Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A pain in the middle or inner ear.

    Ohrenschmerzen

    ушна́я больušnája bolʹ, оталги́яotalgíja

    an ache localized in the middle or inner ear

  2. (countable, informal, uncountable)Annoyance or aggravation caused by noise, especially the sound of someone nagging, complaining, issuing orders, etc.

    I can't stay too late at the pub, otherwise I'll get a load of earache from the missus.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. I have an earache.

    У мене болять вуха.

    ruУ меня уши болят.

    deIch habe Ohrenschmerzen.

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  2. Tom has an earache.

    У Тома болить вухо.

    ruУ Тома болит ухо.

    deTom hat Ohrenschmerzen.

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  3. I have a very bad earache.

    deIch habe ganz schlimme Ohrenschmerzen.

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  4. I'm feeling OK except for the earache.

    deAbgesehen von den Ohrenschmerzen geht es mir gut.

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  5. Do you get earaches often?

    ruУ Вас часто болят уши?

    deHaben Sie oft Ohrenschmerzen?

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
pain in the ear:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pain in the ear:

Origin

From ear + ache.

From ear + ache.

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Forms

plural: earaches
Singularearache
Pluralearaches

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an ache localized in the middle or inner ear:otalgia

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
earache — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto