ease pain

[/iːz peɪn/]
verb phrase
aliviar a dor
1. to reduce the intensity or severity of physical or emotional suffering
The medication will ease pain within an hour.
O medicamento vai aliviar a dor em uma hora.
2. to make something less difficult or burdensome
A warm compress can ease pain in sore muscles.
Uma compressa quente pode aliviar a dor nos músculos inflamados.
3. to provide comfort or relief from discomfort
The doctor prescribed pills to ease pain after surgery.
O médico prescreveu comprimidos para aliviar a dor após a cirurgia.
In both Brazilian and American healthcare contexts, 'ease pain' is a standard medical expression used by doctors and healthcare professionals. In Brazil, 'aliviar a dor' is universally understood and used in clinical, pharmaceutical, and everyday conversations about health.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
relieve painreduce painsoothemitigatealleviatediminish pain
Antonyms / Antônimos
increase painintensify painaggravateworsen

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
aliviar a dor
most common and standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
aliviar a dor
standard usage, sometimes followed by 'da pessoa'
São Paulo
aliviar a dor
standard usage in medical and everyday contexts
Portugal
aliviar a dor
identical usage to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Words

pain reliefanalgesiccomforttreatmentmedicationremedy

Related Idioms & Phrases

ease someone's pain
ease the pain
take the edge off pain
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