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Jérémiade (une jérémiade) means a complaint, lament, or whiny protest—often a long, drawn-out one. It comes from the biblical prophet Jeremiah, known for his lamentations.
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Il n'arrêtait pas de faire des jérémiades. (He wouldn't stop whining.)Assez de jérémiades, agis plutôt ! (Enough complaining, act instead!)Related Topics: Expressing complaints, French idioms, Literary allusions in French