tol·er·ate (t l  -r t )tr.v. tol·er·at·ed, tol·er·at·ing, tol·er·ates 1. To allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit. 2. To recognize and respect (the rights, beliefs, or practices of others). 3. To put up with; endure. See Synonyms at bear1. 4. Medicine To have tolerance for (a substance or pathogen). [Latin toler re, tolert-, to bear; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]tol er·ative adj.tol er·ator n. |
tolerate [ˈtɒləˌreɪt]
vb (tr)
1. to treat with indulgence, liberality, or forbearance
2. to permit
3. to be able to bear; put up with
4. (Medicine) Med to have tolerance for (a drug, poison, etc.)
[from Latin tolerāre sustain; related to thole2]
tolerative adj
tolerator n
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| Verb | 1. |  tolerate - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"live with, swallow, accept - tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies" hold still for, stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" bear up - endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain" take lying down - suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively; "I won't take this insult lying down" take a joke - listen to a joke at one's own expense; "Can't you take a joke?" sit out - endure to the end pay - bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later" countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" suffer - experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers" |
| 2. |  tolerate - recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others); "We must tolerate the religions of others" | |
| 3. | tolerate - have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques | |
| 4. |  tolerate - allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
tolerate
verb
1. endure, stand, suffer, bear, take, stomach, undergo, swallow, hack (slang), abide, put up with (informal), submit to, thole (Scot.) She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in.
Translations
tolerate [ˈtɒləreɪt] VT [+ heat, pain] → aguantar, soportar; [+ person] → tolerar, soportar
I can't tolerate any more → no aguanto más
are we to tolerate this? → ¿hemos de soportar esto?
it is not to be tolerated → es intolerable, es insoportable
I can't tolerate any more → no aguanto más
are we to tolerate this? → ¿hemos de soportar esto?
it is not to be tolerated → es intolerable, es insoportable
tolerate [ˈtɒləreɪt] vt
(= accept) [+ behaviour, person] → tolérer
We will not tolerate such behaviour → Nous ne tolérerons pas ce comportement.
We will not tolerate such behaviour → Nous ne tolérerons pas ce comportement.
(= bear) [+ pain, discomfort] → supporter
tolerate
vt
person → tolerieren; behaviour, injustice etc → dulden, tolerieren, hinnehmen; ideas → tolerieren; he can tolerate anything except intolerance → er kann alles tolerieren, nur keine Intoleranz; it is not to be tolerated → so etwas kann man nicht dulden or hinnehmen; I won’t tolerate this disobedience! → ich dulde diesen Ungehorsam nicht!
tolerate [ˈtɒləˌreɪt] vt (gen) (Med, Tech) → tollerare, sopportare
tolerate [ˈtɒləˌreɪt] vt (gen) (Med, Tech) → tollerare, sopportare
tolerate [ˈtɒləˌreɪt] vt (gen) (Med, Tech) → tollerare, sopportare
v tolerate [ˈtoləreit]
to bear or endure; to put up with I couldn't tolerate his rudeness. verdra يَتَحَمَّل понасям snášet tolerere; tåle erträglich ανέχομαι, υποφέρω tolerar 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 tolereren tåle, finne seg i, tolerere znosić tolerar a tolera, a suporta терпеть; выносить tolerovať prenašati tolerisati tolerera อดทนต่อความยากลำบาก dayanmak, tahammül etmek 忍受 терпіти, зносити برداشت کرنا tha thứ 忍受
adj tolerable
