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.

suffer

transitive verb

1. (loss, defeat, consequences)

a. sufrir

2. (pain, sorrow)

a. sufrir, padecer

3. (tolerate)

a. aguantar, soportar

she doesn't suffer fools gladlyno les da ningún cuartel a los tontos

intransitive verb

4. (general)

a. sufrir

your health/work will sufferse resentirá tu salud/trabajo

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suffer [ˈsʌfəʳ]

transitive verb

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 or experimentado un serio contratiempo

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 or aguanto un minuto más; 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

intransitive verb

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 sth 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 suffer hacer sufrir a algn

to suffer in silence sufrir en silencio

2

to suffer from sth (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