Translation pena in the Italian-English Collins dictionary

pena sf

a  (dolore) sorrow, sadness no pl  , (angoscia) worry, anxiety
essere o stare in pena (per qn/qc)  to worry o be anxious (about sb/sth)
ero in pena per te  I was worried about you
le pene dell'inferno  the torments of hell
ha passato le pene dell'inferno   (fig) she went through hell

b  (pietà) pity
far pena  to be pitiful
mi fa pena  I feel sorry for him
fa pena vederlo così  it is pitiful to see him like this
quel cappello fa pena   (fig) that hat is a disgrace

c  (Dir) sentence , (punizione) penalty, punishment
fu condannato ad una pena di 5 anni  he was sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment
scontare una pena  to serve a term of imprisonment
♦ pena capitale capital punishment
♦ pena di morte death sentence o penalty
sono contrario alla pena di morte  I'm against the death penalty
è stato condannato alla pena di morte  he was sentenced to death
♦ pena pecuniaria fine

d  (fatica) trouble no pl , effort , (difficoltà) difficulty
prendersi o darsi la pena di fare qc  to go to the trouble of doing sth, take the trouble to do sth
valere la pena  to be worth it
vale la pena farlo  it's worth doing, it's worth it
non ne vale la pena  it's not worth the effort o worth it