soffrire

Definitions of soffrire
  1. verb
    feel pain or be in pain
    synonyms: patire
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    types:
    andare, avere, detenere, patire
    suffer from; be ill with
    calpestare, imbavagliare, opprimere, sopraffare, tiranneggiare
    struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
    type of:
    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. verb
    experience (emotional) pain
    synonyms: patire
    digerire, durare, ingozzare, patire, portare, reggere, resistere, smaltire, sopportare, sostenere, tollerare, trangugiare
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
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    types:
    addolorare, dolersi, dolorare, esulcerare, rammaricare
    feel grief
    type of:
    avere, avvertire, provare, sentire, sentirsi
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
  3. verb
    suffer from; be ill with
    synonyms: andare, avere, detenere, patire
    patire, penare
    undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
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    type of:
    patire
    feel pain or be in pain
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