pain

/peɪn/ noun

Translation

HURT [C, U] › an unpleasant physical feeling caused by an illness or injury

ağrı, sızı

chest/stomach pains Are you in pain? I felt a sharp pain in my foot. She was given some medicine to ease the pain.581

SADNESS [U] › sadness or mental suffering caused by an unpleasant event

acı, keder, elem

I can't describe the pain I suffered when he died.986

be a pain (in the neck) informal › to be annoying

can sıkıcı şey/kimse; baş belası

My brother can be a real pain in the neck sometimes.989

be at pains to do sth; take pains to do sth › to make a lot of effort to do something

çok uğraşmak, didinmek, büyük çaba sarfetmek, çırpınmak

He was at great pains to explain the reasons for his decision.1860

(Definition of pain noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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