tolerable

tol·er·a·ble

 (tŏl′ər-ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being tolerated; endurable: found the workload tolerable and so kept the job.

2. Acceptable but not superior; passable: "This encouraged me to think I might possibly in time come to be a tolerable English writer" (Benjamin Franklin). See Synonyms at average.

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tol′er·a·bil′i·ty, tol′er·a·ble·ness n.

tol′er·a·bly adv.

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tolerable

(ˈtɒlərəbəl)

adj

1. able to be tolerated; endurable

2. permissible

3. informal fairly good

ˈtolerableness, ˌtoleraˈbility n

ˈtolerably adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tol•er•a•ble

(ˈtɒl ər ə bəl)

adj.

1. capable of being tolerated; endurable.

2. fairly good; not bad.

3. Chiefly Dial. in fair health.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tolerābilis=tolerā(re) to tolerate + -bilis -ble]

tol′er•a•ble•ness, tol`er•a•bil′i•ty, n.

tol′er•a•bly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	tolerable - capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable" permissible, allowable - that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction" intolerable, unbearable, unendurable - incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"
	2.	tolerable - about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" fair to middling, passable, adequate satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"

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tolerable

adjective

1. bearable, acceptable, allowable, supportable, endurable, sufferable He described their living conditions as tolerable.
bearable unacceptable, intolerable, unbearable, insufferable, unendurable

2. (Informal) fair, O.K. or okay (informal), middling, average, all right, ordinary, acceptable, reasonable, good enough, adequate, indifferent, not bad (informal), mediocre, so-so (informal), run-of-the-mill, passable, unexceptional, fairly good, fair to middling Is there anywhere tolerable to eat in town?
fair bad, awful, dreadful, rotten

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tolerable

adjective

1. Capable of being tolerated:

bearable, endurable, sufferable.

2. Of moderately good quality but less than excellent:

acceptable, adequate, all right, average, common, decent, fair, fairish, goodish, moderate, passable, respectable, satisfactory, sufficient.

Informal: OK, tidy.

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Translations

جيِّديُمْكِن إحْتِماله

přijatelnýsnesitelný

udholdelig

gehenleidlich

ανεκτός

acceptabletolérable

òokkaleguròolanlegur

tollerabileammissibilepassabile

znosen

dayanılıroldukça iyitahammül edilebilir

可忍受的尚好过得去

tolerable

[ˈtɒlərəbl] ADJ

1. (= bearable) [pain, heat] → soportable, tolerable

2. (= not too bad) [film, food] → pasable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tolerable

[ˈtɒlərəb^əl] adj

(= bearable) → tolérable

(= fairly good) → passable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tolerable

adj (lit) pain, noise level etc → erträglich; (fig: = not too bad also) → annehmbar, leidlich, passabel (inf); to keep something at a tolerable level → etw im erträglichen Rahmen or im Rahmen des Erträglichen halten; how are you? — tolerable → wie gehts dir? — ganz leidlich or passabel (inf); to be tolerable to somebody → für jdn annehmbar sein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tolerable

[ˈtɒlərəbl] adj

a. (bearable) → sopportabile, tollerabile

b. (fairly good) → passabile, discreto/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tolerate

(ˈtoləreit) verb

to bear or endure; to put up with. I couldn't tolerate his rudeness. verdra يَتَحَمَّل понасям tolerar snášet erträglich tolerere; tåle ανέχομαι, υποφέρωtolerar sallima تحمل کردن sietää tolérer לִסבּוֹל सहना podnositi, trpjeti elvisel, tűr menahankan þola tollerare 我慢する 너그럽게 봐주다 pakęsti paciest; samierināties tahan dgn tolererentåle, finne seg i, tolerereznosić زغمل، ګالل، وړل: ګذاره كول tolerar a to­le­ra, a suporta терпеть; выносить tolerovať prenašati tolerisati tolerera อดทนต่อความยากลำบาก dayanmak, tahammül etmek 忍受，容忍 терпіти, зносити برداشت کرنا tha thứ 忍受

ˈtolerable adjective

1. able to be borne or endured. The heat was barely tolerable. uithoubaar يُمْكِن إحْتِماله поносим tolerável snesitelný leidlich udholdelig ανεκτόςtolerable talutav قابل تحمل siedettävä tolérableנסבל सहनीय podnošljiv tűrhető bisa ditahankan þolanlegur tollerabile 我慢できる 참을 수 있는 pakenčiamas []ciešams; izturams boleh tahan verdraaglijkutholdelig znośny په زغمل كيدونكى توګه tolerável supor­tabil, tolerabil выносимый znesiteľný znosen podnošljiv uthärdlig สามารถทนได้ dayanılır, tahammül edilebilir 可忍受的 терпимий, стерпний قابل برداشت có thể tha thứ 可忍受的

2. quite good. The food was tolerable. aanvaarbaar جيِّد сносен regular přijatelný die Toleranz ret god υποφερτός, σχετικά καλός pasable normaalne, pole viga نسبتاً خوب kohtalainen acceptableסביר ठीक ठाक osrednji, podnošljiv elég jó cukup baik þokkalegur accettabile まあまあの 나쁘지 않은 pakenčiamas ciešams; apmierinošs agak baik redelijkganske bra, brukbar znośny نسبتأ ښه regular ac­cep­tabil сносный prijateľný znosen podnošljiv skaplig ค่อนข้างดี oldukça iyi 尚好的，還可以的 задовільний, досить добрий کافي اچھا tốt 尚好，过得去

