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in'flikt((with on) to give or impose (something unpleasant and unwanted): Was it necessary to inflict such a punishment on him?; She is always inflicting her company on me.) infligirinflict vb infligirtr[ɪn'flɪkt]1 (grief, suffering, pain) causar (on, a); (blow) dar a, asestar a, propinar a; (defeat, punishment) infligir (on, a), imponer (on, a); (grief, suffering, pain) causar (on, a)2 figurative use (view etc) imponer (on, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto inflict oneself on somebody imponer su presencia a alguieninflict [ɪn'flɪkt] vt1) : infligir, causar, imponer2)to inflict oneself on : imponer uno su presencia (a alguien)v.• causar v.• inferir v.• infligir v.ɪn'flɪkttransitive verb \<\<pain/damage\>\> causar, ocasionar, inferir* (frml); \<\<punishment\>\> imponer*, aplicar*, infligir*to inflict something ON somebody: the suffering which he inflicted on his family — el sufrimiento que le causó or ocasionó or (frml) infirió a su familia
[ɪn'flɪkt]VTto inflict (on) — [+ wound] causar (a), inferir (a); [+ blow] asestar or dar (a); [+ penalty, tax, punishment] imponer (a); [+ pain, suffering, damage] causar (a), infligir (a)
to inflict o.s. on sb — imponer su presencia a algn
* * *[ɪn'flɪkt]transitive verb \<\<pain/damage\>\> causar, ocasionar, inferir* (frml); \<\<punishment\>\> imponer*, aplicar*, infligir*to inflict something ON somebody: the suffering which he inflicted on his family — el sufrimiento que le causó or ocasionó or (frml) infirió a su familia
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