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masculine

/doˈloɾ/

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Translation

pain, ache

Word origin

From Latin dolor ('pain, grief'), from dolere ('to feel pain, to grieve'). The same root gives the English words below.

Origin
Latin
Root
dolor
English cognates
dolour, condolence

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluraldolores

Examples

.

I have a strong headache.

desaparecer.

The pain is starting to disappear.

.

He speaks with the pain of someone who has lost a loved one.

pastilla .

She took a tablet for her back pain.

desaparece .

The grief over the loss does not go away overnight.

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This word is part of lesson 12.