painful

schmerzhaft

Körperliche Schmerzen auslösend oder sehr traurig und belastend.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: painful to do something (It was painful to remember their last conversation.)

Synonyme: hurting, distressing

Gegenteile: painless

Häufige Wendungen: painful experience, painful treatment, painful memories

schmerzend, schmerzhaft

Schmerzend oder wund, besonders an einer Körperstelle.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: painful to the touch (Her ankle was swollen and painful to the touch.)

Synonyme: sore, aching

Gegenteile: painless

Häufige Wendungen: painful knee, painful joints, painful to touch

peinlich, grauenhaft

So schlecht, dass es unangenehm oder peinlich ist, zuzusehen oder zuzuhören.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

So benutzt man es: painful to watch/listen to (Their poor acting was painful to watch.)

Synonyme: awful, terrible, cringeworthy

Häufige Wendungen: painful performance, painful to watch, painful to hear