le dolía

was hurting

→ le
phrase Rare #24,131
was hurting Used to say that a body part hurt someone: “le dolía la cabeza” = “his/her head hurt” or “he/she had a headache.”
SP: A Juan le dolía la garganta todo el día.
EN: Juan's throat was hurting all day.

A ella le dolía todo el cuerpo.

Her whole body ached.

Le dolía la cabeza.

His head hurt.

Tom nos dijo que le dolía la cabeza.

Tom told us he had a headache.

Le dolía mucho la boca.

His mouth hurt a lot.

Tom dijo que le dolía la tripa y se fue de la habitación.

Tom said his stomach hurt and left the room.

A Tom le dolía la cabeza.

Tom had a headache.

Mi vecino fue al médico porque le dolía la espalda.

My neighbor went to the doctor because his back hurt.

Decía que le dolía mucho la cabeza.

He said he had a terrible headache.

Le dolía el cuerpo.

His body ached.

Le dolía todo su cuerpo.

His whole body ached.

Dijo que le dolía la cabeza.

He said he had a headache.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Le dolía la mandíbula al bostezar.

His jaw hurt when he yawned.

Le dolía todo el cuerpo.

His whole body ached.