painful

painful
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. douloureux
My dental procedure was painful.Mon intervention dentaire a été douloureuse.
a. douloureux
Losing the friendship was a painful experience for Maria.La perte de cette amitié a été une expérience douloureuse pour Maria.
b. difficile
Justin's decision to leave was painful, yet necessary.La décision de partir prise par Justin était difficile, mais nécessaire.
c. pénible
Silvia was given the painful task of dismissing Claudia from her job.Silvia s’est vu confier la pénible tâche de renvoyer Claudia de son poste.
a. pénible
The film wasn't just slow; it was downright painful.Le film n'était pas seulement lent, il était carrément pénible.
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