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sufrir

to suffer

verb soo-FREER Common

Also means

to endure

Usage Note

Sufrir covers both physical pain (sufrir una lesión, to suffer an injury) and emotional anguish (sufrir en silencio). It can also mean to undergo something unwanted (sufrir un retraso, to experience a delay). Unlike English 'suffer,' it does not carry the legal meaning of permitting something to happen.

Examples

"Ella sufrió mucho durante la enfermedad."

Natural Translation

She suffered a lot during the illness.

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