Usage examples of "complaining" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all77 se plaindre66 plainte1 other translations10

You're always complaining about something. Tu râles toujours après quelque chose.

Instead of complaining, maybe you should help. Au lieu de te plaindre, tu devrais peut-être aider.

Actions speak louder than words. Stop complaining and do it. Les actes sont plus éloquents que les paroles. Arrête de te plaindre et fais-le.

I really do hope that you'll do that without complaining. J'espère vraiment que tu le feras sans te plaindre.

I don't want to hear any more of your complaining. Je ne veux plus t'entendre te plaindre.

You should spend less time complaining and more time doing something productive. Tu devrais passer moins de temps à te plaindre et davantage à faire quelque chose de productif.

Try not to spend so much time complaining about things you can't change. Essaie de ne pas passer tant de temps à te plaindre de choses que tu ne peux pas changer.

Stop complaining, and come have a drink with us instead. That will change your mind. Arrête de ronchonner, et viens plutôt boire un coup avec nous, ça te changera les idées.

Instead of complaining that we do not have all that we want, we should be thankful not to receive all that we deserve. Au lieu de nous plaindre que nous n'avons pas tout ce que nous voulons, nous ferions mieux d'être reconnaissants de ne pas recevoir tout ce que nous méritons.

If you don't want to put on sunscreen, that's your problem. Just don't come complaining to me when you get a sunburn. Si tu ne veux pas mettre de crème solaire c'est ton problème, mais ne viens pas te plaindre quand t'auras des coups de soleil.

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