le duele mucho

it hurts a lot

le duele mucho(leh dweh-leh moo-choh)

phrase

1. (it causes him, her, or it a lot of pain; third person singular)

a. it hurts a lot

Clara se torció la muñeca y dice que le duele mucho.

Clara twisted her wrist and she says that it hurts a lot.

b. hurts a lot

Mom, David se cayó y ahora le duele mucho la pierna.

Mom, David fell and his leg hurts a lot now.

2.

(formal)

(it causes you a lot of pain; second person singular)

a. it hurts a lot

Si se torció el tobillo y le duele mucho, quizá debería ver a un médico.

If you twisted your ankle and it hurts a lot, maybe you should see a doctor.

b. hurts a lot

Le duele mucho el codo, ¿verdad? ¿Por qué no se toma un analgésico?

Your elbow hurts a lot, doesn't it? Why don't you take a painkiller?

3. (it grieves him or her a lot; third person singular)

a. he's very hurt

Andrés dice que sabe que es una tontería ofenderse por una cosa así, pero que le duele mucho.

Andres says he knows it's silly to get upset for something like that, but that he's very hurt.

b. she's very hurt

¿Está enfadada Ana con nosotros? - Yo creo que le duele mucho que no fuéramos a su boda.

Is Ana angry with us? - I think that she's very hurt that we didn't go to her wedding.

c. is very hurt

A Isabel le duele mucho que su familia la ignore de esta forma.

Isabel is very hurt to be ignored like this by her family.

4.

(formal)

(it grieves you a lot; second person singular)

a. you're very hurt

Veo que todavía le duele mucho que ella le dejara.

I can see you're still very hurt that she left you.