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1 painfully
painfully [ˈpeɪnfəlɪ]a. [throb] douloureusementb. [shy, sensitive, thin, slow] terriblement* * *['peɪnfəlɪ]1) ( excruciatingly)2) fig -
2 painfully
painfully ['peɪnfʊlɪ]∎ her head throbbed painfully elle sentait une douleur lancinante à la tête;∎ she fell painfully elle s'est fait mal en tombant(b) (laboriously) laborieusement, avec difficulté(c) (as intensifier) horriblement, atrocement;∎ a painfully slow journey un voyage horriblement ou atrocement long;∎ a painfully boring speech un discours mortellement ennuyeux;∎ it was painfully obvious that he didn't understand il n'était que trop évident qu'il ne comprenait pas;∎ she's painfully shy elle est d'une timidité maladive -
3 painfully
1 ( excruciatingly) his arm is painfully swollen son bras est enflé et lui fait mal ; to be painfully shy être maladivement timide ; I am painfully aware of that je n'en ai que trop conscience ;2 ( laboriously) progress has been painfully slow les progrès ont été terriblement lents.
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