headache

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Headache

[edit] Etymology

From head + ache

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /'hɛdeɪk/
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[edit] Noun

Singular
headache

Plural
headaches

headache (plural headaches)

A pain or ache in the head.
(figurative) A nuisance or unpleasant problem.

The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache.

[edit] Synonyms

(physical pain): cephalalgia
(annoyance): bother, pain in the neck

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[edit] Translations

pain or ache in the head

Albanian: dhembje koke sq(sq)
Arabic: صُداع ar(ar) (Sudaa3) m.

Egyptian Arabic: صداع (Sudaa3) m.
Armenian: գլխացավ hy(hy) (glxac’av)
Central Kurdish: سه‌رێشه‌ ku(ku) (saraesha)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 頭疼 cmn(cmn), 头疼 cmn(cmn) (tóuténg) (verb; "to have a headache")
Czech: bolest hlavy cs(cs) f.
Danish: hovedpine da(da) c.
Dutch: hoofdpijn m., koppijn m. (informal)
Finnish: päänsärky fi(fi)
French: mal de tête fr(fr)
Georgian: თავის ტკივილი ka(ka) (t'avis tkivili)

German: Kopfweh n., Kopfschmerzen m. plural
Greek: πονοκέφαλος el(el) (ponokéfalos) m., κεφαλαλγία el(el) (kefalalgía) f.
Hungarian: fejfájás hu(hu)
Irish: tinneas ga(ga) m. cinn ga(ga)
Italian: mal di testa it(it) m.
Polish: ból głowy m.
Portuguese: dor de cabeça pt(pt), enchaqueca pt(pt)
Russian: головная боль (golovnája bol’) f.
Serbian: glavobolja sr(sr) f.
Swedish: huvudvärk sv(sv) c.
Thai: ปวดหัว th(th) (puad-hua)
Turkish: başağrısı tr(tr), baş ağrısı tr(tr)

nuisance or unpleasant problem

Albanian: kokëçarje sq(sq) f.
Armenian: գլխացավանք hy(hy) (glxac’avank’)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 頭疼 cmn(cmn), 头疼 cmn(cmn) (tóuténg) (verb; "to have a headache")
Danish: hovedpine da(da) c.
Dutch: hoofdbreker m., kopzorg

Finnish: päänsärky, päänvaiva
Greek: πονοκέφαλος el(el) (ponokéfalos) m.
Hungarian: fejfájás hu(hu), gond hu(hu), bosszúság hu(hu), nyűg hu(hu)
Polish: zmartwienie pl(pl) n., problem pl(pl) m.
Russian: головная боль (golovnája bol’) f.
Swedish: huvudvärk sv(sv) c.

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Spanish: dolor de cabeza

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