B1noun · uncountable · common

patience

pa·tience

терпіння, терплячість, терпеливість, пасьянс

терпение, пасьянс, терпеливость

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The quality of being patientThe quality of being patient.

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/ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/

» I'm beginning to lose my patience.

Ich verliere gleich die Geduld. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Я начинаю терять терпение. — marafon

Я починаю втрачати терпець. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable, usually)The quality of being patient.
Musical perfection requires practice and a lot of patience.
I appreciate the patience with which you've explained it.
Geduld
терпе́ниеterpénije, терпели́востьterpelívostʹ
терпі́нняterpínnja, терпля́чістьterpljáčistʹ, терпели́вістьterpelývistʹ
(UK, uncountable, usually)Any of various card games that can be played by one person.
пасья́нсpasʹjáns
пасья́нсpasʹjáns
a card game played by one person

Examples

546 sentences

I'm beginning to lose my patience.
Я починаю втрачати терпець. — deniko
ruЯ начинаю терять терпение. — marafon
deIch verliere gleich die Geduld. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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My patience has finally run out.
Мій терпець врешті-решт урвався. — deniko
ruМоё терпение наконец кончилось. — Ooneykcall
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Tom is running out of patience.
У Тома уривається терпець. — deniko
ruУ Тома кончается терпение. — marafon
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He has reached the end of his patience.
Його терпець урвався. — uaspeaker
ruЕго терпение кончилось. — noxend
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Patience is sometimes the most effective weapon.
Іноді терпіння - найсильніша зброя. — aandrusiak
ruИногда терпение - сильнейшее оружие. — Klenovaja
deGeduld ist manchmal die wirkungsvollste Waffe. — Tamy
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

quality of being patient:

game that can be played by one person:

Русский

By meaning 2

quality of being patient:

game that can be played by one person:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

quality of being patient:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English pacience, from Old French pacience (modern French patience),

Inherited from Middle English pacience, from Old French pacience (modern French patience), from Latin patientia (“suffering; endurance, patience”), from patiens, present active participle of patior (“suffer, experience, wait”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”). Displaced Old English ġeþyld.

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