suffer
1 verb experience, endure pain, hardship, etc INTRANSITIVEfulaing verb they suffered greatly d'fhulaing siad go leor, d'fhulaing siad cuid mhórhe's suffering from pain tá pian airshe's suffering from stress tá strus ag gabháil di, tá sí faoi strusto suffer from loneliness uaigneas a bheith ort, bheith i ngreim ag an uaigneasto suffer for your sins íoc as do chuid peacaíyou'll suffer for it yet! beidh daor ort go fóill!, fillfidh an feall ort fós!the poor are going to suffer most is iad na boicht is mó a bheidh buailte, is iad na boicht is mó a bheidh ag fulaingtthe region is suffering from severe food shortages tá an-ghanntanas bia sa dúiche
TRANSITIVEfulaing verb she suffered terrible pain d'fhulaing sí pian uafásach, bhí pian bhocht uirthihe didn't suffer any distress níor cuireadh aon anacair airshe suffered a heart attack bhuail taom croí í, tháinig taom croí uirthishe suffered an injury bhain gortú di, gortaíodh íhe suffered a painful death fuair sé anbhás, d'fhulaing sé bás i bpianthe children suffered serious abuse tugadh an-drochíde ar na leanaíshe suffered severe neglect as a child rinneadh an-fhaillí inti agus í ina páistethey suffered discrimination rinneadh leithcheal orthu, imríodh leithcheal orthuthe elderly suffer the effects of heat most is iad na seandaoine is mó a bhuailtear ag an teas
2 verb incur problem, loss TRANSITIVEwe didn't suffer much damage ní dhearnadh mórán dochair dúinnthey suffered a severe financial setback buaileadh buille mór orthu ó thaobh airgid deIreland suffered a heavy defeat buaileadh Éire go holc, chaill Éire go tromthey suffered heavy casualties maraíodh nó gortaíodh go leor acuTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb deteriorate INTRANSITIVEtheir work suffered due to lack of organisation bhí a gcuid oibre thíos leis an easpa eagair, thit caighdeán a gcuid oibre mar gheall ar an easpa eagair 4 verb literary allow TRANSITIVEhe won't suffer anyone else to do it ní ligfidh sé do dhuine ar bith eile é a dhéanamh, ní cheadóidh sé d'aon duine eile é a dhéanamh 5 verb literary tolerate TRANSITIVEcuir suas le I won't suffer such ill manners ní chuirfidh mé suas le drochbhéasa mar seo, níl mé ag dul a ghlacadh lena drochmhúineadh den chineál seoyou'll never have to suffer them again ní bheidh ort cur suas leo riamh arís, ní bheidh ort iad a sheasamh go deo arís