Italian → English
▻ painful
/BrE ˈpeɪnfʊl, 
ˈpeɪnf(ə)l, AmE ˈpeɪnfəl /
adjective
1 [injury, swelling etc.] doloroso; [lesson, memory, reminder] penoso; [blow] duro
it was painful to watch è stato penoso da guardare
it was too painful to bear era troppo doloroso da sopportare
2 (laborious) [progress, task] faticoso
3 (bad) [display, performance] penoso