painful

douloureux, pénible

Qui fait mal au corps ou provoque une grande tristesse ou une souffrance morale.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : painful to do something (It was painful to remember their last conversation.)

Synonymes : hurting, distressing

Contraires : painless

Expressions courantes : painful experience, painful treatment, painful memories

douloureux, endolori

Qui fait mal ou est sensible, en particulier une partie du corps.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : painful to the touch (Her ankle was swollen and painful to the touch.)

Synonymes : sore, aching

Contraires : painless

Expressions courantes : painful knee, painful joints, painful to touch

pénible, navrant

Si mauvais qu’il est désagréable ou gênant de le regarder ou de l’écouter.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : painful to watch/listen to (Their poor acting was painful to watch.)

Synonymes : awful, terrible, cringeworthy

Expressions courantes : painful performance, painful to watch, painful to hear