Translations for „sufferance“ in the English » German Dictionary

suf·fer·ance [ˈsʌfərən(t)s, Am -ɚ-] N

1. sufferance:

on sufferance (with unspoken reluctance)

stillschweigend geduldet

on sufferance (with unwilling tolerance)

nur geduldet

I was there on sufferance

ich wurde dort nur geduldet

2. sufferance (with little enthusiasm):

under sufferance dated

widerwillig

under sufferance dated

widerstrebend

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

under sufferance dated

widerwillig

on sufferance (with unwilling tolerance)

nur geduldet

I was there on sufferance

ich wurde dort nur geduldet

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These characters point the way to triumph over sufferance, personal redemption over downfall.

thechronicleherald.ca

The cross also means sufferance, salvation, triumph and defeat.

www.themalaymailonline.com

Governments and businesses exist at the sufferance of natural persons only, or at least such was the original grand design.

www.theregister.co.uk

Banks rebuked her visual album for being the "antithesis of feminism", arguing that it entrenches black sufferance.

www.independent.co.uk

It is now private space, and those who go there are allowed on the grounds only on sufferance.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

The elected civil government exists under the sufferance of the army.

echoofindia.com

Everyone else is here at sufferance.

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It is an insult on our collective sufferance and psyche.

www.vanguardngr.com

When people go into climbing, they can start out with a macho attitude but you learn to be humble and realise you're there on nature's sufferance.

en.wikipedia.org

As no lawful tenancy stands created in favour of a tenant at sufferance, an aggrieved lessor is entitled to file a suit for eviction forthwith.

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