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sore

painful to the touch; tender: a sore arm; open wound

Not to be confused with:

soar – rise, fly, or glide without effort: The eagles soar high into the sky.

sore

(sôr)

adj. sor·er, sor·est

1. Painful to the touch; tender.

2. Feeling physical pain; hurting: sore all over.

3. Causing misery, sorrow, or distress; grievous: in sore need.

4. Causing embarrassment or irritation: a sore subject.

5. Full of distress; sorrowful.

6. Informal Angry; offended.

1. An open skin lesion, wound, or ulcer.

2. A source of pain, distress, or irritation.

tr.v. sored, sor·ing, sores

To mutilate the legs or feet of (a horse) in order to induce a particular gait in the animal.

adv. Archaic

Sorely.

[Middle English, from Old English sār.]

sore′ness n.

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sore

(sɔː)

adj

1. (Pathology) (esp of a wound, injury, etc) painfully sensitive; tender

2. causing annoyance: a sore point.

3. resentful; irked: he was sore that nobody believed him.

4. urgent; pressing: in sore need.

5. (postpositive) grieved; distressed

6. causing grief or sorrow

7. (Pathology) a painful or sensitive wound, injury, etc

8. any cause of distress or vexation

adv

archaic direly; sorely (now only in such phrases as sore pressed, sore afraid)

[Old English sār; related to Old Norse sārr, Old High German sēr, Gothic sair sore, Latin saevus angry]

ˈsoreness n

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sore

(sɔr, soʊr)

adj. sor•er, sor•est,
n., adv. adj.

1. physically painful or sensitive, as a wound or diseased part: a sore arm.

2. suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc.

3. suffering mental pain; grieved or distressed: to be sore at heart.

4. causing great mental pain, distress, or sorrow: a sore loss.

5. causing very great misery, hardship, and the like: in sore need.

6. annoyed; irritated; angered.

7. causing annoyance or irritation: a sore subject.

8. a sore spot or place on the body.

9. a source of grief, distress, etc.

adv.

10. Archaic. sorely.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English sār (adj.), c. Old Frisian sār, Old Saxon, Old High German sēr, Old Norse sār; akin to Old English, Old Norse sār pain, Gothic sair]

sore′ness, n.

sore

angry - Describing a wound or sore that is red and inflamed.
merry-gall - A sore produced by chafing.
sore - As a noun, it first meant generally "physical pain and suffering."
chafe, chaff - To chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly.

Sord, Sore

a flight or flock of mallard in the air, 1470. See also safe.

Examples: sord of mallard, 1470; of ducks.

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Noun	1.	sore - an open skin infection infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms blain - an inflammatory swelling or sore fester, suppurating sore - a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus gall - a skin sore caused by chafing
Adj.	1.	sore - hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" tender, sensitive, raw painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
	2.	sore - causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" afflictive, painful unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
	3.	sore - roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" mad, huffy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"

sore

adjective

1. painful, smarting, raw, tender, burning, angry, sensitive, irritated, inflamed, chafed, reddened My chest is still sore from the surgery.

2. annoyed, cross, angry, pained, hurt, upset, stung, irritated, grieved, pissed (U.S. slang), pissed (off) (taboo slang), resentful, aggrieved, vexed, irked, peeved (informal) The result of it is that they are all feeling very sore at you.

3. annoying, distressing, troublesome, harrowing, grievous Timing is frequently a sore point.

4. (Literary) urgent, desperate, extreme, dire, pressing, critical, acute The prime minister is in sore need of friends.

noun

1. abscess, boil, ulcer, inflammation, gathering All of us had long sores on our backs.

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sore

adjective

1. Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain:

aching, achy, afflictive, hurtful, nagging, painful, smarting.

2. Informal. Feeling or showing anger:

angry, choleric, indignant, mad.

Idiom: hot under the collar.

