sting [stɪŋ] stung (past)
sustantivo
1 (Zool) (Bot) (organ) aguijón (m)
but there's a sting in the tail pero viene algo no tan agradable al final
2 (act, wound) [of insect, nettle] picadura (f); (sharp pain) punzada (f)
a sting of remorse el gusanillo de la conciencia; the sting of the rain in one's face el azote de la lluvia en la cara; I felt the sting of his irony su ironía me hirió en lo vivo
to take the sting out of sth restar fuerza a algo