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gripe and Spanish gripe
In English
gripe
to complain / grumble
In Spanish
gripe
enfermedad
Spanish "gripe" means: flu
Why they get mixed up Spanish "gripe" is the flu, the viral respiratory illness. English "gripe" means to complain or grumble repeatedly about something. The flu in English is "flu."
If you want to say...
- gripequeja
- flugripe (enfermedad)
- to complainquejarse
Examples
Stop griping about the weather.
Deja de quejarte del clima.
He's always griping about something.
Siempre se está quejando de algo.
I have no gripe with anyone in this team.
No tengo ninguna queja con nadie en este equipo.
The customers all had the same gripe about the service.
Todos los clientes tenían la misma queja del servicio.
Common mistakes in Spanish
Incorrect: Tengo una gripe con el servicio del restaurante.
Correct: Tengo una queja del servicio del restaurante.
Gripe means flu. For a small complaint, use queja.
Incorrect: Siempre estás gripando del clima.
Correct: Siempre te quejas del clima.
The verb quejarse is to gripe or complain.
Phrases you will hear
- have a gripetener una queja
- a common gripeuna queja común
- stop gripingdeja de quejarte
- gripe about the weatherquejarse del clima
- the flula gripe
- a flu shotla vacuna de la gripe
In a conversation
- A:
Stop griping about the weather.
Deja de quejarte del clima.
- B:
It's my only gripe today.
Es mi única queja de hoy.
- A:
Do you have the flu?
¿Tienes gripe?
- B:
No. Just a small gripe, not the flu!
No. ¡Solo una pequeña queja, no gripe!
Test yourself
"Stop griping" means...
To remember it
Gripe = to complain/grumble. The flu (Spanish "gripe") = flu.
Frequently asked questions
What does Spanish "gripe" mean?
Spanish "gripe" means "flu". It looks like the English "gripe", which is exactly why it gets confused, but "gripe" means "to complain / grumble".
Does English "gripe" mean the same as Spanish "gripe"?
Spanish "gripe" is the flu, the viral respiratory illness. English "gripe" means to complain or grumble repeatedly about something. The flu in English is "flu."