pena
sustantivo femenino
| 1. | [lástima]
shame, pity
¡qué pena! what a shame o pity! dar pena to inspire pity el pobre me da pena I feel sorry for the poor chap |
| 2. | [tristeza] sadness, sorrow |
| 3. | (generalmente plural) [desgracia] problem, trouble |
| 4. | (generalmente plural)
[dificultad]
struggle (uncountable noun)
a duras penas with great difficulty |
| 5. | [castigo]
punishment
so o bajo pena de under penalty of pena capital o de muerte death penalty |
| 6. | (Amér)
[vergüenza]
shame, embarrassment
me da pena I'm ashamed of it |
| 7. | (loc)
(no) valer o merecer la pena (not) to be worthwhile o worth it una película que merece la pena a film that is worth seeing sin pena ni gloria without distinction |
