patience in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for patience in the English»Spanish Dictionary

patience [Am ˈpeɪʃəns, Brit ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns] N U

1. patience (quality):

patience

paciencia f

to try sb's patience

poner a prueba la paciencia de alguien

I lost my patience

perdí la paciencia

my patience is wearing thin/is exhausted

se me está acabando or agotando/se me ha acabado or agotado la paciencia

I've no patience with people like that

con gente así yo no tengo paciencia

patience is a virtue prov

la paciencia es la madre de la ciencia

to have the patience of Job/a saint

tener más paciencia que el santo Job/que un santo

2. patience (cards):

patience Brit

solitario m

to play patience

hacer solitarios

a game of patience

un solitario

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tireless patience/efforts

inagotable

my patience is finite

mi paciencia tiene un límite

she is gifted with patience

tiene el don de la paciencia

inexhaustible funds/supply/patience/imagination

inagotable

Translations for patience in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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solitario

patience Brit

estoy haciendo un solitario

I'm playing solitaire o patience

paciencia

patience

¡qué paciencia hay que tener con ella!

you need the patience of a saint with her!

¡qué paciencia hay que tener con ella!

she really tries your patience!

es un trabajo delicado para el que se necesita mucha paciencia

it's a delicate job that requires a great deal of patience

no tienes paciencia para nada

you have absolutely no patience!

ten paciencia, no tardará mucho

be patient o have a little patience, she won't be long

perder la paciencia

to lose patience

estás poniendo a prueba mi paciencia

you're trying my patience

se me está acabando o agotando la paciencia

my patience is running out

tener más paciencia que Job o que un santo

to have the patience of Job o of a saint

¡hay que tener aguantaderas!

you need the patience of a saint! inf

tiene una paciencia inagotable

she has endless patience

es muy paciente

he has such patience

patience in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for patience in the English»Spanish Dictionary

patience [ˈpeɪ·ʃəns] N

patience

paciencia f

to have the patience of a saint

tener más paciencia que un santo

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wear out patience

agotar

with infinite patience

con una paciencia infinita

boundless love, patience

sin límites

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paciencia

patience

se me ha acabado la paciencia

I've run out of patience

aguante

patience

una buena dosis de paciencia

a lot of patience

¡no me escorches la paciencia!

don't try my patience!

esto rebasa los límites de mi paciencia

this is trying my patience

hacer acopio de paciencia

to draw on all one's reserves of patience

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The dislocation works: the record has patience and breadth and almost zero pretension.

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She must love work, to preserve through all vicissitudes (for a woman who wishes to acquire such vast knowledge needs manly patience).

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They can also be propagated from suckers with some patience and experience.

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For the other, you need ingredients, a clear bench, a lot of patience, lower expectations and elbow grease for the cleanup.

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With segmented turning, the size and patterns are limited only by imagination, skill and patience.

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He was described as irreverent, believing himself to be a comic genius (many critics agreed with him) and showed little patience for incompetence.

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He had no patience for gasbags and poseurs.

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Her patience and indulgence towards him is frustrating, if not painful, to witness, but eventually she reaches the point where personal development becomes imperative.

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He is usually tolerant of all points of view and shows patience in the most trying of circumstances.

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Yet, even when the pressure of court business became extremely heavy... he never lost his unfailing courtesy and patience....

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