headache

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛdeɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛdˌeɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hedāk′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
headache n(body)dolor de cabeza nm + loc adj
  jaqueca nf
 (formal)cefalea nf
 After being hunched in front of a computer all day Fiona got a headache.
 Tania is prone to headaches.
 Después de pasarse todo el día encorvada frente al ordenador, a Fiona le dio dolor de cabeza.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
headache nfigurative (difficult issue) (figurado)quebradero de cabeza loc nom m
  dolor de cabeza nm + loc adj
 This project is turning out to be a big headache.
 Este proyecto se está convirtiendo en un gran quebradero de cabeza.
headache n(person)latazo n común
  pelmazo, pelmaza nm, nf
 (AR)pesado, pesada nm, nf
 Dana's friend was a huge headache today when she called to get a ride to the airport at two in the morning.
 La amiga de Dana fue un latazo hoy cuando llamó para que la llevásemos al aeropuerto a las dos de la mañana.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
cluster headache,
histamine headache
n
(severe recurrent head pain)cefalea en racimo nf + loc adj
pounding headache,
thumping headache
n
informal (head pain)migraña nf
 (informal)dolor de cabeza mortal, dolor de cabeza horrible grupo nom
 I've been off work today with a pounding headache.
splitting headache ninformal (severe head pain)jaqueca nf
 Would you turn the music down? - it's giving me a splitting headache.
 ¿Podrías bajar la música? Me está dando jaqueca.
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Spanish:

Collocations: have a [pounding, splitting, dull, throbbing] headache, [have, feel] a headache coming on, [cures, remedies, relief] for headaches, more...

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