Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Friday May 30, 2008

dolor, noun:
pain; ache

El dolor is a useful word in case you have something wrong with you and need to tell a doctor. In general, it means pain:

Tenía fuertes dolores en el abdomen.
He had severe abdominal pains.

The word for relieving pain is aliviar.

Toma drogas para aliviar el dolor.
He takes drugs to relieve the pain.

El dolor is also the noun you need for specific aches, such as headaches, or toothache.

Me desperté con un fuerte dolor de cabeza.
I woke up with a violent headache.

el dolor de muelas
toothache

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Spanish Word of the Day ArchiveFriday May 30, 2008