heartbreak

la pena

heartbreak(

hart

breyk

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (grief)

a. la pena

(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).

(F)

Heartbreak immediately invaded my day after I heard the news.La pena tiñó mi día de inmediato tras enterarme de la noticia.

b. el sufrimiento

(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).

(M)

She was there to comfort me in my times of heartbreak.Estuvo junto a mí para consolarme en mis épocas de sufrimiento.

c. la congoja

(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).

(F)

The heartbreak overwhelmed me, and I was submerged in a depth of utter despair.Me invadió la congoja, y me sumergí en la profundidad de la mayor de las desesperaciones.

d. el dolor

(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).

(M)

My friends and family helped me overcome the heartbreak.Mis amigos y familiares me ayudaron a superar el dolor.

2. (after a romantic breakup)

a. el desengaño amoroso

(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).

(M)

Making new friends is a great way to begin to get over heartbreak.Hacer nuevos amigos es una excelente manera de empezar a superar un desengaño amoroso.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I met a wonderful lady who helped me heal the heartbreak of losing my wife.Conocí a una mujer increíble que me ayudó a sanar el corazón roto que me provocó la pérdida a mi esposa.

I wrote this song after a heartbreak.Compuse esta canción por un corazón partido.

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