Migrañas (en. Migraines)

miˈɡraɲas

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Neurological disorder characterized by recurring attacks of headache.

I have suffered from migraines for years, and it is difficult for me to lead a normal life.

Sufro de migrañas desde hace años y me resulta difícil llevar una vida normal.

Headaches that usually affect one side of the head.

Migraines can be so intense that they incapacitate the person.

Las migrañas pueden ser tan intensas que incapacitan a la persona.

Often accompanied by symptoms such as nausea and photophobia.

My sister has to rest in the darkness when she gets a migraine.

Mi hermana tiene que descansar en la oscuridad cuando le da una migraña.

It comes from the Greek 'hemikrania', which means 'pain in half the skull'.

I got a migraine.

I have a severe headache.

me dio una migraña

to suffer from migraines

Having recurrent episodes of headache.

sufrir de migrañas

migraine attack

Acute episode of intense pain in the head.

ataque de migraña

headache

General term for any type of headache.

cefalea

migraine

Synonym for migraine, although it sometimes refers to a specific type.

jaqueca

headache

Any type of discomfort in the head that is not necessarily a migraine.

dolor de cabeza

Migraine

Today I have a terrible migraine, I can't handle the light.

Hoy tengo una migraña terrible, no puedo con la luz.

Check

I got a check when I tried to read in the sun.

Me dio un jaque cuando intenté leer en el sol.