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pain·ful
(pān′fəl)adj.
1. Full of or giving pain: a painful shoulder; painful walking.
2.
a. Causing mental anguish or suffering: It was painful for him to admit he was wrong.
b. Distressing or embarrassing: A painful silence followed his remark.
c. Requiring care and labor; difficult or irksome: a painful way of fixing the problem.
3. Marked by or requiring great care and diligence: gave the matter painful consideration.
pain′ful·ly adv.
pain′ful·ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | painfully - unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious" |
| 2. | painfully - in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded" painlessly - without pain; "after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly" |
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painfully
adverb distressingly, clearly, sadly, unfortunately, markedly, excessively, alarmingly, woefully, dreadfully, deplorably It's painfully obvious that he can't handle the job.
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Translations
بِأَلَم
bolestivě
fájdalmasan
sársaukafullt
bolestivo
boleče
painfully
[ˈpeɪnfəlɪ] ADV1. (lit) his tooth throbbed painfully → la muela le producía un dolor punzante
he felt the muzzle of the revolver dig painfully into his side → sintió el dolor que le causaba el revólver clavándose en el costado
I hope he dies slowly and painfully → espero que tenga una muerte lenta y dolorosa
he felt the muzzle of the revolver dig painfully into his side → sintió el dolor que le causaba el revólver clavándose en el costado
I hope he dies slowly and painfully → espero que tenga una muerte lenta y dolorosa
2. (emphatic) (= extremely) to be painfully aware of sth/that → ser plenamente consciente de algo/de que ...
it was painfully clear that → estaba penosamente claro que ...
she was painfully shy/thin → era tan tímida/delgada que daba pena
our economic recovery will be painfully slow → nuestra recuperación económica va a ser un proceso lento y penoso or doloroso
it was painfully clear that → estaba penosamente claro que ...
she was painfully shy/thin → era tan tímida/delgada que daba pena
our economic recovery will be painfully slow → nuestra recuperación económica va a ser un proceso lento y penoso or doloroso
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painfully
[ˈpeɪnfʊli] adv (= in pain) [die] → dans la douleur; [throb] → douloureusement; [walk] → à grand-peine
His tooth had started to throb painfully → Sa dent avait commencé à l'élancer douloureusement.
His tooth had started to throb painfully → Sa dent avait commencé à l'élancer douloureusement.
(= distressingly) [honest, truthful] → terriblement; [learn] → dans la douleur
a lesson painfully learned in Vietnam → une leçon apprise dans la douleur au Viêt-nam
a lesson painfully learned in Vietnam → une leçon apprise dans la douleur au Viêt-nam
(= very) [slow, shy, thin] → terriblement
it is painfully obvious that ... → il n'est que trop évident que ...
to make sth painfully clear → rendre qch, hélas, parfaitement clair
to be painfully aware of sth → être douloureusement conscient(e) de qch
it is painfully obvious that ... → il n'est que trop évident que ...
to make sth painfully clear → rendre qch, hélas, parfaitement clair
to be painfully aware of sth → être douloureusement conscient(e) de qch
(= embarrassingly) [banal, predictable] → tristement
this was painfully banal television → c'était de la télévision tristement banale
Downing Street's response to well-based allegations has become painfully predictable → La réponse de Downing Street à des allégations fondées est devenue tristement prévisible.
this was painfully banal television → c'était de la télévision tristement banale
Downing Street's response to well-based allegations has become painfully predictable → La réponse de Downing Street à des allégations fondées est devenue tristement prévisible.
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painfully
adv
(physically) → schmerzhaft; move, walk → unter Schmerzen; painfully swollen → schmerzhaft angeschwollen; he dragged himself painfully along → er quälte sich mühsam weiter
(fig) learn, understand → schmerzlich; Eleanor thought painfully of Eric → der Gedanke an Eric schmerzte Eleanor
(= very) → schrecklich; thin → furchtbar; slow → schmerzlich; it was painfully obvious → es war nicht zu übersehen; he was being painfully overpolite → es war peinlich, wie betont höflich er sich benahm; he became painfully aware that … → ihm wurde schmerzlich bewusst, dass …
(= laboriously) → unter großen Anstrengungen; the convict could scarcely write but had painfully scrawled out a statement → der Häftling konnte kaum schreiben, hatte aber unter großen Anstrengungen eine Erklärung hingekritzelt
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painfully
[ˈpeɪnf/əlɪ] adv (walk, breathe) → a fatica; (thin) → penosamentethe cut throbbed painfully → la ferita pulsava e faceva male
it was painfully clear that ... → era fin troppo chiaro che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pain
(pein) noun hurt or suffering of the body or mind. a pain in the chest.
verb to cause suffering or upset to (someone). It pained her to admit that she was wrong.
pained adjective showing or expressing pain. a pained expression.
ˈpainful adjective causing pain. a painful injury.
ˈpainfully adverbˈpainless adjective
without pain. painless childbirth.
ˈpainlessly adverbˈpainkiller noun
a drug etc which lessens or removes pain.
ˈpainstaking (ˈpeinz-) adjective going to great trouble and taking great care. a painstaking student.
a pain in the neck a person who is constantly annoying. People who are always complaining are a pain in the neck.
take pains to take great trouble and care (to do something). He took great pains to make sure we enjoyed ourselves.
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