Also means
stinging sensation
Usage Note
Stechen as a noun (das Stechen) describes a sharp, stabbing or stinging pain. Ein Stechen in der Seite (a stitch in the side) is the classic phrase used by runners, while Stechen in der Brust signals potential cardiac symptoms.
Examples
"Das Stechen in seiner Seite zwang ihn, den Lauf zu unterbrechen."
Natural Translation
The stitch in his side forced him to stop running.
Literal Translation
The stabbing in his side forced him to interrupt the run.
Related Words
- Akkommodation accommodation (focusing adjustment of the eye lens)
- Anosmie anosmia, loss of smell
- Blick look
- Bogengang semicircular canal (inner ear)
- Brennen burning sensation
- Dunkeladaptation dark adaptation (eye adjustment from light to darkness)
- Dämmerungssehen twilight vision, scotopic vision
- Eigengeruch body odour; characteristic personal scent
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