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141 patience
noun1) no pl., no art. Geduld, die; (perseverance) Ausdauer, die; Beharrlichkeit, die; (forbearance) Langmut, dielose [one's] patience [with something/somebody] — [mit etwas/jemandem] die Geduld verlieren
I lost my patience — mir riss der Geduldsfaden (ugs.) od. die Geduld
2) (Brit. Cards) Patience, die* * *1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) die Geduld2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) die Patience* * *pa·tience[ˈpeɪʃən(t)s]n no pl\patience! nur Geduld!to have \patience with sb/sth mit jdm/etw Geduld habento lose one's \patience die Geduld verlierensth requires [or takes] \patience etw erfordert Geduldto try sb's \patience jds Geduld auf eine harte Probe stellen2. BRIT, AUS CARDS Patience fto play \patience eine Patience legen* * *['peISəns]n1) Geduld fto have patience/no patience (with sb/sth) — Geduld/keine Geduld (mit jdm/etw) haben
to lose (one's) patience (with sb/sth) — (mit jdm/etw) die Geduld verlieren
patience, patience! → possess — nur Geduld!, immer mit der Ruhe!
* * *patience [ˈpeıʃns] s1. Geduld f:a) Ausdauer fb) Nachsicht f, Langmut f:lose one’s patience die Geduld verlieren;lose patience with die Geduld verlieren mit;be out of patience with sb jemanden nicht mehr ertragen können;have no patience with sb nichts übrighaben für jemanden;2. BOT Gartenampfer m3. besonders Br Patience f (Kartenspiel):play patience Patiencen oder eine Patience legen* * *noun1) no pl., no art. Geduld, die; (perseverance) Ausdauer, die; Beharrlichkeit, die; (forbearance) Langmut, dielose [one's] patience [with something/somebody] — [mit etwas/jemandem] die Geduld verlieren
I lost my patience — mir riss der Geduldsfaden (ugs.) od. die Geduld
2) (Brit. Cards) Patience, die* * *n.Ausdauer - f.Geduld f.
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