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painful in English:

1. pain pain


What a pain!
He became bad-tempered, continually criticized his wife's cooking and complained of a pain in his stomach.
Tom is in a lot of pain, but he says that he can take it.
He didn't divulge the information, not even under pain of torture.
Without the risk of pain, there can be no happiness and joy.
A sadist likes inflicting pain; a masochist, receiving it.
Don't ruin my fun after all the pain that I put myself through.
Many years ago flying used to be glamorous. Now it's just a pain in the neck!
Human beings usually have two basic desires: to get away from pain and to arrive at pleasure.
Tomatoes are good for people who suffer stomach pain from excess stomach acid when their stomach is empty.
When you start taking medicine it begins working on symptoms, like pain, right away, but that doesn't mean that the ulcer heals right away.
Fish do not have the brain development that is necessary for the psychological experience of pain or any other type of awareness.
my little sister’s such a pain, always complaining about me
Is a short but glamorous career in sport worth all the pain from injuries?
This vandalism has caused much distress and pain to the families of those whose graves were destroyed.

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2. excruciating


I had the most excruciating cramp in my leg.
An excruciating silence descended before Stinziano
After the boulder rolled a couple of feet, pinning my friend's arm, he experienced excruciating pain.
The line moved excruciatingly slowly.
I broke my leg and felt excruciating pain.
this is evident with this excruciating scene at the beginning of 2009’s Inglourious Basterds.
We cool down with some excruciating but vital stretches.
(...) as it was possible to be given the excruciating pressure of the Empire's most intense training.

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