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supports

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
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I. supporter1 [sypɔʀte] VB trans

1. supporter (soutenir) structure, colonne, pilier:

supporter toiture, édifice
to support, to bear the weight of

2. supporter (prendre en charge):

supporter frais, dépenses
to bear

3. supporter (endurer):

supporter privations, malheur
to put up with, to endure
supporter attitude, conduite, brimade, sarcasme
to put up with
supporter souffrance, solitude
to bear, to endure
supporter personne
to put up with
elle ne supporte plus son mari
she can't stand her husband any more
il ne supporte pas ce genre de musique/vantardise
he can't stand this sort of music/boasting
elle ne supporte pas d'attendre/la vue du sang
she can't stand waiting/the sight of blood

4. supporter (accepter):

supporter
to put up with
elle supporte tout de lui
she puts up with ou takes anything from him
je ne supporte pas qu'elle me réponde sur ce ton
I won't stand for her taking that tone with me
il a mal supporté tes critiques
he found your criticisms hard to take

5. supporter (subir sans dommages):

supporter plante: froid, chaleur
to withstand
personne: elle supporte bien la chaleur
she can take ou stand the heat
elle supporte mal la chaleur
she can't take the heat, the heat doesn't agree with her
il ne supporte pas l'aspirine
aspirin doesn't agree with him
il a bien supporté son opération
he came through the operation well
il n'a pas supporté l'opération
he didn't come through the operation
ce plat supporte la chaleur
this dish is heat-resistant
il a bien supporté le traitement
he reacted well to the treatment
il a bien supporté le voyage
he stood the journey well
il ne supporterait pas le voyage
he couldn't manage the journey
il ne fait pas très froid, mais on supporte un pull
it's not very cold but you need a sweater
je supporterais bien un pull
I could do with a sweater

II. se supporter VB refl

se supporter refl:

ils ne peuvent plus se supporter
they can't stand each other any more

supporter2, supporteur [sypɔʀtœʀ] N mf

supporter
supporter
il supporte mal les moqueries
he can't tolerate people making fun of him
il ne supporte pas la contradiction
he can't bear to be contradicted
English
English
French
French
tolerate temperature, isolation, trait, treatment
supporter
to tolerate doing
supporter de faire
tolerate drug, treatment
tolérer, supporter
endure behaviour, sight, lifestyle, person
supporter
football supporter
supporter m de foot inf
supporter SPORTS
supporter m
Blairite
supporter mf de Tony Blair
can't abide
ne pouvoir pas supporter
I can't abide sth/doing
je ne peux pas supporter qc/de faire

in the PONS Dictionary

French
French
English
English

I. supporter1 [sypɔʀte] VB trans

1. supporter (psychiquement):

supporter
to bear
supporter de +infin
to bear to +infin
il supporte mal supporter/ne supporte pas supporter qu'elle fasse qc (subj)
he can hardly bear/can't bear her doing sth
je ne peux pas le supporter
I can't bear it

2. supporter (physiquement):

supporter alcool, chaleur
to tolerate
supporter douleur, opération
to stand
elle ne supporte pas supporter l'avion/la vue du sang
she can't stand planes/the sight of blood
supporter la chaleur plat
to be heat-proof

3. supporter (subir):

supporter affront, avanies, échec
to suffer
supporter les conséquences de qc
to suffer [or endure] the consequences of sth

4. supporter (soutenir):

supporter pilier
to support

5. supporter SPORTS:

supporter qn/qc (donner son appui)
to support sb/sth

II. supporter1 [sypɔʀte] VB refl

se supporter
to stand each other

supporter2 (-trice) [sypɔʀtɛʀ] N m, supporteur [sypɔʀtœʀ, -tʀis] N m, f

supporter (-trice)
supporter
English
English
French
French
well-wisher
supporter mf
follower
supporter mf
bear with
supporter
supporter
supporter(-trice) m (f)
a Bristol Rovers supporter
un supporter des Bristol Rovers
stand for
supporter
abide
supporter
to cope with sth
supporter qc
to bear comparison with sb/sth
supporter la comparaison avec qn/qc
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. supporter1 [sypɔʀte] VB trans

1. supporter (psychiquement):

supporter
to bear
supporter de +infin
to bear to +infin
il ne supporte pas qu'elle fasse qc (subj)
he can't bear her doing sth

2. supporter (physiquement):

supporter alcool, chaleur
to tolerate
supporter douleur, opération
to stand
elle ne supporte pas l'avion
she can't stand planes

3. supporter (subir):

supporter affront, avanies, échec
to suffer
supporter les conséquences de qc
to suffer [or endure] the consequences of sth

4. supporter (soutenir):

supporter pilier
to support

5. supporter SPORTS:

supporter qn/qc (donner son appui)
to support sb/sth

II. supporter1 [sypɔʀte] VB refl

supporter se supporter:

supporter
to stand each other

supporter2 (-trice) [sypɔʀtɛʀ] N m, supporteur [sypɔʀtœʀ, -tʀis] N m, f

supporter (-trice)
supporter
English
English
French
French
well-wisher
supporter m
to put up with with sb/sth
supporter qn/qc
stand for
supporter
bear with
supporter
follower
supporter mf
supporter (fan)
supporter m
abide
supporter
to cope with sth
supporter qc
Présent
jesupporte
tusupportes
il/elle/onsupporte
noussupportons
voussupportez
ils/ellessupportent
Imparfait
jesupportais
tusupportais
il/elle/onsupportait
noussupportions
voussupportiez
ils/ellessupportaient
Passé simple
jesupportai
tusupportas
il/elle/onsupporta
noussupportâmes
voussupportâtes
ils/ellessupportèrent
Futur simple
jesupporterai
tusupporteras
il/elle/onsupportera
noussupporterons
voussupporterez
ils/ellessupporteront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

il supporte mal supporter/ne supporte pas supporter qu'elle fasse qc (subj)
he can hardly bear/can't bear her doing sth
je ne peux pas le supporter
I can't bear it
elle ne supporte pas supporter l'avion/la vue du sang
she can't stand planes/the sight of blood
supporter la chaleur plat
to be heat-proof
supporter les conséquences de qc
to suffer [or endure] the consequences of sth
il a du mal à supporter qc
he has difficulty putting up with sth
the wine doesn't travel
le vin ne supporte pas le voyage
I can't take the pressure/the boredom
je ne supporte pas le stress/l'ennui
to not be able to stand doing sth
ne pas supporter de faire qc
to not be able to stand sb doing sth
ne pas supporter que qn fasse qc subj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

L'archéologue donne un rayon de 29,50 mètres, en contradiction avec le diamètre qu'il mesure à 44,20 mètres.
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Il niait également que la contradiction pût être fatale à un système mathématique.
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La persona primaire doit être complètement satisfaite par l’interface proposée sans pour autant que cela soit en contradiction avec les attentes des autres personas.
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Les statisticiens du cricket ont cependant regroupé dans cette dénomination des rencontres plus anciennes, parfois en contradiction les uns avec les autres.
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Sans l'hypothèse d'un réseau discret, la construction ci-dessus ne peut pas conduire à une contradiction et produit même un contre-exemple (non-discret).
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