Was heißt »me­ckern« auf Englisch?

Das Verb me­ckern lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • bitch
  • nag
  • complain

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Immer hast du was zu meckern.

You are always complaining.

You're always complaining about something.

You're always complaining.

Hör auf zu meckern!

Stop your complaining.

Was hast du zu meckern?

What have you got to moan about?

What do you have to moan about?

Da kann man nicht meckern!

You can't complain about that!

Der Ziegenbock meckert.

The billy goat is bleating.

Hört auf zu meckern.

Stop whining.

Sie sollten weniger meckern und mehr Produktives tun.

You should spend less time complaining and more time doing something productive.

Man meckert ständig an mir herum, weil ich so langsam arbeite.

I'm constantly getting scolded for my slow work.

Hör auf zu meckern und fang an zu arbeiten!

Stop complaining and start working.

Die Ziege meckerte.

The goat bleated.

Mein Großvater meckerte immer über das eine oder andere.

My grandfather was always grumbling about something or other.

Wenn du weniger meckern würdest, kämest du bestimmt besser bei den Leuten an.

If you'd stop complaining so much, people would probably like you better.

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

Kannst du mal aufhören zu meckern?

Can you stop complaining?

Er hat immer was zu meckern.

He is always finding fault.

Synonyme

be­schwe­ren:
weight down
gran­teln:
grumble
kei­fen:
badger
bicker
jangle
mau­len:
moan
mo­sern:
gripe
mot­zen:
grouch
grumble
mur­ren:
grumble
murmur
nö­len:
be slow
dawdle
nör­geln:
beef
carp
cavil
crab
grizzle
grouch
grouse
kvetch
niggle
noodge
nudge
whine
pö­beln:
slander
quen­geln:
moan
whine
raun­zen:
whine

Antonyme

be­fin­den:
be located
gut:
good
well
lo­ben:
praise

Englische Beispielsätze

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Some viewers complain of headaches and eyestrain after watching 3D films.

  • He's a cold-hearted son of a bitch.

  • People tend to complain about food prices in Norway.

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

  • I won't complain about that.

  • Tom called customer service to complain.

  • Sami had no mercy on that bitch.

  • 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.

Me­ckern übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: meckern. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: meckern. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 1070754, 1238490, 1256911, 1258905, 1713485, 2026848, 5805548, 6844073, 6954214, 8244955, 8306916, 10458239, 11542035, 11742675, 10017235, 9953267, 9953266, 9951545, 9951544, 9951543, 10498485, 9446896, 11193488, 11193505, 8892594, 8688944, 8301695, 11910221, 7987111, 7926093, 7371429, 7329477, 7049928 & 6927350. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR