How is the word pleurnicher translated from French to English

English translation
Whine
verb

Se plaindre d'une voix aiguë et agaçante.

To complain in an annoying, high-pitched way.

Examples with “pleurnicher”

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  • Arrête de pleurnicher à propos du temps. — Stop whining about the weather, please.

  • Le chien s'est mis à gémir quand on l'a laissé seul. — The dog started to whine when it was left alone.

  • J'ai entendu un geignement venir de la vieille voiture. — I heard a whine coming from the old car.

  • Pourquoi pleurniches-tu toujours quand ça se complique ? — Why do you always whine when things get tough?

  • Entends-tu la machine gémir pendant qu'elle tourne ? — Can you hear the machine whine as it operates?

  • Le geignement de l'enfant était difficile à ignorer pendant le dîner. — The child's whine was hard to ignore during dinner.

  • Je n'arrive pas à me concentrer quand tu pleurniches comme ça. — I can't focus when you whine like that.

  • Je râle souvent quand je me sens fatigué au travail. — I often whine when I feel tired at work.

  • Arrête ce geignement ; il m'est trop pénible. — Please stop that whine; it's too grating for me.

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