suffer

sufrir

suffer(suh-fuhr)

intransitive verb

1. (to experience physical or emotional pain)

a. sufrir

Leave her alone. Don't you think she's already suffered enough?

Déjala en paz. ¿No te parece que ya ha sufrido bastante?

2. (to experience illness or injury; used with "from")

a. sufrir

She suffers from chronic headaches.

Sufre dolores de cabeza crónicos.

b. padecer

Millions of people suffer from hunger in the world.

Millones de personas padecen hambre en el mundo.

c. padecer de (an illness)

I've always suffered from anxiety.

Siempre he padecido de ansiedad.

3. (to worsen)

a. resentirse

His health has suffered from his addictions.

Su salud se ha resentido por sus adicciones.

b. verse afectado

The city's infrastructure has suffered due to the crisis.

Las infraestructuras urbanas se han visto afectadas por la crisis.

transitive verb

4. (to experience)

a. sufrir

She suffered a bad fall when she was 12.

Sufrió una mala caída a los 12 años.

b. padecer

He suffered a psychotic break from all of the stress.

Padeció un brote psicótico por todo el estrés.

5. (to endure)

a. tolerar

I will not suffer this type of behavior in my class.

No voy a tolerar este tipo de comportamiento en mi clase.

b. soportar

We had to suffer the insults of an important client.

Tuvimos que soportar los insultos de un cliente importante.

c. aguantar

She cannot suffer his presence. She despises him.

No aguanta su presencia. Lo desprecia.