soffrire

suffer

verb sohf-FREE-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin sufferre

Also means

endure

Usage Note

Soffrire covers both physical and emotional pain and is irregular: the past participle is sofferto. Note soffrire di + an ailment ('to suffer from'), as in soffro di mal di testa ('I get headaches'), and non lo posso soffrire meaning 'I can't stand him'.

Examples

"Molti soffrono per la perdita."

Natural Translation

Many suffer because of the loss.

Literal Translation

Many suffer for the loss.

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