pang

pang  (png)

n.

1. A sudden sharp spasm of pain. See Synonyms at pain.

2. A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress.

tr.v. panged, pang·ing, pangs

To cause to feel pangs; distress acutely.

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pang [pæŋ]

n

a sudden brief sharp feeling, as of loneliness, physical pain, or hunger

[variant of earlier prange, of Germanic origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pang - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" stab, twinge feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" guilt pang - pangs of feeling guilty
	2.	pang - a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" sting hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
	3.	pang - a sharp spasm of pain hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" birth pangs, labor pains, labour pains - a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth afterpains - pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus

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pang

noun

1. pain, stab, sting, stitch, ache, wrench, prick, spasm, twinge, throe (rare) I felt a pang in my heart as I greeted him.

2. twinge, stab, prick, spasm, qualm, gnawing She felt a pang of guilt about the way she was treating him.

Translations

pang [pæŋ] N

1. (= pain) → punzada f
pangs of childbirth → dolores mpl de parto
pangs of hunger; hunger pangs → dolores mpl de hambre

2. (fig) I felt a pang of conscience → me remordió la conciencia
to feel a pang of remorse → sentir remordimiento

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pang [ˈpæŋ] n → pincement m au cœur
a pang of jealousy → un pincement de jalousie
a pang of regret → un pincement de regret
a pang of remorse → un accès de remords
pangs of conscience → des accès de mauvaise conscience
to feel a pang of guilt → ressentir une pointe de culpabilité
hunger pangs → fringale f

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pang

n pang of conscience → Gewissensbisse pl; I felt a pang of conscience → ich hatte Gewissensbisse; a pang of jealousy → ein Eifersuchtsanfall m; a pang of regret → ein Anfall m → von Bedauern; pangs of hunger → quälender Hunger; pangs of childbirth (old) → Geburtswehen pl

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pang [pæŋ] n a pang of guilt/sadness → un senso di colpa/tristezza
without a pang → senza rimpianti
the pangs of hunger → i morsi della fame
to feel pangs of remorse → essere torturato/a dal rimorso

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pang

n pang [pӕŋ]

a sudden sharp pain a pang of hunger/grief/regret. see, smart ألَم مُفاجئ спазъм bodavá bolest, svírání jag; sting plötzlicher Stich ξαφνικός οξύς πόνος punzada, dolor agudo kihvatus, (valu)sööst درد شدید و ناگهانی pistos douleur כְּאֵב פִּתאוֹמִי तेज पीड़ा oštra bol,probadanje nyilalló fájás rasa nyeri stingur dolore, fitta, pena morso 激痛 격통 aštrus skausmas pēkšņas asas sāpes tusukan plotselinge pijn stikkende smerte; kval ostry ból, szarpnięcie pontada durere ascuţită внезапное острое чувство bodavá bolesť, zvieranie ostra bolečina, zbodljaj probadanje häftig smärta, styng, sting ความเจ็บปวดทันที şiddetli ağrı 一陣劇痛，悲痛 напад гострого болю ٹيس، درد sự đau nhói 一阵剧痛，悲痛