Was heißt »kei­fen« auf Englisch?

Das Verb »kei­fen« lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • badger
  • nag
  • complain
  • jangle
  • bicker

Synonyme

flu­chen:
curse
swear
gei­fern:
dribble
slaver
me­ckern:
bitch
mo­sern:
gripe
mot­zen:
grouch
grumble
nör­geln:
beef
carp
cavil
crab
grizzle
grouch
grouse
kvetch
niggle
noodge
nudge
whine
pol­tern:
rumble
schimp­fen:
curse
rant
swear
wet­tern:
storm
thunder

Antonyme

lo­ben:
praise
prei­sen:
glorify
laud
praise
rüh­men:
praise

Englische Beispielsätze

  • No matter how much you complain, it's not going to change anything.

  • You can't complain about that!

  • Tom's sure to complain.

  • Tom's bound to complain.

  • Tom is bound to complain.

  • Tom is sure to complain.

  • Tom is certain to complain.

  • It's better to light a candle than complain about the dark.

  • If you didn't complain so much, people would probably like you more.

  • Please don't complain.

  • Many teachers complain that their pupils are becoming more unruly.

  • I don't often complain.

  • We lament, complain, moan and start crying out in pain.

  • Tom likes to complain in order to appease his envious neighbors.

  • I won't complain about that.

  • Tom called customer service to complain.

  • I will work day and night and I will not complain.

  • Tom and Mary often complain that they never get to be together without the children.

  • Don't complain all the time!

  • Don't complain!

Keifen übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: keifen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Synonyme] OpenThesaurus-User: keifen. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Beispielübersetzungen] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 10017235, 9956159, 9953267, 9953266, 9951545, 9951544, 9951543, 10498485, 10551488, 9446896, 11193488, 11193505, 8892594, 7987111, 7926093, 7371429, 7049928, 6927350, 6876119 & 6744889. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR