painful

doloroso

Que causa dolor físico o mucha tristeza o malestar emocional.

En inglés sencillo: Causing your body to hurt or making you feel very sad or upset.

• The injection was painful.
• Losing her dog was a painful experience.
• It was painful to watch him struggle.

Cómo se usa: painful to do something (It was painful to remember their last conversation.)

Sinónimos: hurting, distressing

Antónimos: painless

Expresiones frecuentes: painful experience, painful treatment, painful memories

dolorido, doloroso

Que duele o está sensible, especialmente una parte del cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: Hurting or sore, especially in a part of your body.

• My knee is painful.
• His shoulder was still painful the next morning.
• Are your joints stiff and painful?

Cómo se usa: painful to the touch (Her ankle was swollen and painful to the touch.)

Sinónimos: sore, aching

Antónimos: painless

Expresiones frecuentes: painful knee, painful joints, painful to touch

penoso, lamentable

Tan malo que resulta desagradable o da vergüenza verlo o escucharlo.

En inglés sencillo: So bad that it is unpleasant or embarrassing to watch or listen to.

• His singing was painful.
• The team's performance was painful to watch.
• Those awkward jokes made the interview painful.

Cómo se usa: painful to watch/listen to (Their poor acting was painful to watch.)

Sinónimos: awful, terrible, cringeworthy

Expresiones frecuentes: painful performance, painful to watch, painful to hear