subir

subir [sybiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb

   a. [+ affront, attaque, critique, dégâts] to suffer

• faire subir un affront à qn to subject sb to an insult

• faire subir des pertes/une défaite à l'ennemi to inflict losses/defeat on the enemy

   b. [+ charme] to be under the influence of ; [+ influence] to be under ; [+ peine de prison] to serve ; [+ examen, opération, interrogatoire, modification] to undergo

• subir les effets de qch to be affected by sth

• faire subir un examen à qn to make sb undergo an examination

• les prix ont subi une hausse importante there has been a considerable increase in prices

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sybiʀ

verbe transitif

1) (être victime de) to be subjected to [mauvais traitements, violences, pressions]; to suffer [dégâts, discrimination, brimades]

faire subir à quelqu'un — to subject somebody to [mauvais traitements]; to inflict [something] on somebody [défaite, pertes]

2) (être soumis à) to undergo, to be subjected to [interrogatoire]; to take [examen scolaire]; to have [opération, examens médicaux]

subir l'influence de quelqu'un — to be under somebody's influence

3) (supporter) to put up with [personne, épreuve]

4) (être l'objet de) to undergo [changements]

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sybiʀ vt

1) [affront, dégâts, mauvais traitements] to suffer

2) [traitement, opération, châtiment] to undergo

subir une opération — to have an operation, to undergo an operation

3) [changement] to undergo

4) [influence, charme] to be under, to be subjected to

5) [personne] to have to put up with, to be subjected to

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subir verb table: finir vtr

1 (être victime de) to be subjected to [mauvais traitements, violences, pressions]; to suffer, to sustain [défaite, dégâts]; to suffer [discrimination, brimades]; subir le contrecoup/les conséquences de qch to suffer the effects/the consequences of sth; subir le même sort to suffer the same fate; faire subir à qn to subject sb to [mauvais traitements]; to inflict [sth] on sb [défaite, pertes]; subir les effets de la concurrence/de la récession to experience the effects of ou to be affected by competition/the recession;

2 (être soumis à) to undergo, to be subjected to [interrogatoire]; to take [examen scolaire]; to undergo [opération chirurgicale, examens médicaux]; subir l'influence de qn to be under sb's influence; faire subir à qn to subject sb to [interrogatoire]; to make sb take [examen scolaire]; to make sb undergo [examens médicaux];

3 (supporter) to put up with [personne, épreuve]; subir la colère de qn en silence to suffer sb's anger in silence;

4 (être l'objet de) to undergo, to go through [changements, transformations].

[sybir] verbe transitif

1. [dommages, pertes] to suffer, to sustain

[conséquences, défaite] to suffer

[attaque, humiliation, insultes, sévices] to be subjected to, to suffer

faire subir une torture à quelqu'un to subject somebody to torture

après tout ce qu'elle m'a fait subir after all she inflicted on me ou made me go through

2. [influence] to be under

[situation, personne] to put up with

je ne pouvais que subir son envoûtement I could not free myself of her spell

il a l'air de subir le match he looks as though he's just letting the match go on around him

3. [opération, transformation] to undergo