suffer

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sufrir

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suffer
[ˈsʌfə(r)]
verbo transitivo
1sufrir (loss, defeat, consequences); sufrir, padecer (pain, sorrow)
2aguantar, soportar (tolerate)
  • she doesn't suffer fools gladly -> no les da ningún cuartel a los tontos
verbo intransitivo
3sufrir (from de)
  • your health/work will suffer -> se resentirá tu salud/trabajo

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suffer [sa-far]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Sufrir, padecer algún dolor, pesar, etc. 2. (n)
2Sufrir, permitir; admitir (admit). (n)
3Sufrir alguna pena o castigo. (n)
4Causar daño o detrimento. (n)
  • To suffer for -> sufrir, padecer por, llevar la pena de algo
  • To be suffered -> tolerable, soportable
  • Not to be suffered -> intolerable, insoportable
  • I can’t suffer it -> no puedo aguantarlo
  • To suffer for divorce -> solicitar el divorcio, presentar demanda de divorcio
  • To be suffered -> ser demandado
Sufrir, tolerar, aguantar, llevar algún mal con paciencia, sufrimiento y tolerancia (bear, tolerate).

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suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ]
verb:transitive
1 (experience) [+pain, hardship] sufrir; padecer; [+loss, decline, setback] sufrir; experimentar
Romania suffered another setback in its efforts to obtain financial support for its reforms
to suffer a heart attack sufrir un infarto; the peace process has suffered a serious blow el proceso de paz ha sufrido experimentado un serio contratiempo;or
The rebels have suffered heavy casualties in fighting this week The army had suffered a humiliating [defeat]
to suffer the same fate as sufrir la misma suerte que; to suffer the consequences sufrir las consecuencias
2 (tolerate) [+opposition, rudeness] soportar; aguantar
I can't suffer it a moment longer no lo soporto aguanto un minuto más;or to suffer sb to do sth (Literat) permitir que algn haga algo
But the woman had observed, from the young wanderer's gait, that one of her little feet was blistered and sore, and being a woman and a mother too, she would not suffer her to go until she had washed the place and applied some simple remedy Gladly would I have lingered round the place for hours, in the hope of catching at least one distant glimpse of her before I went, but it must not be: I must not suffer her to see me to suffer fools gladly
he/she doesn't suffer fools gladly no soporta a los imbéciles
verb:intransitive
1 (experience pain) sufrir
There are few who have not suffered.. It is obvious that Syria will suffer most from this change of heart
to suffer for sthfor sufrir las consecuencias de algo
you'll suffer for this! ¡me las pagarás!; I'll make him suffer for it! ¡me las pagará!
he suffered for it later
to suffer for one's sins expiar sus pecados
her alcoholism was a long time ago - so how long must she be made to suffer for her sins?
to make sb suffermake hacer sufrir a algn
to suffer in silencesilence sufrir en silencio
2
to suffer from sthfrom (experience)
the house is suffering from neglect la casa está en un cierto estado de abandono; Madrid suffers from overcrowding Madrid adolece de superpoblación; to suffer from an illness padecer una enfermedad
he's suffering from terminal cancer
they were suffering from shock se encontraban en estado de shock; to suffer from the effects of alcohol sufrir los efectos del alcohol; to suffer from the effects of a fall resentirse de una caída
3 (worsen) [+studies, business, eyesight, health] verse afectado; resentirse
Investment would suffer badly.. I'm not surprised that your studies are suffering
sales have suffered badly las ventas se han visto afectadas seriamente
as a result of the long hours he worked his health suffered

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Verb Conjugation for "suffer"

Imperative
  • suffer
  • you suffer
  • he/she suffers
  • we suffer
  • you suffer
  • they suffer
Preterite
  • I suffered
  • you suffered
  • he/she suffered
  • we suffered
  • you suffered
  • they suffered
Present Continuous
  • I am suffering
  • you are suffering
  • he/she is suffering
  • we are suffering
  • you are suffering
  • they are suffering
Present Perfect
  • I have suffered
  • you have suffered
  • he/she has suffered
  • we have suffered
  • you have suffered
  • they have suffered
Past Continuous
  • I was suffering
  • you were suffering
  • he/she was suffering
  • we were suffering
  • you were suffering
  • they were suffering
Past Perfect
  • I had suffered
  • you had suffered
  • he/she had suffered
  • we had suffered
  • you had suffered
  • they had suffered
Future
  • I will suffer
  • you will suffer
  • he/she will suffer
  • we will suffer
  • you will suffer
  • they will suffer
Future Perfect
  • I will have suffered
  • you will have suffered
  • he/she will have suffered
  • we will have suffered
  • you will have suffered
  • they will have suffered
Future Continuous
  • I will be suffering
  • you will be suffering
  • he/she will be suffering
  • we will be suffering
  • you will be suffering
  • they will be suffering
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been suffering
  • you have been suffering
  • he/she has been suffering
  • we have been suffering
  • you have been suffering
  • they have been suffering
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been suffering
  • you will have been suffering
  • he/she will have been suffering
  • we will have been suffering
  • you will have been suffering
  • they will have been suffering
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been suffering
  • you had been suffering
  • he/she had been suffering
  • we had been suffering
  • you had been suffering
  • they had been suffering
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