a painful blow

is it very painful? — ¿duele mucho?

a slow and painful death — una muerte lenta y dolorosa

my ankle is still painful — todavía me duele el tobillo

her wrist was painful to the touch — la muñeca le dolía al tocarla

was it very painful? — ¿te dolió mucho?

he received a painful blow on the back — recibió un golpe en la espalda que le causó un intenso dolor

his embarrassment was painful to witness — daba pena ver lo abochornado que estaba

it is my painful duty to tell you that... — es mi penoso deber comunicarle que..., tengo el desagradable deber de comunicarle que...

is it very painful? — ¿duele mucho?

бо́льно ушиби́ться — to hurt oneself badly

бо́льно уда́рить — to give a painful blow

бо́льно! — it hurts!, it's painful

мне бо́льно ка́шлять — it hurts me to cough

мне бо́льно об э́том вспомина́ть — it hurts/pains me to remember it

тяжёлый груз — heavy load

тяжёлое наказание — severe punishment

тяжёлая кара — heavy / severe penalty

тяжёлые испытания войны — the ordeal(s) of war

тяжёлый удар — heavy blow

тяжёлая работа — hard work / toil

тяжёлая задача — difficult problem

тяжёлое дыхание — heavy breathing

в тяжёлых условиях — under trying conditions

тяжёлая болезнь — serious / painful illness

тяжёлое состояние — grave condition

тяжёлое преступление — grave / serious crime

тяжёлая ответственность — heavy responsibility

тяжёлый мысли — painful / gloomy thoughts

тяжёлая обязанность — painful duty

тяжёлое впечатление — painful / grin impression

тяжёлое зрелище — painful / distressing sight

с тяжёлым чувством — with a heavy heart

у него тяжёлый характер — he is a difficult man*; he is hard to get on with

тяжёлый запах — oppressive / heavy smell

тяжёлый воздух — close air

в комнате тяжёлый воздух — the room is stuffy / close

тяжёлое машиностроение — heavy engineering, heavy engineering industry

тяжёлая артиллерия — heavy artillery

тяжёлая пища — heavy / indigestible food

тяжёлый день — unlucky day

тяжёлый груз — heavy load

тяжёлое наказа́ние — severe punishment ['pʌ-]

тяжёлая ка́ра — heavy / severe penalty

тяжёлые испыта́ния войны́ — the ordeal(s) of war

тяжёлый уда́р — heavy blow

тяжёлая рабо́та — hard work / toil

тяжёлая зада́ча — difficult problem

тяжёлое дыха́ние — heavy breathing

в тяжёлых усло́виях — under trying conditions

тяжёлая боле́знь — serious / painful illness

тяжёлое состоя́ние — grave condition

тяжёлое преступле́ние — grave / serious crime

тяжёлая отве́тственность — heavy responsibility

тяжёлые мы́сли — painful / gloomy thoughts

тяжёлая обя́занность — painful duty

тяжёлое впечатле́ние — painful / grin impression

тяжёлое зре́лище — painful / distressing sight

с тяжёлым чу́вством — with a heavy heart

у него́ тяжёлый хара́ктер — he is a difficult man; he is hard to get on with

тяжёлый за́пах — oppressive / heavy smell

тяжёлый во́здух — close air

в ко́мнате тяжёлый во́здух — the room is stuffy / close

тяжёлая промы́шленность — heavy industry

тяжёлое машинострое́ние — heavy engineering (industry)

тяжёлая артилле́рия — heavy artillery

тяжёлая пи́ща — heavy / indigestible food

тяжёлый день — unlucky day

ein 10 kg schwérer Sack — a sack weighing 10 kgs, a sack 10 kgs in weight

die Beine wurden mir schwér — my legs grew heavy

schwére Verluste — heavy losses

Schweres erlebt or durchgemacht haben — to have been through (some) hard times, to have had a hard time (of it)

das war ein schwérer Schlag für ihn — it was a hard blow for him

es schwér haben — to have a hard time (of it)

schwér auf jdm/etw liegen/lasten — to lie/weigh heavily on sb/sth

an den 50 Sack hast du viel zu schwér zu tragen — these 50 sacks are too much for you to carry

das Bewusstsein, ihr unrecht getan zu haben, lastet schwér auf ihm — knowing that he did her an injustice is hard for him to bear

schwér geprüft sein — to be sorely tried

schwér verdientes Geld — hard-earned money

es schwér haben — to have a hard time of it

es mit jdm schwér haben — to have a hard time with sb

schwér erkältet sein — to have a bad cold

schwér stürzen — to have a bad fall

schwér verunglücken — to have a serious accident

(= nicht einfach) schwér zu sehen/sagen — hard or difficult to see/say

es lässt sich schwér abschätzen/voraussagen — it's hard to estimate/to predict

(= mit Mühe) sich schwér entschließen können — to find it hard or difficult to decide

