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pain·less
(pān′lĭs)adj.
Free from complication or pain: a painless operation.
pain′less·ly adv.
pain′less·ness n.
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painless
(ˈpeɪnlɪs)adj
1. not causing pain or distress
2. not affected by pain
ˈpainlessly adv
ˈpainlessness n
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pain•less
(ˈpeɪn lɪs)adj.
1. without pain; causing little or no pain.
2. not difficult; requiring little exertion.
[1560–70]
pain′less•ly, adv.
pain′less•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | painless - requiring little hard work or exertion; "a painless solution to the problem" easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" |
2. | painless - not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry" harmless - not causing or capable of causing harm; "harmless bacteria"; "rendered the bomb harmless" painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" |
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painless
adjective
1. pain-free, without pain The operation is a brief, painless procedure.
2. simple, easy, fast, quick, no trouble, effortless, trouble-free There are no painless solutions to the problem.
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Translations
غَيْر مؤلِم، بدون ألم
bezbolestný
smertefri
fájdalommentes
sársaukalaus
bezbolestný
neboleč
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
painless
[ˈpeɪnləs] adj (= without pain) [operation, treatment] → indolore; [death, childbirth] → sans douleur
Acupuncture treatment is gentle, painless and relaxing → Le traitement par l'acupuncture est doux, indolore et relaxant.
The operation itself is a painless procedure → L'opération en soi est indolore.
Acupuncture treatment is gentle, painless and relaxing → Le traitement par l'acupuncture est doux, indolore et relaxant.
The operation itself is a painless procedure → L'opération en soi est indolore.
(= not difficult) [solution, process] → indolore
There are no easy or painless solutions to the problem → Il n'y a pas de solution facile ou indolore à ce problème.
a painless way to stop inflation → une manière indolore d'arrêter l'inflation
to be fairly painless → n'être pas bien méchant
Changing your bank is generally fairly painless → En général, changer de banque n'est pas bien méchant.
There are no easy or painless solutions to the problem → Il n'y a pas de solution facile ou indolore à ce problème.
a painless way to stop inflation → une manière indolore d'arrêter l'inflation
to be fairly painless → n'être pas bien méchant
Changing your bank is generally fairly painless → En général, changer de banque n'est pas bien méchant.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
painless
adj → schmerzlos; I promise you the interview will be quite painless (inf) → ich versichere Ihnen, dass das Interview kurz und schmerzlos wird (inf); a procedure which makes paying completely painless (inf) → ein Verfahren, bei dem Sie von der Bezahlung überhaupt nichts merken; don’t worry, it’s quite painless (inf) → keine Angst, es tut gar nicht weh
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
painless
[ˈpeɪnlɪs] adj (gen) → indolore (fig) (exam) → non troppo difficile; (interview) → non spiacevoleCollins 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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painless
a. sin dolor, indoloro-a, anodino-a; [easy] fácil.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
painless
adj indoloro (form), sin dolor, que no causa dolorEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.