No. 3,358 in Russian
пожаловался
Complained.
In a sentence
Он пожаловался на сильную головную боль.
He complained about a severe headache.
Here, 'пожаловался' denotes expressing discomfort or grievance about a physical ailment.
Ребёнок пожаловался маме на обиду от друга.
The child complained to his mother about being offended by a friend.
In this context, 'пожаловался' indicates reporting a negative emotional experience to another person.
Сотрудник пожаловался начальнику на перегрузку на работе.
The employee complained to the manager about workload overload.
Here, 'пожаловался' is used to describe communicating dissatisfaction with work conditions to a superior.
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