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1 he had his labour for his pains
he had his labour for his painsele esforçou-se à toa.English-Portuguese dictionary > he had his labour for his pains
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2 pain
[pein] 1. noun(hurt or suffering of the body or mind: a pain in the chest.) dor2. verb(to cause suffering or upset to (someone): It pained her to admit that she was wrong.) doer- pained- painful
- painfully
- painless
- painlessly
- painkiller
- painstaking
- a pain in the neck
- take pains* * *[pein] n 1 dor, sofrimento. 2 tormento, aflição, angústia. 3 castigo, pena, punição. 4 pains dores do parto. 5 esforço, trabalho. • vt+vi 1 atormentar, afligir. 2 magoar, desgostar. 3 causar dor a. 4 doer. 5 esforçar-se, empenhar-se. he had his labour for his pains ele esforçou-se à toa. he’s a pain in the ass/ backside Amer coll ele é um indivíduo insuportável, Brit coll ele é um pé no saco. he’s a pain in the neck Amer ele é um indivíduo intragável. no pains no gains sem trabalho nada se alcança, não há bônus sem ônus. to be at great pains a) fazer um grande esforço. b) estar ansioso por fazer algo muito bem. to be in pains sofrer, padecer. to put to pains torturar, atormentar. to spare no pains não poupar esforços. to take pains for esforçar-se para. under pains sob pena de.
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