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бо́льно

fairly common #1003B2

adverbform of больно́й

1.
painfully, badly, it hurts
Отпусти́, мне бо́льно!
Let go, it hurts!
Often impersonal with a dative: мне больно 'it hurts me'.
2.
extremely, terribly, awfully
Уж бо́льно он хи́трый.
He's awfully sly.
Colloquial intensifier, often with уж and a hint of disapproval.
3.
a bit too, overly
Бо́льно мно́го ты зна́ешь.
You know a bit too much.
Colloquial; implies the speaker finds it excessive.

Examples

Бы́ло не больно.
It didn't hurt.
Как ни стра́нно, мне не бы́ло больно.
Strangely enough, I didn't feel any pain at all.
Э́то не бы́ло больно.
That didn't hurt.
У́ши больно прока́лывать?
Does it hurt to get your ears pierced?
Покажи́ мне, где больно.
Show me where it hurts.
Мне больно.
I'm in pain.
Па́дать на лёд больно.
Falling on ice hurts.
Больно бы́ло?
Did that hurt?

Word familyбольно́йPRO

бо́льноpainfully; extremely; a bit too
adverb
больно́йill; sore; painful
adjective
больно́йpatient
nounmasculine

Related words

See also

больpain
боле́тьto be ill; to hurt; to cheer on
тяжёлыйheavy; difficult; serious
боле́зньillness

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a awfully badly bit extremely hurts it overly painfully terribly too