suffering

[US]/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. fysisk eller mental smärta, lidande; plåga
Word Forms
Present Participlesuffering
Pluralsufferings

Phrases & Collocations

Bearing suffering

Utdragande av lidande

Example Sentences

indifferent to the sufferings of others.

likgiltig inför andras lidande.

Inward suffering is the worst of nemesis.

Inre lidande är den värsta av nemesis.

a child suffering from asthma.

ett barn som lider av astma.

suffering is part of our preparation for the hereafter.

lidande är en del av vår förberedelse för efterlivet.

suffering the most exquisite torment

utstå den mest utsökta plågan.

He is suffering in his pocket.

Han lider i sin ficka.

was suffering from a bad case of the shakes.

led av en allvarlig fall av skakningar.

a callous indifference to the suffering of others.

en känslolös likgiltighet inför andras lidande

to mitigate the sufferings of the dying woman

för att lindra den döende kvinnans lidande

She was suffering from a headache.

Hon led av huvudvärk.

The city is suffering a desperate shortage of water.

Staden lider av en desperat brist på vatten.

He is suffering an emotional disturbance.

Han lider av en emotionell störning.

He is suffering from insomnia.

Han lider av sömnlöshet.

His suffering will soon be over.

Hans lidande kommer snart att ta slut.

He was suffering from a brain tumor.

Han led av en hjärntumör.

The suffering is inadvertent and unwanted.

Lidandet är oavsiktligt och oönskat.

Real-world Examples

The sort of pain that's only suffering.

Den typ av smärta som bara är lidande.

Source: House of Cards

But it's not all pain and suffering.

Men det är inte bara smärta och lidande.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

In the face of misery and suffering.

Inför elände och lidande.

Source: "BBC Documentary: Home"

Other states are also suffering from staff shortages.

Andra delstater lider också av personalbrist.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" I mean I was really suffering, " he said.

"Jag menar, jag led verkligen," sa han.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

You wanted me to take away his suffering.

Du ville att jag skulle ta bort hans lidande.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

Perhaps audiences are simply suffering from mythology fatigue.

Kanske lider publiken helt enkelt av mytologiträskhet.

Source: "The Sixth Sound" Reading Selection

Many poor nations are still suffering financial hardship.

Många fattiga nationer lider fortfarande av ekonomiska svårigheter.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

The momentary relief was followed by worse suffering.

Den flyktiga lättnaden följdes av värre lidande.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Reports say he'd been suffering from brain cancer.

Rapporter säger att han hade lidit av hjärncancer.

Source: BBC Listening September 2015 Collection

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