The Jerusalem Bridge
לְקַטֵּר
lekater
to grumble, to kvetch on and on · verb (pi'el)
Illustration for lekater

Complaining because the day feels incomplete without a good long session of it.

תפסיק לקטר על הפקקים, כולנו יושבים באותו אוטו.

Stop moaning about the traffic, we're all sitting in the same car.

Think of the last time you heard someone really lekater. What was the situation? (No names needed!)

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Yaacov, native Jerusalemite

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