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1 patience
patience n1 patience f (with avec) ; to have no patience with sth n'avoir aucune patience avec qch ; to lose patience (with sb) perdre patience (avec qn) ; to try ou test sb's patience mettre la patience de qn à l'épreuve ; my patience is running out ou wearing thin ma patience s'épuise ;patience is a virtue la patience est mère de toutes les vertus. -
2 patience
1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) patience2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) réussite -
3 preach
preach [pri:t∫]• don't preach! pas de morale, s'il te plaît ![+ religion] prêcher ; [+ patience, advantage] prôner* * *[priːtʃ] 1.intransitive verb Religion prêcher (to à); fig pej sermonner2.transitive verb Religion prêcher (to à); fig prêcher, prôner [tolerance, virtue, pacifism]••
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patience is a virtue — Cf. Disticha Catonis I. xxxviii. maxima enim..patientia virtus, patience is the greatest virtue; mid 14th cent. Fr. patience est une grant vertu, patience is a great virtue. 1377 LANGLAND Piers Plowman B. xi. 370 Suffraunce [forbearance] is a… … Proverbs new dictionary
virtue — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of a woman. 4 a good quality (has the virtue of being adjustable). 5 efficacy; inherent power (no virtue in such drugs). 6 an… … Useful english dictionary
virtue — see virtue is its own reward patience is a virtue … Proverbs new dictionary
patience — see patience is a virtue … Proverbs new dictionary
Virtue — (Latin virtus ; Greek Polytonic|ἀρετή) is moral excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual and collective well being, and thus good by definition. The opposite of virtue is vice.Etymologically the word virtue… … Wikipedia
Patience — (ˈpā shənz) is the state of endurance under difficult circumstances. This can mean persevering in the face of delay or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset; or exhibiting forbearance when under strain, especially when faced with longer… … Wikipedia
Virtue — • According to its etymology the word virtue (Latin virtus) signifies manliness or courage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virtue Virtue … Catholic encyclopedia
patience — patience, long suffering, longanimity, forbearance, resignation can all mean the power to endure or a capacity for enduring without complaint something which is disagreeable or requires effort. Patience stresses calmness or composure, not only… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
patience — (n.) c.1200, quality of being patient in suffering, from O.Fr. pacience, from L. patientia patience, endurance, from patientem (nom. patiens), prp. of pati to suffer, endure, from PIE root *pei to damage, injure, hurt (see PASSION (Cf. passion)) … Etymology dictionary
patience — 1. patience [ pasjɑ̃s ] n. f. • pacience 1120; lat. patientia, de pati « souffrir » I ♦ 1 ♦ Vertu qui consiste à supporter les désagréments, les malheurs. ⇒ résignation, sang froid. Prendre patience. Souffrir avec patience. ⇒ endurer, 1.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Patience — (ca. 1375) Patience is one of four major narrative poems preserved in a single manuscript (British Museum Cotton Nero A.x ) by the late 14th century author known as the “Gawain poet” or the “Pearl poet.” Like the other poems in the manuscript… … Encyclopedia of medieval literature