English-Portuguese translations for sore

chagaO terrorismo é uma verdadeira chaga, que pode rebentar se forem tomadas medidas sem o respaldo do Conselho de Segurança.Terrorism is a running sore, which may flare up if moves are made without the backing of the Security Council. É uma chaga que sangra, que se aprofunda, que alastra a muitos países, onde se refugiam os bandos de fugitivos. It is a running sore that is getting worse and spreading to many countries where streams of refugees are taking shelter. Fazer chantagem com ameaças de demissão indicia uma fraqueza que é já uma ferida aberta e se transformará numa chaga infecciosa. Blackmailing threats of resignation indicate a weakness which is a running sore already and will develop into a festering boil.
dolorosoHá a questão curda, a violência contra as mulheres continua a ser um ponto doloroso e o mesmo se aplica aos casamentos forçados e aos crimes de honra. There is the Kurdish question, violence against women is still a sore point and the same is true for forced marriages and honour crimes.

Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive
Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation
Dire; distressing
Feeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered
Criminal; wrong; evil
Very, excessively, extremely (of something bad
Sorely
An injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin
Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty
To mutilate the legs or feet of in order to induce a particular gait
A group of ducks on land
A young hawk or falcon in its first year
A young buck in its fourth year

Her feet were sore from walking so far.
The school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood.
Joe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers.
They put ointment and a bandage on the sore.

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