impatience
gb/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/ us/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
B1
אנגלית
~ 4100
türelmetlenség, alig vár
שם עצם
B1
1
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s impatience with [something/someone]
Her impatience with the slow service was obvious.
Jól látszott a türelmetlensége a lassú kiszolgálás miatt.
The children’s impatience grew as they waited for the show to start.
A gyerekek türelmetlensége egyre nőtt, ahogy várták az előadás kezdetét.
He tried to hide his impatience during the long meeting.
Impatience can lead to poor decisions when driving.
There was a sense of impatience in the crowd before the concert began.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I felt impatience when the bus was late.
Türelmetlenséget éreztem, amikor késett a busz.
His impatience made him leave early.
A türelmetlensége miatt korán elment.
She showed impatience while waiting for the food.
The students had impatience before the test started.
He had impatience because the line was long.
טעות נפוצה:
Learners sometimes confuse 'impatience' with 'impatient', which is the adjective form.
משמעות
Annoyance at having to wait
צירופים
show impatience
|hide impatience
|express impatience
|impatience grows
|impatience with delays
מילים נרדפות
restlessness (Focuses more on the inability to stay still rather than annoyance.)
|
irritation (Highlights the annoyance aspect, not necessarily linked to waiting.)
הפכים
patience (The ability to accept delays without becoming upset.)
נושאים
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
The feeling of being annoyed or unhappy because you have to wait.
A feeling of irritation or restlessness caused by having to wait longer than desired or by delays.
שם עצם
B1
2
alig vár
A2
תבנית שימוש:
[someone]'s impatience to [do something]
Her impatience to open the gift was clear.
Jól látszott rajta, hogy alig várja, hogy kibonthassa az ajándékot.
He showed impatience to speak before it was his turn.
Látszott rajta a türelmetlenség, hogy még azelőtt megszólaljon, hogy rá került volna a sor.
The team's impatience for results led them to take shortcuts.
Impatience to start the project made them rush the planning stage.
His impatience for change drove him into politics.
דוגמאות ללומדים
I saw her impatience to start the game.
Láttam rajta, hogy alig várja, hogy elkezdődjön a játék.
He had impatience to go home.
Alig várta, hogy hazamehessen.
They showed impatience to eat the cake.
My impatience to travel is very strong.
She had impatience to tell me the news.
טעות נפוצה:
Some learners confuse this sense with excitement, but impatience often has a slightly negative tone of not wanting to wait.
משמעות
Eagerness to act without delay
צירופים
impatience to begin
|impatience for change
|impatience to leave
מילים נרדפות
eagerness (Positive connotation of enthusiasm, not necessarily negative like 'impatience'.)
|
urgency (Focuses more on the necessity or importance rather than emotional restlessness.)
הפכים
calmness (A relaxed state without hurry.)
נושאים
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
הגדרה
A strong feeling of wanting to do something right now.
A strong desire to do something immediately, without wanting to wait.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
impatience
IPA
GB/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
US/ɪmpˈeɪʃəns/
הברות והטעמה
im - pa - tience (3 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pa)
צורות המילה
Noun
- Base: impatience
- Plural: impatience
משפחת מילים
Related words
impatiently
adverb B1
patiently
adverb B1
ביטויים
lose patience
1/lˈuz pˈeɪʃəns/
fixed phrase
Stop being calm after waiting
To become angry because you waited too long or something is hard.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.
דוגמאות
- 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.