Vocabulary
stechend
/ˈʃtɛçn̩t/· adjective
stabbing, sharp (pain)
Stechend is a sharp, pointed pain, often in one spot — for example in the chest when breathing in, with pneumonia or after a rib injury. The other words for the kind of pain: dumpf (dull), drückend (pressing), brennend (burning), ziehend (pulling, aching), krampfartig (cramping).
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stechend
stabbing, sharp (pain)
Beim Einatmen hat er einen stechenden Schmerz rechts in der Brust.
When he breathes in, he has a stabbing pain on the right of his chest.
Word family
stechendstechento sting, to stab; (pain) es stichtder Stichsting, stab; stitch (in sewing)das Seitenstechena stitch in the side
Common combinations
- ein stechender Schmerza stabbing pain
- stechende Schmerzen beim Einatmenstabbing pain on breathing in
- es sticht (in der Brust)there's a stabbing pain (in the chest)
Real examples
- Ist der Schmerz eher stechend oder eher dumpf?Is the pain more stabbing or more dull?
- Die Patientin klagt über stechende Schmerzen hinter dem Brustbein.The patient complains of stabbing pain behind the breastbone.
- Wenn ich huste, sticht es hier rechts unten.When I cough, I get a stabbing pain here at the lower right.
