(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) 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).
(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).
(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).
Her schizophrenia brought constant pain to the family until she started taking medication.Su esquizofrenia trajo sufirimiento constante a la familia hasta que empezó a medicarse.
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A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(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).
(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) 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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
(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).
she winced with painhizo una mueca de dolor;where is the pain?¿dónde le duele?
to help ease the pain/, heat can be applied to the area with a hot water bottle/
in order to ease the painpara aliviar el dolor
I felt a sharp pain in my lower back/the illness began with/ a nagging painI suffer from the usual aches and pains of old age
back/chest/muscle paindolor (m) de espalda/pecho/músculos
if you suffer from frequent back painto cause painthe pain is usually caused by a strained muscleto [cry out] in painhe was crying out in pain as the rescuers lifted the girders off his legs
I have a pain in my legme duele la pierna
to be in painsufrir dolor(es);tener dolor(es);I was in excruciating painsufría or tenía unos dolores horribles
he is in constant painto be in [great] pain
no pain, no gainel que algo quiere, algo le cuesta
`No pain, no gain' was his motto as the outfits got more agonising to wearIf the cliche `no pain, no gain' has any validity, then China's dream is well on the way to realisation, for discomfort and monomania permeate all aspects of the players' lives
grey eyes that seemed filled with painthis helpful guide takes the pain out of the daunting process of selling your houseto [cause] pain
his harsh words caused her much painsus duras palabras le causaron mucho dolor or la hicieron sufrir mucho
I would never wish to cause him any painBriggs said to release the tapes would cause the bereaved families more painthe break-up of a relationship inevitably causes a great deal of emotional pain
3(nuisance)
to be a pain[+person]ser un pesado (informal);[+situation]ser una lata (informal);ser un rollo (informal)
he's a real paines un verdadero pesado (informal);don't be such a pain!¡no fastidies! (informal);¡no seas tan pesada! (informal)
she's a pain, that girl is!it's a pain having to do thatthe car isn't mended yet, which is a pain
what a pain!¡qué lata! (informal);¡qué rollo! (informal);he's a pain in the arse or ass(US)es un coñazo (very_informal);he's a pain in the neckes insoportable
4pains(efforts)
to be at pains to do sthesforzarse al máximo por hacer algo;intentar por todos los medios hacer algo
the company was at pains to point out that there was no danger to customerssome committee members were at pains to distance themselves from the chairman's positionhe was at pains to be reasonablethe authors were at pains to point out that such diseases are compartively rarehe was at pains to stress that the policy was not in doubtMobil is at pains to point out that the chances of an explosion at the site are remote
for my painsdespués de todos mis esfuerzos
all he got for his pains was a bullet in the heada cup of tea was all I got for my painsall Corfield got for his pains was a bullet in the headthe Professor lavished his learning on the young visitor but gained little gratitude for his painsto [go] to great pains to do stheveryone went to great pains not to let her know that her aunt had died until after her examsto take pains over with sth
to take pains to do sthponer especial cuidado en hacer algo
he took infinite pains with his jobse esmeraba or se esforzaba muchísimo en su trabajo;I had taken great pains with my appearanceme había esmerado or esforzado mucho con mi apariencia
they took pains to stress that no military action was being plannedshe tooks great pains to conceal this from her parents
5(penalty)
onorunder pain of sthbajo pena de algo;so pena de algo
we were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native languagethey were ordered not to cross the border, on pain of deaththey forbade the practice of our religion upon pain of imprisonment
transitive verb
(mentally)doler;hacer sufrir
this public acknowledgment of Ted's disability pained my mother
it pains me to think of you struggling all aloneme duele pensar que estás luchando sola;pensar que estás luchando sola me hace sufrir;it pains me to tell youme duele decírtelo;it pained him that his father talked like thatle dolía que su padre hablara así
modifier
pain clinic (n)unidad (f) del dolor
your doctor may be able to refer you to a specialized pain clinic
pain relief (n)alivio (m) contra el dolor
the drug gives only short-term pain reliefthey use only natural methods of pain relief in childbirth
pain threshold (n)resistencia (f) al dolor
how the disease affects you depends on your individual pain thresholdtrips to the dentist are a nightmare for me - I have such a low pain threshold
