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endurance

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en·dur·ance  (n-drns, -dyr-)
n.
1. The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress: A marathon tests a runner's endurance.
2. The state or fact of persevering: Through hard work and endurance, we will complete this project.
3. Continuing existence; duration.

endurance [ɪnˈdjʊərəns]
n
1. the capacity, state, or an instance of enduring
2. something endured; a hardship, strain, or privation

The time an aircraft can continue flying, or a ground vehicle or ship can continue operating, under specified conditions, e.g., without refueling. See also endurance distance.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.enduranceendurance - the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
strength - the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
sufferance - patient endurance especially of pain or distress
stamina, staying power, toughness - enduring strength and energy
long-sufferance, long-suffering - patient endurance of pain or unhappiness
tolerance - the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions
2.enduranceendurance - a state of surviving; remaining alive
aliveness, animation, living, life - the condition of living or the state of being alive; "while there's life there's hope"; "life depends on many chemical and physical processes"
subsistence - a means of surviving; "farming is a hard means of subsistence"

endurance
Translations
endurance [ɪnˈdjʊərəns]
A. Nresistencia f
to come to the end of one's enduranceno poder más, llegar a sus límites
past or beyond enduranceinaguantable, insoportable
to be tried beyond enduranceser puesto a prueba
it tested his powers of endurancepuso a prueba su resistencia
B. CPD endurance race Ncarrera f de resistencia
endurance test Nprueba f de resistencia
endurance [ɪnˈdjʊərəns]
n
(= stamina) → endurance f
(= patience) → patience f
modif (SPORT) [sport, race] → d'endurance; [record] → d'endurance; [athlete] → d'endurance; [training] → d'endurance
endurance test népreuve f d'endurance
endurance
nDurchhaltevermögen nt; to have great powers of endurancegroßes Durchhaltevermögen haben; what a feat of endurancewelche Ausdauer!; he was tried beyond enduranceer wurde über die Maßen gereizt; his suffering was beyond endurancesein Leiden war unerträglich

endurance:
endurance race
n (Sport) Rennen, bei dem es vor allem auf die Ausdauer ankommt
endurance test
nBelastungsprobe f; (fig)Durchhaltetest m
endurance [ɪnˈdjʊərns] nresistenza
to come to the end of one's endurance → arrivare al limite della propria sopportazione
past or beyond endurance → al di là di ogni sopportazione
tried beyond endurance → messo/a a dura prova
endurance [ɪnˈdjʊərns] nresistenza
to come to the end of one's endurance → arrivare al limite della propria sopportazione
past or beyond endurance → al di là di ogni sopportazione
tried beyond endurance → messo/a a dura prova


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There was a sort of patient, humorous endurance in his expression which indicated that he would go to the stake if need be, but would keep on looking pleasant until he really had to begin squirming.
"You underrate their powers of endurance," the official replied.
For several miles Worson went on very well, at an easy gait, without apparent fatigue, for he had really great powers of endurance and was not sufficiently intoxicated to enfeeble them.
 
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