What does souffrir in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word souffrir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use souffrir in French.

The word souffrir in French means suffer, suffer, suffer with, suffer from, suffer, be affected by, suffer, tolerate, accept, suffer, tolerate, stand, put up with each other, hurt, upset, hurt, no pain, no gain, be in agony. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word souffrir

suffer

verbe intransitif (ressentir une peine physique)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Depuis sa maladie, Julien souffre beaucoup. Et le médecin ne t'a rien donné pour ne pas que tu souffres ?
Didn't the doctor give you anything so you wouldn't be in pain?

suffer

verbe intransitif (ressentir une peine morale)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Depuis que sa femme l'a quitté, Christophe souffre.
Since his wife left him, Christopher has been suffering.

suffer with

verbe transitif indirect (endurer un mal)

Mon grand-père souffre beaucoup des vertèbres cervicales.
My grandfather suffers a lot with his cervical vertebrae.

suffer from

verbe transitif indirect (avoir une maladie)

Mon oncle souffre d'un problème cardiaque.
My uncle suffers from a heart condition.

suffer

verbe intransitif (avoir des problèmes)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
J'ai finalement réussi à expliquer les probabilités à mon fils, mais j'ai souffert !
I finally managed to explain probability to my son, but I suffered!

be affected by

verbe transitif indirect (soutenu (avoir des problèmes à cause de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La campagne souffre de la sécheresse.
The countryside is affected by drought.

suffer, tolerate, accept

verbe transitif (littéraire (consentir, accepter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Souffririez-vous qu'une telle femme vive sous notre toit ?
Can you tolerate having a woman like that live under our roof?

suffer, tolerate

verbe transitif (littéraire (supporter [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le président ne souffrait guère ce genre de réflexion.
The president doesn't tolerate this kind of thought.

stand

verbe transitif (littéraire (supporter [qqn]) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La duchesse ne pouvait pas souffrir la jeune fermière, qu'elle trouvait vulgaire.
The duchess couldn't stand the young farm girl, who she found vulgar.

put up with each other

verbe pronominal (littéraire (se supporter) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Paul et Marie divorcent, ils ne se souffrent plus.
Paul and Marie are getting divorced; they can't put up with each other any longer.

hurt

verbe transitif (causer une douleur physique)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mon dos me fait souffrir, il faudrait vraiment que je consulte.

upset, hurt

verbe transitif (causer une douleur morale)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les réflexions du professeur ont fait souffrir le jeune garçon, qui avait beaucoup travaillé.

no pain, no gain

(la beauté exige des sacrifices)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be in agony

locution verbale (figuré (avoir très mal)

Depuis que je me suis tordu la cheville, je souffre le martyre !

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