suffering in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for suffering in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.suffering [Brit ˈsʌf(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈsəf(ə)rɪŋ] ADJ

suffering

sofferente

II.suffering [Brit ˈsʌf(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈsəf(ə)rɪŋ] N U

suffering

sofferenza f

suffering

patimento m (of di)

long-suffering [Brit ˌlɒŋˈsʌfərɪŋ, Am ˈlɔŋ ˈˌsəf(ə)rɪŋ] ADJ

long-suffering

paziente

I.suffer [Brit ˈsʌfə, Am ˈsəfər] VB trans

1. suffer (undergo):

suffer punishment, defeat, loss, delay, consequences

subire

suffer hunger

soffrire

she suffered a great deal of pain

ha sofferto moltissimo

he suffered a severe neck injury

è stato gravemente ferito al collo

to suffer a heart attack, a stroke

avere un attacco cardiaco, un colpo apoplettico

the roof suffered storm damage

il tetto è stato danneggiato dalla tempesta

ports have suffered a drop in trade

i porti hanno subito un calo nell'attività commerciale

the region has suffered severe job losses

la regione ha subito un grave calo dell'occupazione

2. suffer (tolerate):

suffer form

sopportare

I won't suffer this a moment more

non tollererò tutto questo un minuto di più

II.suffer [Brit ˈsʌfə, Am ˈsəfər] VB intr

1. suffer (with illness):

to suffer from malnutrition, rheumatism

soffrire di

to suffer from heat, cold

patire

to suffer from headache, blood pressure

avere

she was suffering from a cold

era raffreddata

to suffer from agoraphobia, depression

soffrire di agorafobia, di depressione

2. suffer (experience pain):

suffer

soffrire

I hate to see him suffer like that

odio vederlo soffrire così

they suffered a lot in the war

hanno sofferto molto durante la guerra

to suffer for one's beliefs

soffrire per le proprie convinzioni

to suffer for one's sins

espiare i propri peccati

you'll suffer for it later

più avanti ne porterai le conseguenze

you'll suffer for this!

te ne pentirai!

3. suffer (do badly):

suffer company, profits, popularity:

soffrire, risentire

suffer health, quality, work:

risentire

the country suffers from its isolation

il paese risente del suo isolamento

she keeps late hours and her work is beginning to suffer

fa sempre le ore piccole e il suo lavoro sta cominciando a risentirne

the project suffers from a lack of funds

il problema del progetto è la mancanza di fondi

Translations for suffering in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tribolazione

suffering

tabagista

person suffering from tabagism

patimento

suffering

tribolo fig, liter

suffering

scompensato persona

suffering from decompensation

scompensato (scompensata)

person suffering from decompensation

ernioso

suffering from hernia

acneico

suffering from acne

suffering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for suffering in the English»Italian Dictionary

suffering [ˈsʌ·fə·rɪŋ] N

suffering

sofferenza f

years of suffering

anni m pl di sofferenza

long-suffering ADJ

long-suffering

paziente

I.suffer [ˈsʌ·fɚ] VB intr

1. suffer (be in distress):

suffer

soffrire

to suffer from sth MED

soffrire di qc

the economy is suffering from …

l'economia sta soffrendo di …

to suffer for sth

essere punito per qc

2. suffer (seem worse):

to suffer in [or by] comparison

non reggere il confronto

II.suffer [ˈsʌ·fɚ] VB trans

1. suffer (undergo):

suffer defeat, setback

subire

to suffer the consequences

subire le conseguenze

to suffer the misfortune of …

avere la sfortuna di …

2. suffer MED:

suffer

subire

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untold suffering

sofferenze f pl indicibili

Translations for suffering in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tribolazione

suffering

patimento

suffering

sofferenza

suffering

appestato (-a)

person suffering from plague

tignoso (-a)

suffering from ringworm

rachitico (-a)

suffering from rickets

rachitico (-a)

person suffering from rickets

suffering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the economy is suffering from …

l'economia sta soffrendo di …

to suffer in [or by] comparison

non reggere il confronto

to suffer the misfortune of …

avere la sfortuna di …

to suffer from a dearth of sth

risentire della mancanza di qc

years of suffering

anni m pl di sofferenza

to suffer (from) a concussion

avere una commozione cerebrale

untold suffering

sofferenze f pl indicibili

the patients who are suffering the most

i malati più -i

to suffer the torments of hell

soffrire le -e dell'inferno

to put on a suffering face

atteggiare il volto a sofferenza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Each ship which is suffering from critical damage can attempt to repair itself.

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Since then, he has worked to reduce the suffering of executions.

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As a child he was frail, often suffering from ill health, yet he excelled academically.

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Fear leads to anger; anger leads to hate; hate leads to suffering.

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He missed the final two games of the season suffering from a shoulder injury.

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He often reported that he was suffering from fever.

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He had been suffering from a long illness for several months.

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In the first case the victim suffers but does not know whence his suffering comes.

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He destroyed 3 of the enemy after suffering the wounds from which he died later that day.

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His last two seasons were in the second level after suffering relegation in 1962.

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