Grammatical class

Noun

plainte

complaint

Details

Syllables

plain-te

Phonetics

plɛ̃t

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3113

Freq. (movies)

3948

Freq. (news)

796

Sentences

J'ai une plainte.

I have a complaint.

A1

Qui s'est plainte ?

Who complained?

A1

Je veux porter plainte.

I want to make a complaint.

A1

Je vais porter plainte.

I'm going to file a complaint.

A1

Ne portez pas plainte.

Please don't press charges.

A2

La plainte a été rejetée.

The complaint was dismissed.

A2

Il porta plainte.

He filed a complaint.

B1

Je voudrais porter plainte.

I would lodge a complaint.

B1

Aucune plainte n'a été rapportée.

No complaints have been reported.

B1

Ils ont décidé de porter plainte.

They decided to press charges.

B1

Elle souhaite porter plainte.

She wishes to press charges.

B2

Elle envisage de porter plainte en dernier recours.

She is thinking of suing as a last resort.

B2