Etymology The Etymology of the Word Bitch
Noun Female dog. Derogatory term for a woman. ("You called me a bitch, didn't you?" - Glenn Close in the movie "The Jagged Edge.") Translations Breton: kiez f (1), louskenn f, liboudenn f (2) Bulgarian: кучка f (1, 2) Dutch: teef f French: chienne f (1,2), salope f (2) Interlingua: can (feminin) (1); puta, putana f (2) Polish: suka f (1,2), dziwka f (2) Portuguese: cadela f, cachorra f (1); puta f (2) Spanish: perra f (1) Welsh: bitsh Verb To complain about a condition, usually for the purpose of complaining, not to have the problem corrected. (See also gripe.) Translations Breton: klemm, soroc'hal, grozmolat French: se plaindre, râler Interlingua: querelar, lamentar Polish: psioczyć Portuguese: queixar-se, reclamar, lamentar(-se), lamuriar(-se), choramingar