sufrir

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to suffer

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sufrir
transitive verb
1 to suffer (padecer) ; to have (accidente)
  • no sufrió daños -> it wasn't damaged
  • sufrió una agresión -> he was the victim of an attack
2 to bear, to stand (soportar)
  • tengo que sufrir sus manías -> I have to put up with his idiosyncrasies
3 to undergo, to experience (experimentar)
  • la Bolsa sufrió una caída -> the stock market fell
  • la empresa ha sufrido pérdidas -> the company has reported o made losses
intransitive verb
4 to suffer (padecer)
  • sufrir de -> to suffer from (enfermedad)
  • sufrir del estómago -> to have a stomach complaint

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sufrir [soo-freer’]
article & verb transitive
1 To suffer, to bear with patience, to undergo.
2 To bear or carry a load; to sustain an attack.
3 To clinch a nail.
4 To permit, to tolerate.
5 To pay and suffer.
6 To abide; to comport; to go under.
  • No sufre la menor descortesía -> he won't tolerate the slightest rudeness
verb neuter
7 To suffer. (n)
  • Sufrir de -> to suffer from
  • Sufre de reumatismo -> she suffers from rheumatism
  • Es menester sufrir y consufrir -> we must bear and forbear

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sufrir
verbo:transitivo
1 (tener) [+accidente] to have; suffer; [+consecuencias, revés] to suffer; [+cambio] to undergo; [+intervención quirúrgica] to have; undergo; [+pérdida] to suffer; sustain
la ciudad sufrió un ataque the city suffered sustained an attack;o sufrió un ataque al corazón he had a heart attack; sufrir un colapso to collapse
2 (soportar)
Juan no puede sufrir a su jefe Juan can't bear stand his boss;o no puede sufrir que la imiten she can't bear stand people imitating her;o
3 [+examen, prueba] to undergo
4 (formal) (sostener) to hold up; support
verbo:intransitivo
to suffer
sufría en silencio she suffered in silence; mi madre sufre mucho si llego tarde a casa my mother gets terribly worried if I'm late home; hacer sufrir a algn to make sb suffer; sufrir de algo to suffer from sth; sufre de reumatismo she suffers from rheumatism; sufre mucho de los pies she suffers a lot has a lot of trouble with her feet;o

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Verb Conjugation for "sufrir"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo sufro sufrí sufría sufriré sufra
Tú sufres sufriste sufrías sufrirás sufras
Ella/Él/Usted sufre sufrió sufría sufrirá sufra
Nosotros sufrimos sufrimos sufríamos sufriremos suframos
Vosotros sufrís sufristeis sufríais sufriréis sufráis
Ellos/Ustedes sufren sufrieron sufrían sufrirán sufran
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