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tolérer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abide verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • condone verb To accept or overlook behaviour that is generally considered wrong.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.
  • tolerate verb To allow something to happen or continue, even if one disapproves of it.

Senses

tolérer is used for these senses in English:

  • abide (transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]
  • bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
  • condone (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
  • stand (intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.
  • tolerate (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.

abide — full definition

  1. verb To accept and follow a rule, decision, or agreement (used with "by").
  2. verb To tolerate or put up with something, especially in negative statements.
  3. verb (literary) To remain or continue in a place; to stay.

bear — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
  3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
  4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

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