whine

gémissement, sifflement

Son long et aigu, souvent émis par une personne ou un animal qui souffre.

En anglais simple : A long, high sound, often made by someone or an animal that is unhappy.

• The puppy gave a little whine.
• We heard the high whine of a motor.
• Her voice rose to a tired whine.

Synonymes : whimper

Expressions courantes : high whine, low whine, whine of something

jérémiade, plainte

Plainte qui paraît enfantine ou exprime une pitié excessive envers soi-même.

En anglais simple : A complaint that sounds childish or shows too much pity for yourself.

• I had a whine about work.
• Nobody wanted to hear another whine about his salary.
• Her complaints sounded like the whines of a spoiled child.

Comment l'utiliser : a whine about something (His latest whine about the food bored everyone.)

Synonymes : complaint, moan

Expressions courantes : have a whine, whine about something, constant whine

geindre, pleurnicher

Se plaindre de façon agaçante, comme un enfant.

En anglais simple : To complain in an annoying, childish way.

• Please stop whining.
• He whined about the long wait.
• Do you always whine when things go wrong?

Comment l'utiliser : whine about something (He whines about having too much homework.); whine that… (She whined that nobody listened to her.)

Synonymes : complain, moan, grumble

Expressions courantes : whine about something, whine to someone

gémir, siffler

Produire un son long et aigu, semblable au cri plaintif d’un animal.

En anglais simple : To make a long, high sound like an unhappy animal’s cry.

• The dog whined at the door.
• The engine was whining under the strain.
• A mosquito whines beside my ear every night.

Synonymes : whimper, howl

Expressions courantes : whine softly, whine loudly, whine at something

passer en sifflant

Se déplacer ou passer en produisant un son long et aigu.

En anglais simple : To move while making a long, high sound.

• A jet whined overhead.
• Bullets whined through the trees.
• The little aircraft whined away into the clouds.

Comment l'utiliser : whine past/through/into somewhere (A bullet whined past the window.)

Expressions courantes : whine past someone, whine through something, whine overhead