ˈtolerance noun

1. the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own. We should always try to show tolerance to other people. verdraagsaamheid تَسامُح търпимост tolerância snášenlivost die Widerstandsfähigkeit tolerance ανεκτικότητα, ανοχήtolerancia tolerantsus بردباری suvaitsevaisuus toléranceסובלנות सहन शक्ति trpeljivost, snošljivost tolerancia tenggang rasa, toleransi umburðarlyndi tolleranza 寛容 관용 tolerancija tolerance; iecietība toleransi verdraagzaamheidtoleranse, overbærenhet wyrozumiałość زغم، اغماض، پراخه سينه، سړه سينه tolerância toleranţă терпимость znášanlivosť strpnost tolerancija tolerans ความอดกลั้น hoşgörü, tolerans 寬容，寬大 терпимість, толерантність برداشت، بردباري thông cảm 宽恕，容忍

2. the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug. If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it. toleransie إحْتِمال поносимост resistência tolerance die Widerstandsfähigkeit immunitet ανοχήtolerancia vastupanujõud سازگاری sietokyky toléranceסובלנות सहनशीलता, सहनशक्ति, सहन, बर्दास्त tolerancija, podnošljivost gyógyszerbírás daya tahan viðnámsþróttur tolleranza 耐性 내성 pripratimas tolerance ketahanan het verdragen toleranse, motstandskraft odporność جوړ resistência toleranţă толерантность tolerancia odpornost tolerancija motståndskraft ความสะกดกลั้น dayanma, tahammül 耐受性，耐藥量 стійкість (до ліків); резистентність مزاحمت کي صلاحيت chịu đựng 耐药量

ˈtolerant adjective

showing tolerance. He's very tolerant towards his neighbours. verdraagsaam مُتَسامِح толерантен tolerante tolerantní tolerant tolerant; overbærende ανεκτικόςtolerante tolerantne بردبار suvaitsevainen tolérant סוֹבלָן सहन शील tolerantan, trpeljiv türelmes bertenggang rasa umburðarlyndur tollerante 寛容な 관대한, 너그러운 tolerantiškas tolerants; iecietīgs bertoleransi verdraagzaamtolerant, frisinnetwyrozumiały غمونكى tolerante tole­rant, îngă­dui­tor терпимый tolerantný strpen tolerantan tolerant ที่มีความอดทน hoşgörülü, toleranslı 寬恕的，容忍的 терпимий, толерантний روادار có lòng khoan dung 宽恕的，容忍的

ˈtolerantly adverb

verdraagsaam بِتَسامُح толерантно com tolerância s pochopením, tolerantně tolerant tolerant; overbærende ανεκτικά con tolerancia, tolerantemente tolerantselt با شکیبایی suvaitsevasti avec tolérance בּסוֹבלָנוּת सहशीलता से strpljivo, snošljivo türelmesen dengan tenggang rasa með umburðarlyndi con tolleranza 寛容に 관대하게, 너그러이 tolerantiškai toleranti; iecietīgi dgn penuh toleransi verdraagzaamtolerant, frisinnet, overbærende wyrozumiale په پراخه سينه com tolerância cu îngăduinţă терпимо ohľaduplne, zhovievavo strpno tolerantno på ett tolerant sätt อย่างอดทน hoşgörülü şekilde, toleransla 寬容地，容忍地 терпимо, толерантно رواداري سے khoan dung 能宽恕地，容忍地

ˌtoleˈration noun

1. the act of tolerating. His toleration of her behaviour amazed me. verdraenheid تَسامُح، إحْتِمال понасяне tolerância tolerování die Duldsamkeit tolerance; overbærenhed ανοχήtolerancia talumine بردباری؛ تحمل sietokyky toléranceסובלנות सहन शक्ति strpljenje, podnošenje (el)tűrés ketahanan, toleransi umburðarlyndi tolleranza 寛容 관용 pakantumas, tolerantiškumas tolerance; iecietīgums toleransi verdraagzaamheidtoleranseakceptacja, tolerowanie زغم، حوصله، ګالنه tolerância to­le­rare терпимость znášanlivosť, ohľad, tolerancia prenašanje tolerisanje tolerans, fördragsamhet ความอดทน hoşgörü, göz yumma 寬容，容忍 терпимість, толерантність برداشت، تحمل sự khoan dung 容忍

2. tolerance, especially in religious matters. The government passed a law of religious toleration. toleransie, verdraagsaamheid تَسامُح ديني толерантност tolerância tolerance die Duldung tolerance ανεκτικότητα, ανεξιθρησκεία tolerancia sallivus جایز شماری؛ پذیرش suvaitsevaisuus toléranceסובלנות सहनशक्ति, उदारता tolerancija, trpeljivost tolerancia tenggang rasa umburðarlyndi, frjálslynd stefna (í trúmálum) tolleranza 信教の自由 신앙의 자유 tolerancija tolerance toleransi verdraagzaamheidfrisinn, toleransetolerancja حوصله tolerância toleranţă терпимость tolerancia strpnost tolerancija religionsfrihet เสรีภาพในการนับถือศาสนา hoş görme, tolerans 信仰自由 терпимість رواداري sự tha thứ 信仰自由

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