pena
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Penado; Penable; Penada; Penadas; Penados; Pena (Derecho)
= woe, distress, grief, regret, criminalisation [criminalization, -USA], grieving, woefulness, heartache.
Ex: "The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%" -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.
Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.
Ex: The article "Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying" reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.
Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more "heartache leave" offered as they get older.
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* a duras pena = with great difficulty.
* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.
* alma en pena = banshee.
* arreglárselas a duras penas = muddle through.
* avanzar a duras penas = flounder, grind on.
* causar pena = cause + hurt.
* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.
* contarle las penas a Alguien = sob + Posesivo + heart out to.
* de puta pena = appalling, deplorable.
* en pena = in grief.
* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
* merecer la pena = be worth + the effort, be worthwhile, be worth + Posesivo + time, be worth it.
* merecer la pena a Alguien = worth + Posesivo + while.
* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente = repay + full consideration.
* merecer la pena el esfuerzo = repay + effort.
* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.
* merecer la pena + Infinitivo = be worth + Gerundio, be worthy of + Gerundio, it + be + worth + Gerundio.
* merecerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.
* no merecer la pena = be no good.
* no valer la pena = be no good.
* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo = seem + worth + Gerundio.
* pena capital = capital punishment.
* pena de muerte = death penalty, death row.
* pena de prisión = custodial sentence.
* que merece la pena = worthwhile.
* que vale la pena = worthwhile.
* salir adelante a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.
* sentenciar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.
* sentir pena por = feel + sorry for.
* valer la pena = be not for nothing, be worth it, be worthwhile, be worth + the effort, be worth + Posesivo + time.
* valer la pena leer Algo = repay + reading.
* valerle la pena a Uno = be worth + Posesivo + while.