Meaning
whining, drag
- continuous, annoying complaining or whining
- a whiner or chronic complainer (applied to a person)
- a boring, tedious thing, task, or situation
In a sentence
Smettila con questa lagna e mettiti al lavoro!
Stop this whining and get to work!
Che lagna dover rifare tutto il documento dall'inizio!
What a drag having to redo the whole document from scratch!
Quel collega è una vera lagna, trova sempre un motivo per protestare.
That colleague is a real whiner; he always finds a reason to complain.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lagna | feminine · singular |
| lagne | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal: common in spoken Italian.
- The exclamative 'Che lagna!' means 'What a drag!' or 'What a pain!'
- Can describe both the complaint itself and the annoying person whining.