B1🏥 Medical
Italian word
antidolorifico
painkiller, analgesic
Looks like
anti-pain (descriptive compound)
no direct single-word English equivalent from this form
⚠️ The trap
Learners translate 'antidolorifico' as 'anti-dolorific' — not standard English. The English words are 'painkiller', 'analgesic', or 'pain reliever'. 'Dolore' = pain, 'anti' = against. This is an Italian compound with no English cognate.
To say "no direct single-word English equivalent from this form" in Italian:
antidolorifico (correct)
"antidolorifico" in English means:
painkiller, analgesic
Example
"Il medico mi ha dato degli antidolorifici per il mal di schiena."
"The doctor gave me painkillers for the back pain."
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