beschweren

Signification

1. (transitive,weak) to weight, to weight down
2. (reflexive,weak) to complain

Coupé comme

be‧schwe‧ren

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bəˈʃveːʁən/

Étymologie

From Middle High German beswæren (“to afflict, to depress, to annoy”), from Old High German biswāren (“to depress, to burden”) (10th c.), from swāren (“heavy”) (8th c.) whence schwer. The reflexive sense developed later in the 14th century from "to burden oneself", "to fret" to "to complain about something worrisome, burdensome".