patience

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪʃəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpeɪʃəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pā′shəns)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
patience n(ability to wait)paciencia nf
  temple nm
 We are sorry for the delay to the London train and thank passengers for their patience.
 Lamentamos la demora del tren a Londres y agradecemos la paciencia de los pasajeros.
patience n(tolerance)paciencia nf
  tolerancia nf
 Brian really is a naughty child, but his mother always shows such patience in dealing with him.
 Brian es un niño travieso, pero su madre muestra mucha paciencia para tratar con él.
patience n(perseverance)perseverancia nf
  paciencia nf
 Catherine carried out her work with patience and skill.
 Catherine llevó a cabo su trabajo con perseverancia y habilidad.
patience nUK (solitaire: card game for one person)solitario nm
 Robert was playing patience to pass the time.
 Roberto estaba jugando al solitario para pasar el tiempo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
lose patience vtr + n(be frustrated by waiting)perder la paciencia loc verb
  impacientarse⇒ v prnl
 If you keep us waiting much longer we'll lose patience and go elsewhere.
 Si nos haces esperar mucho más, perderemos la paciencia y nos iremos a otro lado.
lose patience v expr(become annoyed)perder la paciencia loc verb
  cansarse⇒ v prnl
  perder los nervios loc verb
 I'm beginning to lose patience with my noisy neighbours.
 Estoy empezando a perder la paciencia con los vecinos y sus ruidos.
Patience is a virtue. expr(Learn how to wait.)la paciencia es una virtud expr
  Roma no se construyó en un día expr
the patience of Job nfigurative (great endurance)la paciencia de Job loc nom f
  paciencia infinita loc nom f
try [sb]'s patience,
try the patience of [sb] v expr		(become tiresome)agotar la paciencia, colmar la paciencia loc verb
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'patience' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
forbearance - intolerance - not suffer fools gladly - solitaire - twist the lion's tail - wear thin
Spanish:
aguante - paciencia - solitario - armar de paciencia - colmar la paciencia - tener correa - comprensión - exasperar - agotar la paciencia de alguien - no tener paciencia - paciencia de santo - perder la paciencia - perder los nervios - impacientar - desesperar

Collocations: am all out of patience for [you, this, your games], has shown a lot of patience, you just need a little patience (to), more...

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