chialer
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “chialer” mean?
to complain, whine
Example
“Arrête de chialer, ça va bien aller.”
Stop whining, it'll be fine.
Good to know
In France 'chialer' means to cry.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
😮 Reactions🙄 Teasing
The textbook way to say it: se plaindre
😫 How other countries say “to complain, to whine”
- 🇫🇷 râlerFrance
More from Québec
- achalerto bother, bug
- c'est plateit's boring; that sucks
- tabarnakdamn! (strong swear)
- niaiseuxsilly, dumb
- se chicanerto argue, bicker
- capoterto freak out, go crazy
- quétainetacky, cheesy
- être tannéto be fed up
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