She was dying vs Suffering

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

She was dying

Top 2000 (comum)

Suffering

Top 1000 (muito comum) B2 noun

Mais comum: Suffering

	She was dying	Suffering
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 //ʃiː wəz ˈdaɪɪŋ// 🇺🇸 //ʃi wəz ˈdaɪɪŋ//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/"]/
Significado	Ela estava muito doente ou muito triste. She was very sick or very sad.	A experiência de dor ou angústia. The experience of pain or distress.
Exemplo	She was dying to know the outcome of the game.	Death finally brought an end to her suffering.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 1000 (muito comum)
Nível CEFR	-	B2
Classe gramatical		noun
Colocações	dying wish, dying to see, dying from laughter, dying moments, dying light	enormous, great, immense, amount, degree, level, cause (somebody), inflict, increase, pain and suffering, enormous, great, immense, amount, degree, level, cause (somebody), inflict, increase, pain and suffering
Antônimos	-	comfort, relief, well-being
Erros comuns	Confusing 'dying' with just being tired or bored., Using it too lightly in serious conversations., Not recognizing it can mean emotional distress, not just physical.	Using 'suffering' as a verb instead of 'suffer'., Confusing 'suffering' with 'sufferings' (the latter is usually used in a different context).
Notas de uso	Usado para expressar emoções ou situações extremas. Pode ser informal quando se refere a sentimentos fortes, não sempre literal. Used to express extreme emotions or situations. Can be informal when referring to strong feelings, not always literal.	Usado em contextos formais e informais. Pode descrever dor física ou emocional. Tenha cuidado para não confundir com 'suffer', que é a forma verbal. Used in both formal and informal contexts. It can describe physical or emotional pain. Be careful not to confuse it with 'suffer', which is the verb form.

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Sherlock › S1 E1

But why did she wait until she was dying to write it?

She was dying

especially you, Reiben, to ease her suffering.

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

and another fifteen for my partner's pain and suffering.

Better Call Saul › S1 E1

When she gets out of the car, you're suffering Saint Sebastian, right?

especially you, Reiben, to ease her suffering.

Breaking Bad › S1 E6

and another fifteen for my partner's pain and suffering.

Suffering

Perguntas frequentes: She was dying vs Suffering

Qual é a diferença entre She was dying e Suffering?

She was dying: She was very sick or very sad. Suffering: The experience of pain or distress.

Qual é mais comum: She was dying e Suffering?

Suffering é a mais comum no inglês do dia a dia.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

She was dying: She was dying to know the outcome of the game. Suffering: Death finally brought an end to her suffering.

Posso usar She was dying e Suffering de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. She was dying e Suffering são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.