Polyglot Dictionary

dolencia

/doˈlensja/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las dolencias

Meaning

  1. ailment

    • Sufre una dolencia crónica.

      He suffers from a chronic ailment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

achaque

dolencia is more general, referring to any ailment or illness; achaque is a minor, often age-related ailment or complaint, like the aches and pains of old age.

Practice

1 What does dolencia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sufre una ___ crónica.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dolencia?

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