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pain /peɪn/ noun dolore m;
be in ~ soffrire;
take ~s to do something fare il possible per fare qualcosa;
~ in the neck fam rottura f di scatole;
‹person› rompiscatole mf inv transitive verb fig addolorare

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'pain' found in these entries:

English:

deaden - distress - dull - ease - excruciating - nagging - niggling - pain threshold - racking - raging - searing - severe - severity - sharp - shooting - stitch - suffer - throbbing

Italian:

antinevralgico - certo - di - dolore - faticaccia - fitta - male - ossessione - palla - pena - per - piaga - puntura - rompere - rompimento - rompiscatole - rottura - soglia

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
pain	n	(sensation)	dolore nm
			male nm
He had a pain in his leg after the game.
Aveva un dolore alla gamba dopo la partita.
Aveva male alla gamba dopo la partita.
pain	n	colloquial (nuisance) informale: tormento, fastidio	pena nf
			tormento nm
That guy is such a pain. I don't want to go out with him again.
Quel ragazzo è una tale pena. Non voglio uscire di nuovo con lui.
pain	vtr	figurative (mental: cause pain to) dare pena	addolorare, rattristare, amareggiare vtr ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
It pains me to see you do embarrassing things like that.
Mi addolora vederti fare cose così imbarazzanti.
Additional Translations
pain	n	figurative (mental distress)	sofferenza nf
We had to go through a lot of pain to get to where we are in life.
Abbiamo dovuto passare molte sofferenze nella vita per arrivare dove siamo ora.
pains	npl	figurative (trouble, effort)	sacrificio nm
			sforzo nm
			fatica nf
I've gone through so many pains to send you to college!
Ho affrontato tanti sacrifici per mandarti al college!
pains	npl	(instances of pain)	dolore nm
			fitta nf
I have been having pains in my stomach all day long.
Ho avuto dolori allo stomaco tutto il giorno.
pains	npl	(childbirth) dolori da parto	doglie nfpl
The pains were terrible, but she was determined to give birth naturally.
Le doglie erano terribili, ma era decisa a partorire in modo naturale.
pains	npl	(make extra effort) darsi molta pena, fare grandi sforzi	sforzo nm
The artist went to great pains to make the portrait as true to life as possible.
L'artista ha fatto molti sforzi per fare un ritratto il più vicino possibile alla realtà.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
acute pain			dolore acuto
agonizing pain			dolore straziante
body pain			dolori al corpo
bone pain	n	(aching or painful bones)	dolore alle ossa, dolore osseo nm
L'influenza di quest'anno comporta anche dolore alle ossa.
burning pain			dolore bruciante
cause pain	v	(hurt physically)	causare dolore vtr
As a nurse, I sometimes had to perform procedures that caused people pain.
Un dente cariato può causare dolore.
cause pain	v	(torment, hurt emotionally)	tormentare, addolorare vtr ⇒ ⇒
Although I didn't want to cause him pain, I felt that I had no choice but to tell him about his wife's infidelity.
Non volevo addolorarlo ma ho dovuto dirgli dell'infedeltà di sua moglie.
double up with pain	vi	(bend forward in sudden pain)	piegarsi in due dal dolore vrif
Each time the cramp returned he would scream and double up with pain.
Quando gli viene un attacco di colica renale, si piega in due dal dolore.
excruciating pain			dolore atroce
feel pain			provare dolore
inflict pain			infliggere dolore
labour pain		med.	doglia nf
lower back pain			dolore alla bassa schiena
moderate pain			dolore moderato
on pain of			sotto pena di
pain in the ass			cosa fastidiosa
pain in the ass			spina nel fianco
pain in the ass			piaga
pain in the ass		vulg.	rompicoglioni
pain in the ass			piattola
pain in the neck			spina nel fianco
pain in the neck		fig. (person, event, etc.)	piaga nf
pain in the neck		volg.	rompicoglioni (vulg.) nmf, adj
pain in the neck		fig.	piattola nf
pain killer			antidolorifico
pain pill			pillola antidolorifica
pain-free			senza dolore
pain-killer			antidolorifico
pain-killing			antidolorifico
pleasure-pain			piacere-dolore
sharp pain			dolore acuto
sharp pain		med. Dolore intenso	fitta nf
shooting pain			dolore lancinante
stabbing pain			dolore lancinante
suffer pain			soffrire
throbbing pain			dolore lancinante
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