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Meaning of Headache | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈhɛdeɪk

Definitions

  1. A pain or ache in the head.
  2. A nuisance or unpleasant problem.
    figuratively

Equivalents

Afrikaans hoofpyn
العربية الصداع صداع
Български главоболие
Čeština bolest hlavy cefalea cefalgie hlavobol
Cymraeg cur pen pen tost
Dansk hovedpine
Esperanto kapdoloro
Eesti peavalu
עברית כאב ראש
हिन्दी सिरदर्द
Magyar bosszúság fejfájás gond nyűg
Հայերեն գլխացավ
Bahasa Indonesia nyeri kepala pusing puyeng sakit kepala
Italiano mal di testa
日本語 びんた 頭痛
ខ្មែរ ឈឺក្បាល
한국어 두통
Lëtzebuergesch Kappwéi
Latviešu galvassāpes
Македонски главоболка
मराठी डोकेदुखी
Bahasa Melayu sakit kepala
Nederlands hoofdbreker hoofdpijn koppijn kopzorg
Polski ból głowy
Slovenščina glavobol
Svenska huvudvärk
Kiswahili maumivu ya kichwa
தமிழ் தலைவலி
తెలుగు తలనొప్పి
ไทย ปวดหัว
Tagalog sakit ng ulo
Türkçe baş ağrısı
Українська головни́й бі́ль
IsiZulu ikhanda

Examples

“I have a splitting headache after that party last night.”
“I advise you to take some painkillers for the headache, it's probably nothing serious.”
“Sometimes on television they tell you a product is "good for headaches." I don't want something that's good for headaches. I want something that's bad for headaches. And good for me.”
“The clumsy filing system has been a huge headache.”
“Bogland now dominates the scene and the construction engineers must have suffered many a headache in seeking to secure a firm foundation.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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