What does pena in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word pena in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pena in Italian.

The word pena in Italian means pain, suffering, fine, sentence, suffer, struggle, toil, labor, don't shoot the messenger, soul in torment, tormented soul, certainty of the penalty, worth the trouble to do , worth the hassle to do, worry about, take pains to, be worth the trouble, be worth it, be pitiful, feel so sorry for someone, life sentence, the minimum penalty, penal institute, state prison, correction centre, it's worth it, no pain no gain, not be worth the effort, capital punishment, penalty applied, punishment imposed, sentence imposed, custodial sentence, death penalty, capital punishment, exemplary punishment, shall be invalid, fine, make the effort to, end of the sentence, serve a term of imprisonment, are you sure it is worth it?, are you sure it is worth doing?, worry, worry about , be concerned about, a suffering soul, be worth it. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pena

pain, suffering

sostantivo femminile (sofferenza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ho sentito già abbastanza delle tue presunte pene d'amore.
I've already heard enough about your so-called pains of love.

fine, sentence

sostantivo femminile (legale (sanzione penale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al detenuto è stata ridotta la pena per buona condotta.
The prisoner had his sentence reduced for good conduct.

suffer

verbo intransitivo (patire pene, soffrire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Mia madre sta penando molto a causa dei problemi di droga di mio fratello.

struggle, toil, labor

verbo intransitivo (superare grandi avversità)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ha penato a lungo per avere quel posto.
He labored for a long time to get that position.

don't shoot the messenger

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

soul in torment, tormented soul

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

certainty of the penalty

worth the trouble to do , worth the hassle to do

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

worry about

take pains to

be worth the trouble, be worth it

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be pitiful

feel so sorry for someone

life sentence

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the minimum penalty

(legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

penal institute, state prison, correction centre

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

it's worth it

interiezione (essere conveniente)

no pain no gain

(saying)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

not be worth the effort

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

capital punishment

penalty applied, punishment imposed, sentence imposed

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

custodial sentence

sostantivo femminile (formale, giuridico (reclusione)

death penalty, capital punishment

sostantivo femminile (pena capitale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exemplary punishment

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shall be invalid

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

fine

make the effort to

end of the sentence

serve a term of imprisonment

(law, punishment)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

are you sure it is worth it?, are you sure it is worth doing?

(question)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

worry

worry about , be concerned about

a suffering soul

be worth it

verbo intransitivo (convenire)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Non vale la pena di sprecare tanto tempo nel lavoro quando sei l'unico di tutto l'ufficio a fare le cose bene.
It's not worth it to waste so much time in your work when you're the only one in the office who does things well.

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