1 able to be borne or endured The heat was barely tolerable. uithoubaar يُمْكِن إحْتِماله поносим snesitelný udholdelig leidlich ανεκτός tolerable talutav قابل تحمل siedettävä tolérable נִסבַּל सहनीय podnošljiv tűrhető bisa ditahankan þolanlegur tollerabile 我慢できる 참을 수 있는 pakenčiamas []ciešams; izturams boleh tahan verdraaglijk utholdelig znośny 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 přijatelný ret god die Toleranz υποφερτός, σχετικά καλός pasable normaalne, pole viga نسبتاً خوب kohtalainen acceptable סָבִיר ठीक ठाक osrednji, podnošljiv elég jó cukup baik þokkalegur accettabile まあまあの 나쁘지 않은 pakenčiamas ciešams; apmierinošs agak baik redelijk ganske bra, brukbar znośny regular acceptabil сносный prijateľný znosen podnošljiv skaplig ค่อนข้างดี oldukça iyi 尚好，過得去 задовільний, досить добрий کافي اچھا tốt 尚好，过得去
n tolerance
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 snášenlivost tolerance die Widerstandsfähigkeit ανεκτικότητα, ανοχή tolerancia tolerantsus بردباری suvaitsevaisuus tolérance סוֹבלָנוּת सहन शक्ति trpeljivost, snošljivost tolerancia tenggang rasa, toleransi umburðarlyndi tolleranza 寛容 관용 tolerancija tolerance; iecietība toleransi verdraagzaamheid toleranse, overbærenhet wyrozumiałość tolerância toleranţă терпимость znášanlivosť strpnost tolerancija tolerans ความอดกลั้น hoşgörü, tolerans 寬恕，容忍 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 tolerance immunitet die Widerstandsfähigkeit ανοχή tolerancia vastupanujõud سازگاری sietokyky tolérance סובלנות सहनशीलता, सहनशक्ति, सहन, बर्दास्त tolerancija, podnošljivost gyógyszerbírás daya tahan viðnámsþróttur tolleranza 耐性 내성 pripratimas tolerance ketahanan het verdragen toleranse, motstandskraft odporność resistência toleranţă толерантность tolerancia odpornost tolerancija motståndskraft ความสะกดกลั้น dayanma, tahammül 耐藥量 стійкість (до ліків); резистентність مزاحمت کي صلاحيت chịu đựng 耐药量
adj tolerant
showing tolerance He's very tolerant towards his neighbours. verdraagsaam مُتَسامِح толерантен tolerantní tolerant; overbærende tolerant ανεκτικός tolerante tolerantne بردبار suvaitsevainen tolérant סוֹבלָן सहन शील tolerantan, trpeljiv türelmes bertenggang rasa umburðarlyndur tollerante 寛容な 관대한, 너그러운 tolerantiškas tolerants; iecietīgs bertoleransi verdraagzaam tolerant, frisinnet wyrozumiały 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
adv tolerantly
verdraagsaam بِتَسامُح толерантно s pochopením, tolerantně tolerant; overbærende tolerant 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 tolerantiškai toleranti; iecietīgi dgn penuh toleransi verdraagzaam tolerant, frisinnet, overbærende wyrozumiale com tolerância cu îngăduinţă терпимо ohľaduplne, zhovievavo strpno tolerantno på ett tolerant sätt อย่างอดทน hoşgörülü şekilde, toleransla 能寬恕地，容忍地 терпимо, толерантно رواداري سے khoan dung 能宽恕地，容忍地
n toleˈration
1 the act of tolerating His toleration of her behaviour amazed me. verdraenheid تَسامُح، إحْتِمال понасяне tolerování tolerance; overbærenhed die Duldsamkeit ανοχή tolerancia talumine بردباری؛ تحمل suvaitsevuus tolérance סוֹבלָנוּת सहन शक्ति strpljenje, podnošenje (el)tűrés ketahanan, toleransi umburðarlyndi tolleranza 寛容 관용 pakantumas, tolerantiškumas tolerance; iecietīgums toleransi verdraagzaamheid toleranse akceptacja, tolerowanie tolerância tolerare терпимость znášanlivosť, ohľad, tolerancia prenašanje tolerisanje tolerans, fördragsamhet ความอดทน hoşgörü, göz yumma 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 tolerance tolerance die Duldung ανεκτικότητα, ανεξιθρησκεία tolerancia sallivus جایز شماری؛ پذیرش vapaamielisyys tolérance סוֹבלָנוּת सहनशक्ति, उदारता tolerancija, trpeljivost tolerancia tenggang rasa umburðarlyndi, frjálslynd stefna (í trúmálum) tolleranza 信教の自由 신앙의 자유 tolerancija tolerance toleransi verdraagzaamheid frisinn(ethet), toleranse tolerancja tolerância toleranţă (веро)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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