Translations

غاضِب، مُنْزَعِجقَرْحَةقُرْحَةٌ جِلْدِيَّه، ألَممُؤْلِممُؤْلِم، مُحْزِن

bolákbolavé místobolavýbolestivýrozbolavělý

ømømhedsårirriteret

wund Wunde böse empfindlich sauer

ερεθισμένος πληγή

llaga dolorido úlcera doloroso enojado

haavakipeä

plaie douloureux endolori fâché ulcère

bolanrana

fájó

aumurgramursár

piaga ulcera adirato che fa male dolorante

さわると痛いところ痛い

상처아픈

apimtas skausmųlabai smarkiainegalintis užmirštiopaskaudėjimas

aizkaitinātsaizvainotsbrūcejēlumsjutīgs

pijnlijk rood zweer

ømt sted sår

obolały rana

chaga dolorido doloroso dorido ferida

болезненный больное место болячка рана язва

boľačkarozboľavený

boleč

ömsår

เจ็บปวดความเจ็บ

ağrılı yaraağrısı olanağrıyançıban

đauvết thương

痛处痛的痛苦恼火的疼痛的

sore

[sɔːʳ]

A. ADJ (sorer (compar) (sorest (superl)))

1. (Med) (= aching) [part of body] → dolorido; (= painful) [cut, graze] → doloroso
it's sore → me duele
my eyes are sore; I have sore eyes → me duelen los ojos
I'm sore all over → me duele todo el cuerpo
I have a sore throat → me duele la garganta
to be sore at heart (liter) he was sore at heart → le dolía el corazón

2. (= angry, upset)
to be sore about sth → estar resentido por algo
what are you so sore about? → ¿por qué estás tan resentido?
to be sore at sb → estar enfadado or (LAm) enojado con algn
don't get sore! → ¡no te vayas a ofender!, ¡no te enojes! (LAm)
it's a sore point → es un tema delicado or espinoso
to be sore with sb → estar enfadado or (LAm) enojado con algn

3. (liter) (= very great)
there is a sore need of → hay gran necesidad de ...
it was a sore temptation → era una fuerte tentación

B. N (Med) → llaga f, úlcera f
to open up old sores → abrir viejas heridas

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sore

[ˈsɔː^r]

adj

(= painful) → douloureux/euse, sensible
it's sore → ça fait mal
my feet are sore, I've got sore feet → j'ai mal aux pieds
to have a sore throat → avoir mal à la gorge
that's a sore point (fig) → c'est un point sensible

(mainly US) (= annoyed) → agacé(e)
to be sore at sb → en vouloir à qn
to be sore about sth → être agacé(e) par qch

n → plaie f

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sore

adj (+er)

(= hurting) → weh, schlimm (inf); (= inflamed) → wund, entzündet; to have a sore throat → Halsschmerzen haben; my eyes are sore → mir tun die Augen weh; my wrist feels sore → mein Handgelenk schmerzt (geh) → or tut weh; to have sore muscles → Muskelkater haben; to have a sore head (esp US, Scot) → Kopfschmerzen haben; I’ve got sore feet after all that walking → meine Füße tun nach all dem Wandern weh; I’m sore all over → mir tut alles weh; where are you sore? → wo tut es (dir/Ihnen) weh?, was tut (dir/Ihnen) weh?; to be sore at heart (liter) → betrübt sein (geh); her heart was sore (liter) → ihr war weh ums Herz (liter)

(fig) a sore point → ein wunder Punkt; a sore subject → ein heikles Thema

(esp US inf: = angry, upset) → verärgert, sauer (inf) (→ about sth über etw acc, → at sb über jdn); now don’t get sore at me → werd doch nicht gleich sauer! (inf)

(= great) to be in sore need of something → etw unbedingt or dringend brauchen; in sore distress (liter) → in arger Not (liter)

adv (obs, = greatly) → arg (old), → gar sehr (obs); and when they saw the angel they were sore afraid (Bibl) → und als sie den Engel sahen, fürchteten sie sich sehr

n (Med) → wunde Stelle; (caused by friction) → wunde or wund gescheuerte Stelle; open sore → offene Wunde; to open old sores (fig) → alte Wunden öffnen

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sore

[sɔːʳ]

1. adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. (painful) → dolorante
I feel sore all over → sono tutto indolenzito
sore throat → mal m di gola
my eyes are sore, I have sore eyes → mi fanno male gli occhi
he's like a bear with a sore head (fig) → è molto irascibile

b. (fig) it's a sore point → è un punto delicato
to touch on a sore point → mettere il dito sulla piaga
to feel sore about sth (esp Am) (fam) → essere molto seccato/a per qc
don't get sore! (esp Am) (fam) → non te la prendere!

