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pain in Spanish

pain in Spanish is dolor, pena, calvario — pain means an unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.

pain in Spanish

dolor
noun
(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
pena
noun
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress
calvario
noun
(uncountable) The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress
coña
noun
(countable, from, _, pain in the neck) An annoying person or thing.
pena
noun
(uncountable, dated) Suffering inflicted as punishment or penalty.
doler
verb
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
adolecer
verb
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
adolorar
verb
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
apenar
verb
(transitive) To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
adolorar
verb
(transitive) To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.
apenar
verb
(transitive) To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.
castigar
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.
condenar
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.

What does "pain" mean?

  1. noun An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.
    "She felt a sharp pain in her lower back."
  2. noun Mental or emotional suffering.
    "The loss of his father caused years of pain."
  3. noun Informal term for an irritating or troublesome person or situation.
    "Filling out these forms is such a pain."
  4. verb To cause someone physical or emotional suffering.
    "It pained her to see him struggle alone."
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pain in a sentence

  • She felt a sharp pain in her lower back.
  • The loss of his father caused years of pain.
  • Filling out these forms is such a pain.
  • It pained her to see him struggle alone.

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What is "pain" in Spanish?

"pain" in Spanish is dolor, pena, calvario. pain means: An unpleasant physical sensation caused by injury or illness.

How do you use "pain" in a sentence?

Example: "She felt a sharp pain in her lower back." In Spanish, "pain" is dolor, pena, calvario.

Are there other ways to say "pain" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 10 translations listed for "pain": dolor, pena, calvario, coña, doler, adolecer.

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