souffrir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- ail verb To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
- smart adjective Intelligent; quick to learn or understand.
- suffer verb To experience pain, hardship, or distress.
- tolerate verb To allow something to happen or continue, even if one disapproves of it.
Senses
souffrir is used for these senses in English:
- abide (transitive) To pay for; to stand the consequences of. [from late 16th c.]
- ail (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
- smart (intransitive) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.
- suffer (intransitive) To become worse.
- suffer from (transitive) To have a particular disease or condition.
- tolerate (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
abide — full definition
- verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
- verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
- verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.
ail — full definition
- verb To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
- verb To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.