Pain vs Suffering

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Pain

Top 1000 (molto comune) A2 noun

Suffering

Top 1000 (molto comune) B2 noun

	Pain	Suffering
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/peɪn/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/peɪn/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/"]/
Significato	sensazione spiacevole o disagio nel corpo unpleasant feeling or discomfort in the body	L'esperienza di dolore o angoscia. The experience of pain or distress.
Esempio	She felt a sharp pain in her knee after the fall.	Death finally brought an end to her suffering.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 1000 (molto comune)	Top 1000 (molto comune)
Livello CEFR	A2	B2
Categoria grammaticale	noun	noun
Collocazioni	acute, agonizing, awful, spasm, stab, be in, be racked with, experience, begin, come, occur, control, management, relief, pain in, aches and pains, a cry of pain, a threshold for pain, great, immense, intense, cause (somebody), give somebody, inflict, the pain etched on somebody’s face	enormous, great, immense, amount, degree, level, cause (somebody), inflict, increase, pain and suffering, enormous, great, immense, amount, degree, level, cause (somebody), inflict, increase, pain and suffering
Contrari	pleasure, comfort, well-being	comfort, relief, well-being
Errori comuni	Confused with 'gain', often misspoke as 'pain' when meaning something positive., Using inappropriately in casual contexts, like joking about serious conditions., Mixing up with 'ache', which denotes a less intense sensation.	Using 'suffering' as a verb instead of 'suffer'., Confusing 'suffering' with 'sufferings' (the latter is usually used in a different context).
Note d'uso	Usato sia in contesti formali che informali. Evita di usarlo alla leggera; può essere serio quando si discutono problemi medici. Used in both formal and informal contexts. Avoid using it lightly; can be serious when discussing medical issues.	Usato sia in contesti formali che informali. Può descrivere dolore fisico o emotivo. Fai attenzione a non confonderlo con 'suffer', che è la forma verbale. Used in both formal and informal contexts. It can describe physical or emotional pain. Be careful not to confuse it with 'suffer', which is the verb form.

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But pain...

The Pitt › S1 E1

there can be pain when the gallbladder contracts.

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

Let us ease their pain.

But pain...

The Pitt › S1 E1

there can be pain when the gallbladder contracts.

Pain

especially you, Reiben, to ease her suffering.

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

and another fifteen for my partner's pain and suffering.

Better Call Saul › S1 E1

When she gets out of the car, you're suffering Saint Sebastian, right?

especially you, Reiben, to ease her suffering.

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

and another fifteen for my partner's pain and suffering.

Suffering

Domande frequenti: Pain vs Suffering

Qual è la differenza tra Pain e Suffering?

Pain: unpleasant feeling or discomfort in the body Suffering: The experience of pain or distress.

Quale è più avanzata: Pain e Suffering?

Suffering è il livello più alto, a B2, sulla scala CEFR.

Pain e Suffering sono allo stesso livello CEFR?

Pain: A2, Suffering: B2 sulla scala CEFR.

Che categoria grammaticale sono Pain e Suffering?

Pain: noun, Suffering: noun.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Pain: She felt a sharp pain in her knee after the fall. Suffering: Death finally brought an end to her suffering.

Posso usare Pain e Suffering in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Pain e Suffering sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.