English-Spanish translations for suffer

• sufrir
  ¿Quién quiere sufrir, quién quiere la guerra? Who wants suffering; who wants war?
  No, nos preguntamos si pueden sufrir. No, you ask yourself, can they suffer?
  Hoy por hoy, les toca sufrir a los inocentes. At present, the innocent have to suffer.
• empeorar
  La calidad del aire empeorará, lo cual incrementará la incidencia de enfermedades cardiovasculares y supondrá una amenaza para la vida de quienes padecen asma. Air quality will worsen, which will increase the incidence of cardiovascular disease and threaten the lives of asthma sufferers.
  El sufrimiento de la población afgana dura ya mucho, pero por desgracia todavía puede empeorar. The suffering endured by the people of Afghanistan has been going on for a long time and has now, regrettably, deepened still further.
  Además de eso, los países mencionados adolecen de altas tasas de desempleo, lo que contribuye a empeorar la salud mental. In addition to that, the above-mentioned countries suffer from high unemployment, which also contributes to the worsening of mental health.
• padecer
• penar

Definition of suffer

• To undergo hardship
• To become worse
• To endure, undergo
• To allow

Examples

• At least he didnt suffer when he died in the car crash
• If you keep partying like this, your school-work will suffer
• Ive been suffering your insults for years.
• We hope you never have to suffer the same pain.

Related words

• suffering
• sufferer
• insufferable
• long-suffering
• insufferably
• sufferance
• longsuffering
• suffer a defeat
• suffer from