Patience in spanish
pronunciation: pɑθienθiɑ part of speech: noun
patience = paciencia.
Example: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.more:
» arm + Reflexivo + with patience = armarse de paciencia. [Uso literario]
Example: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.» have + little patience with = no tolerar.
Example: As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.» have + patience = tener paciencia.
Example: The key is to find something that captivates them or garners their attention and it also helps to have plenty of patience.» have + the patience of a saint = tener la paciencia de un santo, tener más paciencia que un santo.
Example: Upon hearing that we homeschool, she responded with, 'You must have the patience of a Saint!'.» have + the patience of Job = tener la paciencia del santo Job, tener más paciencia que el santo Job.
Example: My advice to young scientists: be a pest -- ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.» impatience = impaciencia.
Example: But Stanton kew that this remark belied James' impatience with the situation.» lose + Posesivo + patience = perder la paciencia, impacientarse, exasperarse.
Example: He has never refused to answer any question, however provocative it might be, nor has he ever lost his patience.» patience is a virtue = la paciencia es una virtud.
Example: I learned that patience is a virtue, but waiting too long for something is commonly referred to as laziness.» run out of + patience = quedarse sin paciencia, agotarse la paciencia, acabarse la paciencia, terminarse la paciencia.
Example: When you run out of patience, you tend to blurt out words that you don't mean.» test + Posesivo + patience = poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien.
Example: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.» test + the patience of a saint = poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo, acabar con la paciencia de un santo.
Example: This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found.» try + Posesivo + patience = poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien, acabar con la paciencia de Alguien.
Example: He is to be praised for not wasting the reader's time and trying his patience with the dead issue of the possibility of the ordination of women.» try + the patience of a saint = poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo, acabar con la paciencia de un santo.
Example: Listening to your baby cry and cry and not knowing what to do can try the patience of a saint.