SUPPORTE - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

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

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

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

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

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

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

je	supporte
tu	supportes
il/elle/on	supporte
nous	supportons
vous	supportez
ils/elles	supportent

Imparfait

je	supportais
tu	supportais
il/elle/on	supportait
nous	supportions
vous	supportiez
ils/elles	supportaient

Passé simple

je	supportai
tu	supportas
il/elle/on	supporta
nous	supportâmes
vous	supportâtes
ils/elles	supportèrent

Futur simple

je	supporterai
tu	supporteras
il/elle/on	supportera
nous	supporterons
vous	supporterez
ils/elles	supporteront