painfully

painfully
adverb
1) (with great pain) unter großen Schmerzen
2) (fig.) (excessively) über die Maßen (geh.); (laboriously) quälend [langsam]

painfully obvious — nur zu offensichtlich

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adverb schmerzhaft
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pain·ful·ly
[ˈpeɪnfəli]
adv
1. (suffering pain) unter Schmerzen
the animal died slowly and \painfully das Tier verendete langsam und qualvoll
2. (unpleasantly) schmerzlich
I am \painfully aware of the fact that ... ich bin mir der Tatsache schmerzlich bewusst, dass ...
3. (extremely) schrecklich fam, furchtbar fam
he is \painfully shy er ist furchtbar schüchtern
the work is progressing, but \painfully slowly die Arbeit kommt voran, allerdings nur sehr zäh
4. (with great effort) quälend
she inched her way \painfully towards the door sie quälte sich mühsam in Richtung Tür
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['peInfəlI]
adv
1) (physically) schmerzhaft; move, walk unter Schmerzen

painfully swollen — schmerzhaft angeschwollen

he dragged himself painfully along — er quälte sich mühsam weiter

2) (fig) learn, understand schmerzlich

Eleanor thought painfully of Eric — der Gedanke an Eric schmerzte Eleanor

3) (= very) schrecklich; thin furchtbar; slow schmerzlich

it was painfully obvious —

he was being painfully overpolite — es war peinlich, wie betont höflich er sich benahm

he became painfully aware that ... — ihm wurde schmerzlich bewusst, dass ...

4) (= laboriously) unter großen Anstrengungen

the convict could scarcely write but had painfully scrawled out a statement — der Häftling konnte kaum schreiben, hatte aber unter großen Anstrengungen eine Erklärung hingekritzelt

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painfully adv
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2. peinlich, übertrieben:
she is painfully particular sie nimmt alles peinlich oder übertrieben genau
3. in peinlicher Weise
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adverb
1) (with great pain) unter großen Schmerzen
2) (fig.) (excessively) über die Maßen (geh.); (laboriously) quälend [langsam]

painfully obvious — nur zu offensichtlich

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adv.
schmerzlich adv.

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