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• 1 a u c (physical) dolor (m) she was in great pain = estaba muy dolorida or (AmL tb) adolorida to be a pain in the neck = ser* un pesado b c (annoying person or thing) (colloq) lata (f) (fam)

• 2pains pl (effort) that's all you get for your pains = así te pagan la molestia I went to great pains to explain it to them carefully = puse mucho esmero en explicárselo