moan about the poor service at the restaurant.
Il a eu une plainte au sujet du mauvais service au restaurant.
Additional translations
gémissementSons sourd et plaintif produit par le vent ou une source inanimée.
Synonyms
whine
groan
wail
lament
complaint
moanverb
moaned
Past Simple
moaned
Past Participle
moaning
Gerund
UK
/məʊn/
US
/moʊn/
se plaindrePour exprimer des reproches ou des plaintes de façon insistante.
He would often moan about the long hours he had to work.
Il se plaignait souvent des longues heures qu'il devait travailler.
gémirPour exprimer la douleur, le malaise ou le mécontentement par un son prolongé.
She began to moan softly as the pain in her leg intensified.
Elle a commencé à gémir doucement à mesure que la douleur dans sa jambe s'intensifiait.
Additional translations
gémirPour un vent ou une source inanimée qui produit un son grave et plaintif.
gémirPour rapporter des paroles d'une voix plaintive.
Synonyms
groan
wail
lament
complain
grumble
whine
murmur

Definitions

moannoun
A long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or pleasure.
The patient let out a moan as the doctor examined the injury.
A complaint or lamentation.
He had a moan about the poor service at the restaurant.
A low, mournful sound produced by the wind or another inanimate source.
The eerie moan of the wind rattled the old windows all night.
moanverb
To make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or displeasure.
She began to moan softly as the pain in her leg intensified.
To complain or grumble about something in a persistent and annoying way.
He would often moan about the long hours he had to work.
Of the wind or another inanimate source: to emit a low, mournful sound.
The wind moaned through the deserted streets.
To utter or express (something) in a moaning voice.
"I can't go on," she moaned.
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