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2 ♦ pain
♦ pain /peɪn/n.1 [uc] pena; dolore; male; patimento; afflizione; sofferenza; tormento: to be in pain, stare in pena; sentir male; soffrire; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- He's in a lot of pain, sente molto dolore; a shooting pain, un dolore lancinante; an exquisite pain, un dolore intenso; an acute (o a severe, a sharp) pain, un dolore acuto; I have a pain in my leg, ho male a una gamba; to cry out in (o with) pain, lanciare un grido di dolore; to deaden (o to soothe) the pain, attenuare (o lenire) il dolore; to relieve pain, alleviare il dolore; to feel pain, sentire (o provare) dolore● (leg.) pain and suffering, pretium doloris (lat.) □ (GB, fig.) pain barrier, barriera del dolore □ (volg.) pain in the arse ( USA: pain in the ass), rottura di coglioni (o di balle) (volg.); rompicoglioni (volg.); rompiballe (pop.) □ (leg.) pains and penalties, pene: bills of pains and penalties, leggi penali eccezionali □ for one's pains, come contraccambio, come ricompensa ( dei propri sforzi, delle proprie fatiche): All he got for his pains was a severe reprimand, come ricompensa, ha ricevuto una severa sgridata □ to give sb. pain, addolorare q.; far soffrire q. □ to spare no pains, to do (o doing) st., mettercela tutta (o impegnarsi a fondo) per fare qc. □ to take pains (o to be at pains), darsi pena; affannarsi; avere un bel da fare; faticare: I was at considerable pains to explain my attitude, ho avuto un bel da fare (o mi ci è voluto del bello e del buono) per chiarire il mio atteggiamento □ (prov.) No pain, no gain, senza fatica non si ottiene nulla.(to) pain /peɪn/A v. t.1 addolorare; affliggere; far male a; far soffrire: The wound pained me for several weeks, la ferita mi fece male per diverse settimane2 (fam.) infastidire; seccare; scocciare (fam.)B v. i.dolere; far male: My arm is paining, mi fa male un braccio. -
3 soothe
[suːð] 1. 2.verbo intransitivo [ voice] rassicurare; [lotion, massage] calmare, lenire il dolore* * *[su:ð]1) (to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc): She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.) calmare2) (to ease (pain etc): The medicine soothed the child's toothache.) calmare•- soothing- soothingly* * *[suːð] 1. 2.verbo intransitivo [ voice] rassicurare; [lotion, massage] calmare, lenire il dolore -
4 soothe vt
[suːð](gen) calmare, (pain, anxieties) alleviare -
5 (to) soothe
(to) soothe /su:ð/v. t.1 calmare; lenire; consolare; mitigare; placare; attenuare: to soothe a frightened child, calmare un bambino spaventato; to soothe a pain, lenire un dzolore -
6 (to) soothe
(to) soothe /su:ð/v. t.1 calmare; lenire; consolare; mitigare; placare; attenuare: to soothe a frightened child, calmare un bambino spaventato; to soothe a pain, lenire un dzolore -
7 sting
I [stɪŋ]1) (organ) (of insect) pungiglione m., aculeo m.; (of scorpion) pungiglione m.2) (wound) (of insect, plant) puntura f.3) (pain) fitta f., dolore m. acuto4) AE colloq. (rip-off) truffa f., fregatura f.••a sting in the tail — una brutta sorpresa alla fine, in cauda venenum
II 1. [stɪŋ]to take the sting out of — svelenire, rendere meno velenoso [ remark]; mitigare o attenuare l'effetto di [ action]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stung)1) [insect, plant] pungere2) [ wind] colpire, sferzare3) fig. [ criticism] pungere sul vivo2.* * *1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) pungiglione, aculeo2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) puntura3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) puntura2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) pungere2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) bruciare, dolere* * *[stɪŋ] stung vb: pt, pp1. n2. vt1) (subj: insect, nettle) pungere, (jellyfish) pizzicare, (iodine) bruciare, (cold wind) tagliare, (fig: remark, criticism) pungere sul vivo2) famthey stung me for £40 — mi hanno scucito 40 sterline
3. vi* * *sting /stɪŋ/n.2 (bot.) aculeo; pelo urticante3 puntura ( anche fig.); pungolo; pungiglione; tormento: a wasp sting, la puntura di una vespa; the sting of satire, il pungiglione (il veleno) della satira; the stings of conscience, il pungolo della coscienza; the sting of envy, il tormento dell'invidia5 (fig.) pungolo; stimolo; sprone6 (fam.) mordente; vigore7 [u] (fam.) asprezza; acredine; veleno (fig.), velenosità; l'amaro: the sting of sb. 's criticism, la velenosità delle critiche di q.; to take the sting out of defeat, togliere di bocca l'amaro della sconfitta9 ( slang) manovra per incastrare un criminale; operazione ( della polizia) sotto copertura; trappola (fig.)● (fig.) the sting of her tongue, la sua lingua tagliente □ (zool.) sting-ray ► stingaree □ He felt the sting of the wind, sentiva il soffio gelido del vento □ ( di consiglio, progetto, racconto, ecc.) It has a sting in its tail, «in cauda venenum» (lat.).(to) sting /stɪŋ/(pass. e p. p. stung)A v. t.1 pungere; (fig.) ferire, offendere, irritare, tormentare: A bee has stung me on the neck, un'ape mi ha punto sul collo; The nettles stung her legs, le ortiche le pungevano le gambe; He was stung to the quick, è stato punto sul vivo; to be stung with envy [desire], essere punto dall'invidia [dal desiderio]; His conscience stings him sharply, la coscienza lo tormenta dolorosamente3 (fig.) pungolare; incitare; stimolare; spingere: My words stung him into action, le mie parole lo spinsero ad agire4 ( slang) portare via; far pagare; spillare; fregare (pop.): The seller stung me for 200 pounds, il venditore mi ha fregato duecento sterlineB v. i.2 dare fitte di dolore; dolere; bruciare (fig.): My eyes are stinging from the smoke, mi bruciano gli occhi per il fumo● (fam.) to be stung, farsi imbrogliare (raggirare, fregare): He got stung on that deal, s'è fatto fregare in quell'affare.* * *I [stɪŋ]1) (organ) (of insect) pungiglione m., aculeo m.; (of scorpion) pungiglione m.2) (wound) (of insect, plant) puntura f.3) (pain) fitta f., dolore m. acuto4) AE colloq. (rip-off) truffa f., fregatura f.••a sting in the tail — una brutta sorpresa alla fine, in cauda venenum
II 1. [stɪŋ]to take the sting out of — svelenire, rendere meno velenoso [ remark]; mitigare o attenuare l'effetto di [ action]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stung)1) [insect, plant] pungere2) [ wind] colpire, sferzare3) fig. [ criticism] pungere sul vivo2.
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