lamentarse

lamentarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to complain

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to bemoan

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VPR

1) (=quejarse) to complain

ahora de nada sirve lamentarse — there's no point complaining now

lamentarse de algo: se lamenta del tiempo malgastado — he regrets the time he wasted

se lamenta de su mala suerte — he's cursing his bad luck

2) frm (=llorar) to lament

el país entero se lamenta por la pérdida del presidente — the whole country is mourning o frm lamenting the loss of the president

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(v.) = grieve, whine, wail

Ex. If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex. Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.

Ex. At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.

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(v.) = grieve, whine, wail

Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.

Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.

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■lamentarse verbo reflexivo
1 (quejarse) to complain: deja de lamentarte y haz algo, stop moaning and get up and do something
2 (arrepentirse) to regret: se lamenta de no haberse presentado al cargo, she regrets not having applied for the position
'lamentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lamentar
English:
lament
- wail
- bemoan
- sorry

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vpr

to complain (de o por about);

ya es tarde para lamentarse it's no use complaining now;

me lamenté de mi mala suerte I cursed my bad luck

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lamentarse

v/r complain (de about)

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vr

: to grumble, to complain

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lamentarse vb to complain