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How to Say "a pain" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “a pain” is “tortura” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
NounB1
source of annoyance
A simplified illustration of a small figure wading slowly and laboriously through deep, dark, viscous mud that reaches up to their waist, symbolizing a difficult ordeal or experience.

Examples

Hacer la declaración de impuestos es una tortura.

Doing the tax return is an ordeal (a torture).

Esperar en esa fila fue una tortura.

Waiting in that line was a pain.

Figurative Use

You can use 'tortura' to exaggerate how difficult or boring something is, similar to saying 'It's a killer' in English.

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