sufrir
A. -transitive verb
1. (=tener)
[+accidente] to have, suffer
[+consecuencias, revénoun] to suffer
[+cambio] to undergo
[+intervenciónoun quirúrgica] to have, undergo
[+pérdida] to suffer, sustain
·la ciudad sufrió un ataque
·the city suffered o sustained an attack
·sufrió un ataque al corazónoun
·he had a heart attack
·sufrir un colapso
·to collapse
2. (=soportar)
·Juan no puede sufrir a su jefe
·Juan can't bear o stand his boss
·no puede sufrir que la imiten
·she can't bear o stand people imitating her
3. [+examen, prueba] to undergo
4. formal usage
(=sostener) to hold up, support
B. -intransitive verb to suffer
·sufría en silencio
·she suffered in silence
·mi madre sufre mucho si llego tarde a casa
·my mother gets terribly worried if I'masculine late home
·hacer sufrir a somebody, someone
·to make somebody suffer
·sufrir [de] algo
·to suffer from something
·sufre de reumatismo
·she suffers from rheumatism
·sufre mucho de los pies
·she suffers a lot o has a lot of trouble with her feet