Mar
3
2010
Spanish Noun: Dolencia
Author: Johns SmithSpanish Noun: Dolencia
Pronunciation: Doh-layn-ceeah
Translation: Ailment
Function: Noun
‘Dolencia’ comes from Spanish ‘dolor’ [pain] and it is used frequently instead of ‘enfermedad’ [sickness]. In case it comes across, you should find out whether or not a pain is involved.
Should pain be out of the picture, you must take it as ‘sickness’, not as a suffering pain.
Example:
Esa dolencia tiene más de un mes con él
Translation:
He has had that ailment for more than a month
