Pain vs Suffering

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Pain

Top 1000 (muito comum) A2 noun

Suffering

Top 1000 (muito comum) B2 noun

	Pain	Suffering
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/peɪn/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/peɪn/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/"]/
Significado	sensação desagradável ou desconforto no corpo unpleasant feeling or discomfort in the body	A experiência de dor ou angústia. The experience of pain or distress.
Exemplo	She felt a sharp pain in her knee after the fall.	Death finally brought an end to her suffering.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 1000 (muito comum)
Nível CEFR	A2	B2
Classe gramatical	noun	noun
Colocações	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
Antônimos	pleasure, comfort, well-being	comfort, relief, well-being
Erros comuns	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).
Notas de uso	Usado em contextos formais e informais. Evite usá-lo levianamente; pode ser sério ao discutir problemas médicos. Used in both formal and informal contexts. Avoid using it lightly; can be serious when discussing medical issues.	Usado em contextos formais e informais. Pode descrever dor física ou emocional. Tenha cuidado para não confundir com 'suffer', que é a forma verbal. 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

Perguntas frequentes: Pain vs Suffering

Qual é a diferença entre Pain e Suffering?

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

Qual é mais avançada: Pain e Suffering?

Suffering é o nível mais alto, em B2, na escala CEFR.

Pain e Suffering estão no mesmo nível CEFR?

Pain: A2, Suffering: B2 na escala CEFR.

Que classe gramatical são Pain e Suffering?

Pain: noun, Suffering: noun.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

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

Posso usar Pain e Suffering de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Pain e Suffering são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.