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tol·er·ant
(tŏl′ər-ənt)adj.
1. Inclined to tolerate the beliefs or behavior of others; forbearing: a tolerant attitude.
2. Able to withstand or endure an adverse environmental condition: plants tolerant of extreme heat.
3. Able to digest or metabolize a food, drug, or other substance or compound: people who are lactose tolerant.
[French tolérant, from Latin tolerāns, present participle of tolerāre, to bear; see tolerate.]
tol′er·ant·ly adv.
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tolerant
(ˈtɒlərənt)adj
1. able to tolerate the beliefs, actions, opinions, etc, of others
2. permissive
3. able to withstand extremes, as of heat and cold
4. (Medicine) med (of a patient) exhibiting tolerance to a drug
ˈtolerantly adv
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tol•er•ant
(ˈtɒl ər ənt)adj.
1. inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
2. favoring toleration: a tolerant church.
3.
a. able to endure or resist the action of a drug, poison, etc.
b. lacking, or exhibiting low levels of, immune response to a normally immunogenic substance.
[1770–80; < Latin tolerant-, s. of tolerāns, present participle of tolerāre to bear]
tol′er•ant•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. [画像:tolerant - showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others]tolerant - showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
charitable - full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
patient - enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"
intolerant - unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
2. [画像:tolerant - tolerant and forgiving under provocation]tolerant - tolerant and forgiving under provocation; "our neighbor was very kind about the window our son broke"
forgiving - inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"
3. [画像:tolerant - showing or characterized by broad-mindedness]tolerant - showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
broad-minded - inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own; "a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed"
4. tolerant - able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress; "the plant is tolerant of saltwater"; "these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided"; "the new hybrid is more resistant to drought"
tolerable - capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"
5. [画像:tolerant - showing the capacity for endurance]tolerant - showing the capacity for endurance; "injustice can make us tolerant and forgiving"; "a man patient of distractions"
patient - enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance; "a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"
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tolerant
adjective broad-minded, understanding, sympathetic, open-minded, patient, fair, soft, catholic, charitable, indulgent, easy-going, long-suffering, lax, lenient, permissive, magnanimous, free and easy, forbearing, kind-hearted, unprejudiced, complaisant, latitudinarian, unbigoted, easy-oasy (slang) They need to be tolerant of different points of view.
broad-minded authoritarian, strict, prejudiced, biased, stern, rigid, sectarian, repressive, bigoted, dictatorial, dogmatic, intolerant, tyrannical, narrow-minded, despotic, illiberal, uncharitable
broad-minded authoritarian, strict, prejudiced, biased, stern, rigid, sectarian, repressive, bigoted, dictatorial, dogmatic, intolerant, tyrannical, narrow-minded, despotic, illiberal, uncharitable
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tolerant
adjective1. Not narrow or conservative in thought, expression, or conduct:
2. Not strict or severe:
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Translations
مُتَسَامِح مُتَسامِح
tolerantní
tolerant
suvaitsevainen
tolerantan
umburîarlyndur
寛容な
관대한
tolerantný
strpen
tolerant
ที่มีความอดทน
hoşgörülü toleranslı
bao dung
tolerant
[ˈtɒlərənt] ADJ1. (= open-minded) [person, society, attitude] → tolerante
to be tolerant of sb/sth → ser tolerante con algn/algo
to be tolerant of sb/sth → ser tolerante con algn/algo
2. (Med) to be tolerant to sth → tolerar algo
his body is becoming tolerant to the drugs (= receptive) → su cuerpo tolera cada vez mejor los medicamentos ; (= resistant) → los medicamentos ya no le surten efecto
his body is becoming tolerant to the drugs (= receptive) → su cuerpo tolera cada vez mejor los medicamentos ; (= resistant) → los medicamentos ya no le surten efecto
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tolerant
[ˈtɒlərənt] adj → tolérant(e)to be tolerant of sth (= accept) → être tolérant(e) vis-à-vis de qch
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tolerant
adj
(→ gegenüber) → tolerant, duldsam ; (towards children, one’s juniors) → nachsichtig ; the Lord is tolerant of our mistakes → der Herr sieht uns unsere Schwächen nach; to adopt a more tolerant attitude to or toward(s) something → einer Sache (dat) → toleranter gegenüberstehen
(Tech, Med) to be tolerant of heat → hitzebeständig sein; to be tolerant to light → Licht vertragen können; to be tolerant to a drug → ein Medikament (gut) vertragen
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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, 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 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 adjective1. able to be borne or endured. The heat was barely tolerable. uithoubaar يُمْكِن إحْتِماله поносим tolerável snesitelný leidlich udholdelig ανεκτός tolerable talutav قابل تحمل siedettävä tolérable נסבל सहनीय podnošljiv tűrhető bisa ditahankan þolanlegur tollerabile 我慢できる 참을 수 있는 pakenčiamas []ciešams; izturams boleh tahan verdraaglijk utholdelig 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 acceptable סביר 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 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 noun1. 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, ανοχή tolerancia tolerantsus بردباری suvaitsevaisuus tolérance סובלנות सहन शक्ति trpeljivost, snošljivost tolerancia tenggang rasa, toleransi umburðarlyndi tolleranza 寛容 관용 tolerancija tolerance; iecietība toleransi verdraagzaamheid toleranse, 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 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 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 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 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 verdraagzaam tolerant, 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 noun1. the act of tolerating. His toleration of her behaviour amazed me. verdraenheid تَسامُح، إحْتِمال понасяне tolerância tolerování die Duldsamkeit tolerance; overbærenhed ανοχή tolerancia talumine بردباری؛ تحمل sietokyky tolérance סובלנות सहन शक्ति strpljenje, podnošenje (el)tűrés ketahanan, toleransi umburðarlyndi tolleranza 寛容 관용 pakantumas, tolerantiškumas tolerance; iecietīgums toleransi verdraagzaamheid toleranse akceptacja, 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 tolérance סובלנות 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, toleranse tolerancja 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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tolerant
→ مُتَسَامِح tolerantní tolerant tolerant ανεκτικός tolerante suvaitsevainen tolérant tolerantan tollerante 寛容な 관대한 tolerant tolerant tolerancyjny tolerante терпимый tolerant ที่มีความอดทน hoşgörülü bao dung 宽恕的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tol·er·ant
a. tolerante.
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