padecer

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to endure

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padecer
transitive verb
1 to endure, to undergo (sufrimiento) ; to suffer (hambre, injusticia) ; to suffer from (enfermedad)
  • padecer inundaciones/un terremoto -> to be hit by floods/an earthquake
intransitive verb
2 to suffer
  • padecer del corazón/riñón -> to suffer from a heart/kidney complaint
  • padeció mucho por sus hijos -> she suffered a lot for the sake of her children

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padecer [pah-day-therr’]
article & verb transitive
1 To suffer corporal affliction.
2 To sustain an injury.
3 To be liable to 4.
verb neuter
  • Padecer de -> to suffer from
  • Padece del corazón -> he suffers with his heart
To endure (aguantar).(Yo padezco, yo padezca, from Padecer. V. CONOCER.

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padecer
verbo:intransitivo
to suffer
ha padecido mucho she has suffered a lot; padecer de to suffer from; padece del corazón he has heart trouble; ella padece por todos she suffers on everybody's account; padece en su amor propio his self-respect suffers; se embala bien para que no padezca en el viaje it is well packed so that it will not get damaged on the journey
verbo:transitivo
1 (sufrir) to suffer
eso hace padecer el metal de los goznes that puts a strain on the metal of the hinges
2 (aguantar) [+malos tratos, adversidades] to endure; put up with
padecer un error to labour under a misapprehension

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Verb Conjugation for "padecer"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo padezco padecí padecía padeceré padezca
Tú padeces padeciste padecías padecerás padezcas
Ella/Él/Usted padece padeció padecía padecerá padezca
Nosotros padecemos padecimos padecíamos padeceremos padezcamos
Vosotros padecéis padecisteis padecíais padeceréis padezcáis
Ellos/Ustedes padecen padecieron padecían padecerán padezcan
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