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1 the patience of Job(of a Saint)
the patience of Job(of a Saint)}coll paciência de Jó, paciência de santo.English-Portuguese dictionary > the patience of Job(of a Saint)
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2 patience
1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) paciência2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) paciência* * *pa.tience[p'eiʃəns] n 1 paciência, perseverança. I have no patience with him / não posso suportá-lo. have patience with him! / tenha paciência com ele! 2 resignação. 3 Brit paciência: jogo de cartas para uma só pessoa. the patience of Job (ou of a Saint) coll paciência de Jó, paciência de santo. to be out of patience with estar exasperado com. -
3 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) tentar2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) experimentar3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) julgar4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) cansar2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) tentativa2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) ensaio•- trier- trying
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- try out* * *[trai] n tentativa, experiência, prova, teste. • vt+vi 1 tentar, experimentar, ensaiar, provar. he tried his hand at it / ele experimentou fazê-lo. he tried his luck at it / ele tentou a sorte nisto. we tried at this play / experimentamos este jogo. 2 investigar. 3 pôr à prova. 4 Jur interrogar, levar em juízo, processar. he was tried on a charge / ele foi processado por causa de uma denúncia. 5 atormentar, afligir, sujeitar a sofrimento ou provação. 6 esforçar, cansar, esgotar, atacar (vista). you must try harder / precisa esforçar-se mais. he tried hard for a job / ele esforçou-se para conseguir um emprego. 7 testar, aferir, acertar. a teacher of tried experience um professor experimentado. to have a try at experimentar-se em. to try for aspirar, concorrer para. to try on a) provar (roupa). b) sl chatear, tentar esgotar a paciência de alguém. to try out testar, provar. you just try! atreva-se. -
4 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) demitir-se2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) resignar-se•- resigned* * *re.sign[riz'ain] vt+vi 1 resignar-se, renunciar. 2 conformar-se, submeter-se. 3 demitir-se. 4 Chess abandonar. to resign from office demitir-se de seu cargo. to resign to the will of God submeter-se à vontade de Deus. -
5 resign
1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) demitir-se2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) resignar-se•- resigned
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(the) patience of Job — the patience of ˈJob idiom the fact of being extremely patient and not complaining • You need the patience of Job to deal with some of our customers. Main entry: ↑Jobidiom … Useful english dictionary
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have the patience of Job — phrase to remain patient and not complain in situations that would make most people very angry Thesaurus: to be patient, and to not complain too muchsynonym Main entry: Job … Useful english dictionary
patience of job — If something requires the patience of Job, it requires great patience … The small dictionary of idiomes
(the) patience of a saint — the patience of Job/a saint a lot of patience. You need the patience of a saint to be a teacher … New idioms dictionary
patience of Job — noun An great amount of patience. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy … Wiktionary
patience of Job — If something requires the patience of Job, it requires great patience. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
have the patience of Job — to remain patient and not complain in situations that would make most people very angry … English dictionary
JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Job — 1.) in the Old Testament of the Bible, a man who continued to have faith in God even though God destroyed his property and his family 2.) Job s comforter someone who tries to make you feel more cheerful, but actually makes you feel worse 3.) have … Dictionary of contemporary English
Job — [ dʒoub ] have the patience of Job to remain patient and not complain in situations that would make most people very angry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
