B1🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
lamentare
to lament, to mourn; (riflessivo) to complain
Looks like
lament
to express grief or regret about something
⚠️ The trap
'Lamentarsi' (reflexive) means to complain — a much more everyday action than the formal English 'to lament'. 'Mi lamento del caldo' = 'I'm complaining about the heat'. Don't use 'to lament' in English for this casual context — say 'to complain'.
To say "to express grief or regret about something" in Italian:
lamentarsi (to complain); lamentare (to mourn/lament)
"lamentare" in English means:
to lament, to mourn; (riflessivo) to complain
Example
"Si lamenta sempre di tutto."
"She always complains about everything."
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