Significado
suffering
- suffering, pain
- hardship
- financial distress, bad debt
En una frase
Dopo l'incidente, la sofferenza è durata mesi.
After the accident, the suffering lasted for months.
Il medico fa di tutto per alleviare la sofferenza dei pazienti.
The doctor does everything to relieve the patients' suffering.
La banca ha segnalato una sofferenza sul prestito.
The bank reported a delinquency on the loan.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| sofferenza | feminine · singular |
| sofferenze | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Usually uncountable: use la sofferenza, molta sofferenza. The plural sofferenze appears when listing hardships, pains, or medical conditions.
- Stronger and broader than dolore: sofferenza can be physical or emotional; dolore often refers more directly to pain or grief.
- In finance, credito in sofferenza is technical banking language for a non-performing or seriously troubled debt, not everyday speech.