ache

faire mal

Faire mal de façon continue pendant un certain temps, en parlant d’une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : If a part of your body does this, you feel a steady pain there for some time.

• My feet ache.
• Her shoulders ached after carrying the bags.
• Do your muscles still ache from yesterday's walk?

Synonymes : hurt

Expressions courantes : ache all over, ache for hours, ache after exercise, ache all day

douleur

Douleur continue dans une partie du corps, qui dure un certain temps.

En anglais simple : A steady pain in a part of your body that continues for some time.

• I have an ache in my back.
• The warm bath eased her aches.
• A dull ache kept him awake all night.

Comment l'utiliser : ache in something (I have an ache in my left shoulder.)

Synonymes : pain, soreness

Expressions courantes : a dull ache, muscle ache, ache in something, a constant ache