grievances

S2 W2

BrE /ˈɡriːvəns/ AmE /ˈɡrivəns/

noun en → es

1 COMPLAINTS [plural] B2

problems or complaints that someone has about a situation, especially at work

quejas, problemas laborales

  • have grievances against somebody/something

Collocations labour/grievances · industrial/grievances

  • The workers have a number of grievances about their working conditions.

    Los trabajadores tienen varias quejas sobre sus condiciones laborales.

2 HISTORICAL [singular] C1

a formal complaint made to a court or official body in the past, especially about land rights

queja legal histórica

  • file a grievance
  • The historical grievances of the local population were finally addressed.

    Las quejas históricas de la población local finalmente fueron atendidas.