sore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɔːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sôr, sōr)

Inflections of 'sore' (adj):
sorer
adj comparative
sorest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sore adj (painful, tender)dolerle a alguien vi + prep
  (técnicamente)dolorido/a adj
 Ouch! Please don't touch the bruise on my arm; it's really sore.
 ¡Ay! No me toques el moretón del brazo, que me duele mucho.
sore adj (throat: inflamed)irritado adj
  (sore throat)dolor de garganta nm + loc adj
 Tina had a cold; her nose was running and her throat was sore.
 Tina tenía un resfrío; la nariz le goteaba y tenía la garganta irritada.
 Tina tenía un resfrío; la nariz le goteaba y tenía dolor de garganta.
sore adj (muscle: aching)dolorido/a adj
  (ES)con agujetas loc adj
  (CO: coloquial)molido/a adj
 Philip's legs were sore after the long run he'd been on the day before.
 Phil tenía las piernas doloridas después de la carrera del día anterior.
sore n (open skin infection)llaga nf
  úlcera nf
 Lydia had a weeping sore on her leg.
 Lydia tenía una llaga con pus en la pierna.
sore n figurative (sore point: source of distress) (figurado)herida nf
  (figurado)llaga nf
 The brothers' argument reopened old sores.
 La pelea de los hermanos volvió a abrir viejas heridas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sore adj mainly US (emotions: upset)resentido/a adj
  (AmL)enojado/a adj
  enfadado/a adj
  dolido/a adj
 Ned was still sore about the trick the other boys had played on him.
 Ned todavía estaba resentido por la broma que le hicieron los otros chicos.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bedsore,
bed sore,
pressure sore,
pressure ulcer n		 (bedridden person's pressure sore) (medicina)escara nf
  (medicina)úlcera de decúbito loc nom f
  llaga nf
 The nurses turned the patient daily to prevent him getting bed sores.
 Los enfermeros daban vuelta al paciente todos los días para evitar las escaras.
chancroid,
soft sore,
soft chancre,
ulcus molle n		 (venereal ulcer)chancroide nm
  chancro blando loc nom m
cold sore n (herpes on lip)herpes labial loc nom m
 I never kiss anyone with a cold sore.
 Nunca beso a nadie que tenga herpes labial.
  (ES)calentura nf
  (AR)calor de estómago loc nom m
 Nunca beso a nadie con una calentura en el labio.
  (MX, CL)fuego nm
  fuego labial loc nom m
 Nunca beso a nadie con fuegos.
in sore need,
in sore want adj		 (needing badly)necesitando gerundio
 The young man smelt terrible; he was in sore need of a bath.
mouth ulcer,
also US: canker sore n		 (oral sore) (Medicina)afta nf
  (formal)úlcera oral, úlcera bucal nf + adj mf
 This cream is for treating mouth ulcers.
 Esta crema sirve para tratar las aftas.
  (AmC, CL, EC, MX: coloquial)fuego nm
  (AR, PE: coloquial)boquera nf
saddle sore n (pressure sore on rider)rozadura nf
saddle sore n (pressure sore on horse)rozadura nf
saddle-sore adj (person: sore after riding)rozado/a adj
saddle-sore adj (horse: sore from saddle)rozado/a adj
a sight for sore eyes expr (welcome after tough time)benditos los ojos que te ven loc interj
  tanto tiempo loc interj
sore head n US, informal ([sb] discontented and irritable)cascarrabias n común
  (PR)casco caliente loc nom m
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No le hagas caso, es un cascarrabias que se queja de todo.
sore heart n (sorrow, grief)pena nf
  dolor nm
 It was with a sore heart that Susan said goodbye to her parents.
sore loser,
bad loser n		 informal, pejorative ([sb] who dislikes not winning)mal perdedor, mala perdedora adj + mf, nf
sore throat n informal (painful throat infection)dolor de garganta nm + loc adj
 Sore throats usually indicate an emerging cold.
 El dolor de garganta suele ser síntoma del inicio de un resfriado.
stick out like a sore thumb v expr (be very conspicuous)llamar la atención loc verb
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'sore' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abscess - bedsore - boil - bump - canker - cankerous - chafed - chancre - chapped - chilblain - decubitus ulcer - fester - fever blister - gastric ulcer - herpes simplex - lesion - mouth ulcer - oral herpes - saddle sore - saddle-sore - stye - ulceration
Spanish:
adolorido - agujeta - maldita - matadura - delicado - afta - alegrar la vista - bocera - boquera - calentura - carrasposo - dar el cante - desentonar - dichosos los ojos que te ven - dolorido - escocer - estar mal de - faringitis - fuego - herpe - herpes - irritable - llamar poderosamente la atención - ni pegar ni con cola - no pegar ni con cola - pupa - saltar a la vista - ser un regalo para la vista - tener mal perder

Collocations: I have a sore [throat, thumb, back, shoulder, arm], sore [glands, tonsils], have a sore spot on my [back, nose, face], more...

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