WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| suffering n | (pain: physical) | sufrimiento nm |
| | | padecimiento nm |
| | | dolor nm |
| | The vet said it would be better to end the dog's suffering and put him down. |
| | La veterinaria dijo que lo mejor sería acabar con el sufrimiento del animal sacrificándolo. |
| suffering n | (pain: emotional) | sufrimiento nm |
| | | tribulación nf |
| | | congoja nf |
| | | pena nf |
| | After his wife's death, George thought the suffering was unbearable. |
| | Después de la muerte de su esposa, George pensaba que el sufrimiento iba a ser insoportable. |
| suffering adj | (in pain) (que sufre un dolor físico o moral) | dolorido/a adj |
| | | doliente adj mf |
| | | que sufre loc adj |
| | The suffering animals were put out of their misery by the vet. |
| | El veterinario sacrificaba a todos los animales doloridos. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| 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. |
| Additional Translations |
| suffer [sb] to do [sth] v expr | archaic (allow) | permitir a vtr + prep |
| | She would not suffer him to plead his suit any further. |
| | Ella no le permitiría proseguir con la demanda. |
| suffer [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | literary (tolerate) | tolerar⇒ vtr |
| | I will not suffer any more of this behaviour! |
| | ¡Ya no toleraré este comportamiento! |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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