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головная боль

headache

Meaning of головная боль

pain in your head

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Russian[ɡəlɐvˈnajə bolʲ]
headache
головная боль - headache
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головная боль with English translation

головная боль usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

I woke up with a bad headache this morning.

Сегодня утром я проснулся с сильной головной болью.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Too much screen time can give you a headache.

Слишком долгое время перед экраном может вызвать головную боль.

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головная боль belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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головная боль synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between головная боль / мигрень / головокружение / мигренозная боль / боль в голове

🇷🇺Russian
головная боль

headache — pain in your head

A1Very Often

I woke up with a bad headache this morning.

Сегодня утром я проснулся с сильной головной болью.

Г
🇷🇺Russian
головная боль

Ordinary pain in the head; the most direct and neutral option.

A2Very Often

I have a bad headache.

У меня сильная головная боль.

М
🇷🇺Russian
мигрень

A specific type of severe headache, usually throbbing and often with nausea or sensitivity to light.

B1Often

She has a migraine, so she cannot tolerate bright light.

У неё мигрень, поэтому она не переносит яркий свет.

Г
🇷🇺Russian
головокружение

This is not pain, but the feeling that everything is spinning or that balance is lost.

A2Often

I felt dizzy after standing up suddenly.

После резкого подъёма у меня было головокружение.

М
🇷🇺Russian
мигренозная боль

A bookish or medical expression for pain related to migraine.

B2Rarely

The doctor noted that the patient had migraine pain.

Врач отметил, что у пациента мигренозная боль.

Б
🇷🇺Russian
боль в голове

A conversational and very clear variant, almost the same as "headache," but less fixed as a phrase.

A2Often

I have pain in my head today after working at the computer for a long time.

У меня сегодня боль в голове после долгой работы за компьютером.

Ц
🇷🇺Russian
цефалгия

A medical term for headache; used in medical and scientific speech.

C1Rarely

The patient has cephalalgia of unknown origin.

У пациента отмечается цефалгия неясного происхождения.

П
🇷🇺Russian
приступ головной боли

A strong or sudden episode of headache, emphasizing the onset and duration of the attack.

A2Often

He had another headache attack.

У него снова начался приступ головной боли.

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How to pronounce головная боль and what this word means

головная боль translation: headache. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce головная боль

[ɡəlɐvˈnajə bolʲ]

головная боль translation

headache

головная боль examples

I woke up with a bad headache this morning.

головная боль transcription

[ɡəlɐvˈnajə bolʲ]

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головная боль meaning: what does it mean?

боль в голове

головная боль pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

головная боль is pronounced as [ɡəlɐvˈnajə bolʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

головная боль definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I woke up with a bad headache this morning. Translation: Сегодня утром я проснулся с сильной головной болью.

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