patience
gb/pˈeɪʃəns/ us/pˈeɪʃəns/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 2300
türelem, pasziánsz
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
1
türelem
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] has patience
She showed great patience while teaching her young son to read.
Nagy türelmet tanúsított, miközben olvasni tanította a kisfiát.
You need a lot of patience to work in customer service.
Sok türelem kell az ügyfélszolgálati munkához.
His patience finally ran out after hours of waiting.
With enough patience, you can solve almost any problem.
I admire her patience with elderly customers.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I need more patience with my little brother.
Több türelemre van szükségem a kisöcsémmel szemben.
He has no patience when the bus is late.
Nincs benne türelem, amikor késik a busz.
She has patience with children.
Please have patience while I fix this.
My teacher has patience with me.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'patience' (noun) with 'patients' (plural of patient). They sound the same but have different meanings.
Σημασία
Ability to remain calm
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
lose patience
|have patience
|show patience
|test patience
|infinite patience
Συνώνυμα
forbearance (More formal; often used in legal or moral contexts.)
|
tolerance (Focuses more on accepting differences or unpleasant situations.)
Αντώνυμα
impatience (Direct opposite; inability to wait calmly.)
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|self-control
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
The ability to stay calm and not get angry when things are slow or hard.
The capacity to remain calm and not become annoyed or upset when faced with delays, problems, or difficult people.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B2
2
pasziánsz
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
play patience
I like to play patience on my computer during lunch breaks.
Szeretek pasziánszozni a számítógépemen az ebédszünetekben.
She taught her grandmother how to play patience with a real deck of cards.
Megtanította a nagymamájának, hogyan kell pasziánszt játszani valódi kártyapaklival.
Patience is a great way to pass the time when you are alone.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I play patience on my phone.
Pasziánszozni szoktam a telefonomon.
He plays patience when he is bored.
Pasziánszozik, amikor unatkozik.
She taught me how to play patience.
Patience is easy to learn.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'patience' the card game with the quality of staying calm. Context usually makes the meaning clear.
Σημασία
Card game of solitaire
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
play patience
|patience game
|win patience
Συνώνυμα
solitaire (Commonly used in American English for the same card game.)
Θέματα
games
|leisure
|daily_life
|arts_entertainment
Ορισμός
A card game you play alone, putting cards in order; also called solitaire.
A card game for one player in which the goal is to arrange cards in a particular order or pattern, commonly known as solitaire.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
patience
IPA
GB/pˈeɪʃəns/
US/pˈeɪʃəns/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
pa - tience (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (pa)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: patience
- Plural: patience
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Negative and opposite forms
Εκφράσεις
have patience
1/hˈæv pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
Show calmness when waiting
Stay calm and not get angry when things take time or are hard.
Παραδείγματα
- Have patience; the bus will be here soon.
- You need to have patience with new learners.
have the patience of a saint
1/hˈæv ðə pˈeɪʃəns əv ə sˈeɪnt/
idiom
informal
Extremely patient person
To be very, very patient, even in very hard situations.
Παραδείγματα
- You must have the patience of a saint to work there.
- He has the patience of a saint with his kids.
lose patience
1/lˈuz pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
Stop being calm after waiting
To become angry because you waited too long or something is hard.
Παραδείγματα
- I lost patience after waiting for an hour.
- I lost patience after waiting in line for an hour.
- She lost patience with her noisy neighbors.
out of patience
1/ˈaʊt əv pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
No longer able to wait calmly
Not able to stay calm anymore because you waited too long or something is difficult.
Παραδείγματα
- I'm out of patience with this computer.
- I am out of patience with this computer.
- He was out of patience after repeating himself five times.
- She was out of patience after repeating herself three times.
try someone's patience
1/tɹˈaɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
Test someone's ability to stay calm
To make someone almost lose their calm because you take too long or cause problems.
Παραδείγματα
- The constant delays are trying my patience.
- The delays were really trying my patience.
- Her bad behavior really tries my teacher's patience.
- His constant interruptions tried her patience.