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"Headache" is a noun which is often translated as "el dolor de cabeza", and "runny nose" is a phrase which is often translated as "secreción nasal". Learn more about the difference between "headache" and "runny nose" below.
headache(
hehd
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eyk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (pain)
a. el dolor de cabeza (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I've had a headache since I got up this morning.He tenido dolor de cabeza desde que me levanté esta mañana.
b. la jaqueca (F) (severe)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The doctor prescribed new medication for my headaches.El doctor me recetó un medicamento nuevo para mis jaquecas.
2. (colloquial) (problem)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el dolor de cabeza (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The question of immigration has become a headache for the government.El tema de la inmigración se ha convertido en un dolor de cabeza para el gobierno.
b. el quebradero de cabeza (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Organizing the event was a headache from start to finish.Organizar el evento fue un quebradero de cabeza de principio a fin.
runny nose(
ruh
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ni
noz
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (illness)
a. secreción nasal
A runny nose is a symptom of a cold.La secreción nasal es un síntoma del catarro.
b. goteo nasal
She didn't want to kiss him because of his runny nose.No quería besarlo por su goteo nasal.
