penoso

adj.

1 troublesome, difficult, painful, embarrassing.

2 shy, bashful, timid.

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penoso

► adjetivo

1 (doloroso) painful; (triste) sad

2 (trabajoso) laborious, hard

3 (desastroso) terrible, awful, dreadful

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ADJ

1) (=doloroso) painful

me veo en la penosa obligación de comunicarles que ... — I regret to have to inform you that ...

2) (=difícil) [tarea] arduous, laborious; [viaje] gruelling, grueling (EEUU)

3) (=lamentable) pitiful

fue un espectáculo penoso — it was a sorry o pitiful sight

era penoso ver la casa en ese estado — the house was a sorry o pitiful sight, it was pitiful to see the house in such a state

4) And, Méx (=tímido) shy, timid

5) And, Méx (=embarazoso) embarrassing

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-sa adjetivo

1) (lamentable) terrible, awful

2)

a) (triste) sad

b) <viaje> grueling*; <trabajo> laborious, difficult

3) (AmL exc CS fam)

a) <persona> shy

b) (embarazoso) embarrassing

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= painful, embarrassing, distressing, grievous, wrenching, excruciating, pitiful, upsetting, gruelling [grueling, -USA].

Ex. The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex. This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

Ex. It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.

Ex. How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.

Ex. A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.

Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.

Ex. Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.

Ex. Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex. He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

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-sa adjetivo

1) (lamentable) terrible, awful

2)

a) (triste) sad

b) <viaje> grueling*; <trabajo> laborious, difficult

3) (AmL exc CS fam)

a) <persona> shy

b) (embarazoso) embarrassing

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= painful, embarrassing, distressing, grievous, wrenching, excruciating, pitiful, upsetting, gruelling [grueling, -USA].

Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.

Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.

Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.

Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.

Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.

Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.

Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.

Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

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penoso -sa

adjective

A (lamentable) terrible, awful

B

1 (triste) sad

tengo el penoso deber de comunicarle que … it is my sad duty to inform you that …

2 ‹viaje› grueling*; ‹trabajo› laborious, difficult

C (AmL exc CS fam)

1 ‹persona› shy

2 (embarazoso) embarrassing

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penoso

◊ -sa adjetivo

1 (lamentable) terrible, awful
2

a) (triste) sad

b) ‹viaje› grueling^{(conjugate grueling)};

‹trabajo› laborious, difficult
3 (AmL exc CS fam)

a) ‹persona› shy

b) (embarazoso) embarrassing

penoso,-a adjetivo
1 (un estado, una situación) terrible, painful
2 (un trabajo, un esfuerzo), difficult, arduous
'penoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgracia
- penosa
- trabajada
- trabajado
- triste
- desolador
- duro
English:
arduous
- blubber
- drudgery
- grievous
- grueling
- gruelling
- laborious
- pathetic
- sad
- bashful
- distressing

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penoso, -a adj

1. [trabajoso] backbreaking;

llegaron a puerto tras una travesía penosa they reached port after an arduous crossing

2. [lamentable] dreadful;

el arbitraje fue penoso the refereeing was dreadful;

tenía un aspecto penoso he was a sorry sight

3. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [embarazoso] embarrassing

4. CAm, Carib, Col, Méx [persona] shy

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penoso

adj

1 (angustiante) distressing

2 trabajo laborious

3 C.Am., Cu, Méx: que causa vergüenza

embarrassing

4 C.Am., Cu, Méx: que siente vergüenza

shy

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penoso, -sa adj

1) : painful, distressing

2) : difficult, arduous

3) : shy, bashful

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penoso adj painful / distressing