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pain (peɪn Pronunciation for pain ) 

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noun

  1. Schmerz masculine noun
    1. (mental) Qualen plural noun
     ⇒ where is the pain exactly? wo tut es denn genau weh? ⇒ to be in pain Schmerzen haben ⇒ he screamed in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen ⇒ stomach/chest pains Magen-/Brustschmerzen plural noun ⇒ my ankle has been giving or causing me a lot of pain mein Knöchel tut mir sehr weh ⇒ I felt a pain in my leg ich hatte Schmerzen im Bein ⇒ he suffered great mental pain er litt Seelenqualen ⇒ the decision caused me a lot of pain die Entscheidung war sehr schmerzlich für mich
  2. pains plural (= efforts) Mühe feminine noun ⇒ to be at (great) pains to do sth sich dative (große) Mühe geben, etw zu tun ⇒ to take pains to do sth sich dative Mühe geben, etw zu tun ⇒ she takes great pains with her appearance sie verwendet sehr viel Sorgfalt auf ihr Äußeres ⇒ see what you get for your pains! das hast du nun für deine Mühe!
  3. (= penalty) on or under pain of death bei Todesstrafe
  4. (informal): pain in the neck, pain in the arse (British, slang) to be a (real) pain einem auf den Wecker gehen (informal)

transitive verb

  1. (mentally) schmerzen ⇒ it pains me to see their ignorance ihre Unwissenheit tut schon weh

Similar Words

= suffering, discomfort, trouble, hurt, irritation, tenderness, soreness, throe
= ache, smarting, stinging, aching, cramp, throb, throbbing, spasm, pang, twinge, shooting pain
= sorrow, suffering, torture, distress, despair, grief, misery, agony, sadness, torment, hardship, bitterness, woe, anguish, heartache, affliction, tribulation, desolation, wretchedness
= trouble, labour, effort, industry, care, bother, diligence, special attention, assiduousness
= contractions, labour pains, birth-pangs
= distress, worry, hurt, wound, torture, grieve, torment, afflict, sadden, disquiet, vex, agonize, cut to the quick, aggrieve
= hurt, chafe, cause pain to, cause discomfort to
= irritate, annoy, harass, gall, exasperate, vex, rile, nark, hack you off

'pain' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: أَلَمٌPronunciation for أَلَمٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: dorPronunciation for dor
  • Chinese: 痛Pronunciation for 痛
  • Croatian: bolPronunciation for bol
  • Czech: bolestPronunciation for bolest
  • Danish: smertePronunciation for smerte
  • Dutch: pijnPronunciation for pijn
  • European Spanish: dolorPronunciation for dolor
  • Finnish: kipuPronunciation for kipu
  • French: douleurPronunciation for douleur
  • German: SchmerzPronunciation for Schmerz
  • Greek: πόνοςPronunciation for πόνος
  • Italian: dolorePronunciation for dolore
  • Japanese: 痛みPronunciation for 痛み
  • Korean: 고통Pronunciation for 고통
  • Norwegian: smertePronunciation for smerte
  • Polish: bólPronunciation for ból
  • Portuguese: dorPronunciation for dor
  • Romanian: durere dureri
  • Russian: больPronunciation for боль
  • Spanish: dolorPronunciation for dolor
  • Swedish: smärtaPronunciation for smärta
  • Thai: ความเจ็บปวดPronunciation for ความเจ็บปวด
  • Turkish: ağrıPronunciation for ağrı
  • Ukrainian: біль
  • Vietnamese: sự đau đớnPronunciation for sự đau đớn
  • Brazilian Portuguese: entristecer
  • Chinese: 使痛苦
  • European Spanish: doler
  • French: faire de la peine à
  • German: wehtun
  • Italian: addolorare
  • Japanese: 苦しめる
  • Korean: 괴롭히다
  • Portuguese: entristecer
  • Spanish: doler

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