2. n (Med) → piaga

sore

(soː) adjective

1. painful. My leg is very sore; I have a sore leg.

2. suffering pain. I am still a bit sore after my operation.

3. (American) irritated, annoyed or offended. He is still sore about what happened.

noun

a painful, injured or diseased spot on the skin. His hands were covered with horrible sores.

ˈsorely adverb

badly; acutely.

ˈsoreness noun

sore

→ قَرْحَة, مُؤْلِم bolavé místo, bolestivý øm, ømhed wund, Wunde ερεθισμένος, πληγή dolorido, llaga haava, kipeä douleur, douloureux bolan, rana dolorante, piaga さわると痛いところ, 痛い 상처, 아픈 pijnlijk, zweer sår obolały, rana dolorido, dorido, ferida болезненный, больное место öm, sår เจ็บปวด, ความเจ็บ ağrılı, yara đau, vết thương 疼痛的, 痛处

sore

n. llaga, úlcera, herida;

to be ___ → estar adolorido-a;

a. [feeling] adolorido-a, doloroso-a, con dolor;

___ all over → malestar general, dolor en todo el cuerpo;

___ eyes → malestar en los ojos, ojos adoloridos;

___ throat → dolor de garganta.

My eyes are sore → Bolí mě oči → Mine øjne er ømme → Mir tun meine Augen weh → Tengo los ojos irritados → Silmäni ovat kipeät → J'ai mal aux yeux → Bole me oči → Ho gli occhi arrossati → 私は目が痛みます → 눈이 따가워요 → Mijn ogen doen pijn → Øynene mine er irriterte → Bolą mnie oczy → Meus olhos estão doloridos → Mina ögon gör ont → ฉันเจ็บตา → Gözlerim yanıyor → Mắt tôi bị đau → 我双眼很疼
My feet are sore → Bolí mě nohy → Mine fødder er ømme → Mir tun die Füße weh → Tengo llagas en los pies → Jalkani ovat kipeät → J'ai mal aux pieds → Bole me stopala → Mi fanno male i piedi → 私は足が痛みます → 발이 아파요 → Mijn voeten doen pijn → Føttene mine er ømme → Bolą mnie stopy → Meus pés estão doloridos → Я натер ноги → Jag har ont i fötterna → เท้าฉันเจ็บ → Ayaklarım ağrıyor → Chân tôi đau → 我的脚很疼
It's sore → إِنَّه مُؤْلِمٌ → Je to bolestivé → Jeg er øm → Es ist wund → Είναι ερεθισμένο → Está irritado → Se on kipeä → Ça fait mal → Boli me → È infiammato → 痛みます → 아파요 → Het is pijnlijk → Det er ømt → To mnie boli → Está dolorido → Здесь воспаление → Det är ömt → มันปวด → Ağrıyor → Chỗ ấy đau → 很痛
My back is sore → Bolí mě záda → Min ryg er øm → Mein Rücken tut weh → Tengo la espalda dolorida → Selkäni on kipeä → J'ai des douleurs dans le dos → Bole me leđa → Mi fa male la schiena → 私は背中が痛みます → 허리가 아파요 → Mijn rug doet pijn → Jeg har vondt i ryggen → Bolą mnie plecy → Minhas costas estão doloridas → Jag har ont i ryggen → หลังฉันปวด → Sırtım ağrıyor → Lưng tôi đau → 我的背很痛
My gums are sore → Bolí mě dásně → Mit tandkød er ømt → Mein Zahnfleisch ist entzündet → Tengo irritadas las encías → Ikeneni ovat kipeät → J'ai mal aux gencives → Bole me desni → Ho le gengive infiammate → 私は歯ぐきが痛みます → 잇몸이 아파요 → Mijn tandvlees doet pijn → Det gjør vondt i tannkjøttet → Bolą mnie dziąsła → Minha gengiva está dolorida → Jag har ont i tandköttet → Diş etlerim acıyor → Tôi bị đau lợi → 我的牙龈很疼

sore

adj dolorido, adolorido (Amer); — throat dolor m de garganta; n llaga, herida, úlcera; pressure — úlcera de decúbito (form), úlcera por presión, llaga debida a permanecer mucho tiempo sentado o encamado sin cambiar de posición

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