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Meaning of мъка | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
[ˈmɤkɐ]

Definitions

  1. trouble, hardship, struggle, laborious effort (experience)
  2. throe, agony, anguish, suffering (feeling, sensation)
  3. sadness, sorrow, depression
    figuratively

Equivalents

Български скръб
Bosanski pena
Deutsch Herzenskummer
Español angustia pena
Hrvatski pena
Bahasa Indonesia pedih hati
日本語 心痛
Kurdî pena
Latina cordolium
Te Reo Māori ahotea
Македонски карасевда
Bahasa Melayu pedih hati
Nederlands hartzeer
Српски pena
Svenska hjärtesorg

Examples

“с мъка върша нещо”

to do something with a struggle

“с триста мъки”

with great difficulty

“творческа мъка”

throes of creation

“родилни мъки”

pangs of childbirth

“някому е мъка”

to feel/experience sadness

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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