er lernt schwér — he's a slow learner

schwér hören — to be hard of hearing

etw ist schwér löslich — sth is not easy to dissolve

ein schwér erziehbares Kind — a maladjusted child

etw ist schwér verdaulich — sth is hard to digest

schwér verständlich — difficult or hard to understand, incomprehensible

ein schwér verträgliches Medikament — medicine which has side effects

da musste ich schwér aufpassen — I really had to watch out

schwér im Irrtum sein — to be badly or seriously mistaken

2 Kilo schwer sein — weigh two kilos

wie schwer bist du? — how much do you weigh?

es schwer/nicht schwer haben — have it hard/easy

Schweres durchmachen — go through hard times

jemandem/sich etwas schwer machen — make something difficult for somebody/oneself

jemandem fällt etwas schwer — somebody finds something difficult

auch wenns schwer fällt — whether you like it or not

etwas schwer nehmen — take something seriously

schwer wiegen — be heavy

schwer tragen — be carrying something heavy [with difficulty]

schwer heben — lift heavy weights

schwer erziehbare Kindere — difficult children

schwer verdaulich — hard to digest

schwer erkämpft sein — be hard won

schwer hören — be hard of hearing

schwer verunglücken — have a serious accident

2 Kilo schwer sein — weigh two kilos

wie schwer bist du? — how much do you weigh?

es schwer/nicht schwer haben — have it hard/easy

Schweres durchmachen — go through hard times

jemandem/sich etwas schwer machen — make something difficult for somebody/oneself

jemandem fällt etwas schwer — somebody finds something difficult

auch wenns schwer fällt — whether you like it or not

etwas schwer nehmen — take something seriously

schwer wiegen — be heavy

schwer tragen — be carrying something heavy [with difficulty]

schwer heben — lift heavy weights

schwer erziehbare Kindere — difficult children

schwer verdaulich — hard to digest

schwer erkämpft sein — be hard won

schwer hören — be hard of hearing

schwer verunglücken — have a serious accident

to soften one's position — adoptar una postura menos intransigente

her heart softened — se le ablandó el corazón

to soften one's position — adoptar una postura menos intransigente

their offer had a sting in the tail — su oferta tenía un gran pero

there was a sting in her words — sus palabras fueron hirientes

to sting somebody INTO something — incitar a alguien a + inf

a sting of remorse — el gusanillo de la conciencia

the sting of the rain in one's face — el azote de la lluvia en la cara

I felt the sting of his irony — su ironía me hirió en lo vivo

my conscience stung me — me remordió la conciencia

the reply stung him to the quick — la respuesta lo hirió en lo vivo

he was clearly stung by this remark — era evidente que este comentario hizo mella en él

he was stung into action — lo provocaron a actuar

moths don't sting — las mariposas no pican

my eyes sting — me pican los ojos

that blow really stung — ese golpe me dolió de verdad

their offer had a sting in the tail — su oferta tenía un gran pero

there was a sting in her words — sus palabras fueron hirientes

to sting somebody INTO something — incitar a alguien a + inf

Eier hart kochen — to hard-boil eggs

er ist hart im Nehmen — he's tough

es fielen harte Worte — hard or strong or harsh words were used

der Boden ist hart gefroren — the ground is frozen hard or solid

hart geworden — hard

er spricht manche Laute zu hart aus — he pronounces some sounds too hard

hart bedrängt — hard-pressed

hart diskutieren — to have a vigorous discussion

jdn hart anfassen — to be hard on sb, to treat sb harshly

man muss sie hart anfassen — you have to keep them in line

hart arbeiten — to work hard

das ist hart an der Grenze der Legalität/des Zumutbaren — that's pushing legality/reasonableness to its (very) limit(s), that's on the very limits of legality/of what's reasonable

das ist hart an der Grenze zum Kriminellen/zum Kitsch — that's very close to being criminal/kitsch

harte/hart gekochte Eier — hard-boiled eggs

Eier hart kochen — hard-boil eggs

es kommt mich hart an — it is hard for me

hart durchgreifen — take tough measures

jemanden hart anfassen — be tough with somebody

jemandem hart zusetzen, jemanden hart bedrängen — press somebody hard

es geht hart auf hart — the chips are down

harte/hart gekochte Eier — hard-boiled eggs

Eier hart kochen — hard-boil eggs

es kommt mich hart an — it is hard for me

hart durchgreifen — take tough measures

jemanden hart anfassen — be tough with somebody

jemandem hart zusetzen, jemanden hart bedrängen — press somebody hard