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le dolía

USAGE NOTE
The word "le" may be translated as "him," "her," "it," or "you" according to the context.
le dolía(
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. it hurt
¿Se le está curando el dedo? - Sí, aunque al parecer le dolía hace un rato.Is his finger healing? - Yes, although it seems it hurt a while ago.
b. hurt
Andrés dijo que le dolía mucho la pierna al levantarse.Andres said his leg hurt a lot when he got up.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
A Juanjo ayer también le dolía la garganta.Juanjo also had a sore throat yesterday.
A María le dolía la espalda con frecuencia el año pasado.Maria often had a backache last year.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(it caused you physical pain; second person singular)
a. it hurt
El zapato le hizo una rozadura, y le dolía, ¿verdad?Your shoe rubbed, and it hurt, didn't it?
b. hurt
Si le dolía tanto el estómago, ¿por qué no se fue a casa?If your stomach hurt so much, why didn't you go home?
a. it hurt him
¿Cómo se tomó Luis la actitud de su hija? - Le dolía, pero sabía que no podía hacer nada.How did Luis take his daughter's attitude? - It hurt him, but he knew he couldn't do anything.
b. hurt him
Le dolía mucho que ella no lo llamara.That she didn't call him hurt him a lot.
4.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(it caused you psychological pain; second person singular)
a. it hurt you
Sé que le dolía que nos riéramos de usted, pero éramos solo unos niños.I know it hurt you that we laughed at you, but we were just kids.
b. hurt you
Le dolía enormemente su indiferencia, pero usted nunca la dejó. - No, estaba enamorado de ella.Her indiference hurt you a lot, but you never left her. - No, I was in love with her.
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