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Schmerzmittel

painkiller

noun SHMERTS-mit-tel Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Also means

analgesic

Usage Note

Schmerzmittel is a painkiller, built from Schmerz (pain) and Mittel (agent, remedy). The plural is unchanged. Strong opioid versions are starke Schmerzmittel; the broader category is Medikament.

Examples

"Gegen die Kopfschmerzen nahm sie ein leichtes Schmerzmittel."

Natural Translation

For the headache she took a mild painkiller.

Literal Translation

Against the headaches took she a mild painkiller.

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