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1 tolerance
noun* * *1) (the ability to be fair and understanding to people whose ways, opinions etc are different from one's own: We should always try to show tolerance to other people.) die Widerstandsfähigkeit2) (the ability to resist the effects of eg a drug: If you take a drug regularly, your body gradually acquires a tolerance of it.) die Widerstandsfähigkeit* * *tol·er·ance[ˈtɒlərən(t)s, AM ˈtɑ:lɚ-]I. n\tolerance of children Nachsicht f mit Kindern\tolerance of dissent Toleranz f gegenüber Andersdenkendenracial \tolerance Toleranz f gegenüber Menschen aller Rassen\tolerance to alcohol/a drug Alkohol-/Medizinverträglichkeit fpain-\tolerance threshold Schmerzschwelle f\tolerance level [or threshold] Toleranzschwelle f* * *['tɒlərəns]n1) Toleranz f, Duldsamkeit f (of, for, towards gegenüber); (towards children, one's juniors) Nachsicht f (of mit)racial tolerance — Toleranz in Rassenfragen
2) (MED, TECH) Toleranz fto work to fine tolerances — mit kleinen or engen Toleranzen arbeiten
* * *1. Toleranz f, Duldsamkeit f2. (of)a) Duldung f (gen)b) Nachsicht f (mit)3. MEDfor gegen Gift etc)b) Verträglichkeit f4. MATH, TECH Toleranz f, zulässige Abweichung, Spiel n, Fehlergrenze f* * *nounToleranz, die (for, towards, gegen[über])* * *n.Duldsamkeit f.Duldung -en f.Toleranz -en f. -
2 tolerance
tol·er·ance [ʼtɒlərən(t)s, Am ʼtɑ:lɚ-] n\tolerance of children Nachsicht f mit Kindern;\tolerance of dissent Toleranz f gegenüber Andersdenkenden;racial \tolerance Toleranz f gegenüber Menschen aller Rassenpain-\tolerance threshold Schmerzschwelle f3) (in quantity, measurement) Toleranz f, zulässige Abweichung n
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