painful

painful
adjective
1) (causing pain) schmerzhaft [Krankheit, Operation, Wunde]

be/become painful — [Körperteil:] weh tun od. schmerzen

suffer from a painful shoulder — Schmerzen in der Schulter haben

2) (distressing) schmerzlich [Gedanke, Erinnerung]; traurig [Pflicht]

it was painful to watch him — es tat weh, ihm zuzusehen

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adjective (causing pain: a painful injury.) schmerzhaft
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pain·ful
[ˈpeɪnfəl]
adj
1. (causing physical pain) schmerzhaft
\painful death qualvoller Tod
2. (upsetting) schmerzlich
it was my \painful duty to tell him the news ich hatte die traurige Aufgabe, ihm die Nachricht mitzuteilen
the latest murder is a \painful reminder of the violence in the city der jüngste Mordfall erinnert wieder einmal auf tragische Weise an die Gewalt, die in der Stadt herrscht
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['peInfUl]
adj
1) (physically) injury schmerzhaft

is it painful? — tut es weh?

it's painful to the touch — es tut weh, wenn man es berührt

my arm was becoming painful — mein Arm fing an zu schmerzen

my boots are still painful — meine Stiefel drücken immer noch

2) (= unpleasant, distressing) task, decision, feeling, subject, fact schmerzlich; process, reminder, memory, experience schmerzlich, schmerzhaft; lesson schmerzhaft

it was painful to admit that ... — es war schmerzlich zuzugeben, dass...

it is my painful duty to tell you that ... — ich habe die traurige Pflicht, Ihnen mitteilen zu müssen, dass ...

painful to behold — ein qualvoller Anblick

3) (inf: terrible) peinlich

painful, isn't it? —

I went to the party but it was really painful (= boring) (= embarrassing) — ich war auf der Party, aber es war zum Sterben langweilig ich war auf der Party, eine äußerst peinliche Angelegenheit

she gave a painful performance — ihre Vorführung war mehr als peinlich

4) (= laborious) schmerzlich

it was a long and painful process — es war ein langer und schmerzlicher Prozess

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painful adj
1. schmerzend, schmerzhaft:
be painful schmerzen, wehtun;
painful point MED (Nerven)Druckpunkt m
2. a) schmerzlich, quälend (Erinnerungen etc)
b) peinlich:
produce a painful impression peinlich wirken
c) unangenehm
3. mühsam, beschwerlich
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adjective
1) (causing pain) schmerzhaft [Krankheit, Operation, Wunde]

be/become painful — [Körperteil:] weh tun od. schmerzen

suffer from a painful shoulder — Schmerzen in der Schulter haben

2) (distressing) schmerzlich [Gedanke, Erinnerung]; traurig [Pflicht]

it was painful to watch him — es tat weh, ihm zuzusehen

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adj.
mühsam adj.
peinlich adj.
schmerzhaft adj.
schmerzlich adj.
ärgerlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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