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be sore

[/bi sɔːr/]
verb phrase
estar dolorido/dolorida
1. to experience physical pain or aching in a part of the body
My muscles are sore after the gym session.
Meus músculos estão doloridos após a sessão de ginástica.
2. to be angry or upset about something
He is sore about losing the game.
Ele está ressentido por ter perdido o jogo.
3. to be irritated or inflamed (especially skin or tissue)
Her throat is sore from the infection.
Sua garganta está inflamada pela infecção.
NYC Slang
be heated; be salty (when meaning angry or upset)
Synonyms
achehurtbe in painbe angrybe upset
Antonyms
feel betterbe healedbe pleasedbe happy

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estar dolorido/dolorida; estar magoado/magoada
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
estar dolorido/dolorida
standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
estar dolorido/dolorida; estar chato/chata
chato used more for emotional soreness
Portugal
estar dorido/dorida; estar magoado/magoada
dorido more common in Portugal

Related Idioms & Phrases

be a sore loser
be sore around the gills
have a sore spot
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