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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessouffrir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: soo-freer
"Il est difficile de les voir souffrir."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To experience or be affected by something bad, such as pain, injury, sorrow, or a medical condition.
"Many patients suffer from chronic back pain." - 2
To deteriorate in quality, efficiency, or standard.
"Her grades began to suffer when she took on a part-time job."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'soufrir' and further back from the Latin 'sufferre', meaning 'to bear, undergo, endure', composed of 'sub-' (from below) and 'ferre' (to bear). It entered the English language during the Middle English period in the 13th century, initially meaning to allow or permit, before evolving to primarily signify experiencing pain, distress, or hardship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suffer" is said worldwide
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souffrir
Transliteration: soo-freer
"Il est difficile de les voir souffrir."
leiden
Transliteration: ly-den
"Viele Menschen leiden unter den Folgen des Sturms."
soffrire
Transliteration: sof-free-re
"Molti animali soffrono a causa del freddo."
sufrir
Transliteration: soo-freer
"Ella sufre de migrañas crónicas."
sofrer
Transliteration: so-frer
"Eles vão sofrer grandes perdas financeiras."
कष्ट सहना
Transliteration: kasht sehna
"बुरी आदतों से स्वास्थ्य को कष्ट सहना पड़ता है।"
受苦
Transliteration: shòukǔ
"战争让无辜的人民遭受苦难。"
고통받다
Transliteration: gotongbatda
"그는 심각한 스트레스로 고통받고 있다."
苦しむ
Transliteration: kurushimu
"彼は長い間病気で苦しんでいる。"
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