| Principal Translations |
| suffer⇒ vi | (undergo pain or hardship) | sufrir⇒ vtr |
| | She suffered for years while married to him. |
| | Ella sufrió durante años mientras estuvo casada con él. |
| suffer from [sth] vi + prep | (be ill with) | tener⇒ vtr |
| | | sufrir⇒, padecer⇒ vtr |
| | He's suffered from diabetes all his life. |
| | Ha tenido diabetes toda su vida. |
| suffer from [sth] vi + prep | (be adversely affected by) | ser víctima de loc verb |
| | | sufrir por vtr + prep |
| | This forest suffers from the effects of acid rain. |
| | It's always the poor who suffer most from unemployment. |
| | El bosque es víctima de los efectos de la lluvia ácida. |
| | Siempre son los pobres quienes sufren por el desempleo. |
| suffer for [sth] vi + prep | (endure pain for the sake of) | sufrir por vi + prep |
| | | sufrir a causa de loc verb |
| | The athlete suffered for his pursuit of perfection. |
| | El artista sufría por su búsqueda de perfección. |
| suffer for [sth] vi + prep | (be inconvenienced because of) | sufrir por vi + prep |
| | The painter suffered for his art. |
| | El pintor sufría por su arte. |
| suffer [sth]⇒ vtr | (undergo) | sufrir⇒ vtr |
| | | someterse⇒ v prnl |
| | He suffered much hardship as a child. |
| | Sufrió muchas dificultades cuando era niño. |
| | Él estuvo sometido a muchas dificultades cuando era niño. |
Compound Forms:
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| not suffer fools gladly v expr | (have no patience with stupid people) | no tener tiempo para tontos loc verb |
| suffer from hallucinations v expr | (experience sensory illusions) | sufrir alucinaciones loc verb |
| | People with schizophrenia may suffer from hallucinations. |
| | Las personas esquizofrénicas sufren alucinaciones. |
| suffer loss vtr + n | (be bereaved) | sufrir la pérdida de loc verb |
| | You'll understand how I feel when you suffer loss yourself. |
| | Entenderás cómo me siento cuando tú mismo sufras la pérdida de alguien. |
| suffer pain vtr + n | (endure physical discomfort) | sufrir dolor loc verb |
| | I'm suffering pain in all my joints, Doctor. |
| | Doctor, estoy sufriendo dolor en todas mis articulaciones. |
| | | sentir dolor loc verb |
| | Doctor, estoy sintiendo dolor en todas mis articulaciones. |
| suffer pain vtr + n | (endure psychological torment) | soportar pena loc verb |
| | He suffered much pain following the death of his wife. |
| | Soportó mucha pena tras la muerte de su esposa. |
| | | sufrir⇒ vtr |
| | Sufrió mucho tras la muerte de su esposa. |
| suffer the consequences v expr | (endure what follows) (figurado) | pagar las consecuencias loc verb |
| | If you choose to lie now, you'll suffer the consequences later. |
| | Si decides mentir ahora, más adelante pagarás las consecuencias. |
| | | sufrir las consecuencias loc verb |
| | Si decides mentir ahora, más adelante sufrirás las consecuencias. |
take a bashing,
get a bashing,
take a bashing,
suffer a bashing v expr | informal (be beaten physically) | recibir una paliza loc verb |
| | | tunda nf |
| | | golpiza nf |
| | (MX, coloquial) | tranquiza nf |
take a bashing,
get a bashing,
suffer a bashing v expr | figurative, informal (be defeated) (figurado) | recibir una paliza loc verb |
| | The team took a bashing in today's match, losing 6-0. |
take a beating,
suffer a beating v expr | informal (be defeated) (figurado, perder) | recibir una paliza loc verb |
take a kicking,
suffer a kicking v expr | figurative, informal (be defeated) (figurado) | recibir una paliza loc verb |
| | The prime minister's party took a kicking in the local elections. |
take a kicking,
suffer a kicking v expr | figurative, informal (be heavily criticized) (figurado, crítica) | recibir una paliza loc verb |
| | (figurado, crítica) | recibir una buena loc verb |
| | He's taken a real kicking in the tabloids for his extra-marital affairs. |
| | Ha recibido una buena en los tabloides por sus aventuras extramatrimoniales. |