impatiently


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im·pa·tient

(ĭm-pā′shənt)
adj.
1. Unable to wait patiently or tolerate delay; restless.
2. Unable to endure irritation or opposition; intolerant: impatient of criticism.
3. Expressing or produced by impatience: an impatient scowl.
4. Restively eager or desirous; anxious: impatient to begin.
[Middle English impacient, from Old French impatient, from Latin impatiēns, impatient- : in-, not; see in-1 + patiēns, present participle of patī, to suffer, endure; see patient.]
im·pa′tient·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. impatiently - with impatience; in an impatient manner; "he answered her impatiently"
patiently - with patience; in a patient manner; "he patiently played with the child"
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Translations
بِدونِ الصَّبْرِ بِدون صَبْرٍ
netrpělivě
utålmodigt
kärsimättömästi
nestrpljivo
türelmetlenül
önuglega
いらいらして
성급하게
netrpezlivo
nestrpno
otåligt
อย่างไม่อดทน
nôn nóng

impatiently

[ɪmˈpeɪʃəntlɪ] ADV → con impaciencia, impacientemente
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impatiently

[ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli] adv [wait] → impatiemment
We waited impatiently → Nous avons attendu impatiemment.
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impatiently

adv → ungeduldig ; he looked forward impatiently to her next visit → er konnte ihren nächsten Besuch kaum erwarten
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impatiently

[ɪmˈpeɪʃ/əntlɪ] adv → con impazienza
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impatient

(imˈpeiʃənt) adjective
not willing to wait or delay; not patient. Don't be so impatient – it will soon be your turn. ongeduldig غَيْر صَبور нетърпелив impaciente netrpělivý ungeduldig utålmodig ανυπόμονος impaciente kärsitu عجول kärsimätön impatient חֲסַר סַבלָנוּת अधीर nestrpljiv türelmetlen tidak sabar óþolinmóður impaziente せっかちな 참을 수 없는 nekantrus nepacietīgs; neiecietīgs tidak sabar ongeduldig utålmodig niecierpliwy بې صبره، بې حوصلى، impaciente nerăbdător нетерпеливый netrpezlivý nepotrpežljiv nestrpljiv otålig ใจร้อน sabırsız 不耐煩的 нетерплячий بے تحمّل thiếu kiên nhẫn 不耐烦的
imˈpatience noun
ongeduld عَدَم صَبْر нетърпение impaciência netrpělivost die Ungeduld utålmodighed ανυπομονησία impaciencia kärsitus بی صبری kärsimättömyys impatience חוֹסֶר סַבלָנוּת अधैर्यता nestrpljivost türelmetlenség ketidaksabaran óþolinmæði impazienza 性急 성급함 nekantrumas nepacietība; neiecietība dengan tidak sabar ongeduld utålmodighet niecierpliwość بې صبرى impaciência nerăbdare нетерпение; нетерпеливость netrpezlivosť nepotrpežljivost nestrpljivost otålighet ความไม่อดทน sabırsızlık 沒耐性 нетерпіння بے صبری tính thiếu kiên nhẫn 不耐烦
imˈpatiently adverb
ongeduldig بِدون صَبْرٍ нетърпимо impacientemente netrpělivě ungeduldig utålmodigt ανυπόμονα impacientemente kärsitult با بی صبری kärsimättömästi impatiemment בְּקוֹצֶר רוּחַ अधीरता से nastrpljivo türelmetlenül secara tidak sabar önuglega impazientemente もどかしげに 성급하게 nekantriai nepacietīgi; neiecietīgi ketidaksabaran ongeduldig utålmodig niecierpliwie په بې صبرۍ impacientemente cu nerăbdare нетерпеливо netrpezlivo nepotrpežljivo nestrpljivo otåligt อย่างใจร้อน sabırsızlıkla 不耐煩地 нетерпляче بے صبری سے một cách thiếu kiên nhẫn 不耐烦地
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impatiently

→ بِدونِ الصَّبْرِ netrpělivě utålmodigt ungeduldig ανυπόμονα impacientemente kärsimättömästi impatiemment nestrpljivo impazientemente いらいらして 성급하게 ongeduldig utålmodig niecierpliwie impacientemente нетерпеливо otåligt อย่างไม่อดทน sabırsızlıkla nôn nóng 不耐烦地
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