wehleidig

Adj. self-pitying, attr. auch snivel(l)ing ... umg.; Ton, Stil: maudlin; Stimme: plaintive; sei nicht so wehleidig! stop feeling so sorry for yourself, stop snivel(l)ing umg.

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snivelling

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weh|lei|dig

adj

over-sensitive to pain; (= jammernd) whining attr, snivelling attr (esp Brit), sniveling attr (US); (= voller Selbstmitleid) sorry for oneself, self-pitying

er ist ja so wéhleidig — he whines at the least little thing; he's always feeling sorry for himself

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1) plaintively

2) (sounding sad or sorrowful: a plaintive cry.) plaintive

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weh·lei·dig

adj oversensitive

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1.

(abwertend) Adjektiv soft; (weinerlich) whining attrib.

sei nicht so wehleidig! — don't be so soft or such a sissy

2.

adverbial self-pityingly; (weinerlich) whiningly

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wehleidig adj self-pitying, attr auch snivel(l)ing … umg; Ton, Stil: maudlin; Stimme: plaintive;

sei nicht so wehleidig! stop feeling so sorry for yourself, stop snivel(l)ing umg

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1.

(abwertend) Adjektiv soft; (weinerlich) whining attrib.

sei nicht so wehleidig! — don't be so soft or such a sissy

2.

adverbial self-pityingly; (weinerlich) whiningly

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adj.

snivelling adj.