aquejar
aquejar(
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keh
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hahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (formal) (medicine)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. to afflict
El dolor que aqueja al paciente está causado por un pinzamiento discal.The pain that afflicts the patient is caused by a slipped disc.
2. (formal) (to be detrimental to)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. to afflict
De todos los males que aquejan a nuestro país, la avaricia es a mi juicio el peor.Of all the ills afflicting our country, avarice is in my opinion the worst.
3. (formal) (to distress)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. to trouble
Un profundo dolor aquejaba el corazón de la princesa siempre que recordaba a su difunto padre.Deep sadness troubled the princess's heart whenever she remembered her late father.
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