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painful ['peɪnfʊl]∎ my burns are still painful mes brûlures me font toujours mal;∎ these shoes are really painful ces chaussures me font vraiment mal;∎ is your back still painful? avez-vous toujours mal au dos?;∎ that looked painful! ça a dû faire mal!(b) (unpleasant → spectacle, effort, subject) pénible;∎ a painful memory un souvenir désagréable;∎ it was painful to see (it) c'était pénible à voir;∎ it's painful to have to admit it c'est dur à admettre;∎ the expensive shops were a painful reminder of their poverty les boutiques chères leur rappelaient péniblement leur pauvreté(c) (laborious → task) pénible, difficile, laborieux
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