afligir

Catalan

Verb

afligir (first-person singular present afligeixo, past participle afligit)

  1. to afflict

Conjugation

  • aflicció

Further reading


Portuguese

Verb

afligir (first-person singular present indicative aflijo, past participle afligido)

  1. harm (cause damage)
  2. (transitive) afflict (to cause pain to)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin affligo, affligere.

Verb

afligir (first-person singular present aflijo, first-person singular preterite afligí, past participle afligido)

  1. to afflict
    • 1835, Carlos María de Bustamante, Mañanas de la Alameda de México:
      ¿Qué te aflije, pues, Señor?.... diviértete, alegra, y disipa tus males....
      What afflicts you then, sir? Be happy, and dispel your ills.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • 1875, Wilkie Collins, translated by Cristina Graell, 1997, La ley y la dama:
      ¡Maldita sea, coja el bastón! No le aflija. Azóteme en la espalda. ¡Goplpéeme!
      Damn it, take the stick! Don't let it afflict you. Whip me in the back. Hit me!
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

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