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1 enough to try the patience of a saint
≈ хоть у кого терпение лопнет; и святого выведет из терпения; см. тж. angelic patienceGertie: "And the airs you put on. Condescending isn't the word. It's enough to try the patience of a saint." (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Land of Promise’, act II) — Герти: "А важничаешь-то! Будто мы не люди. Святого выведешь из терпения."
Large English-Russian phrasebook > enough to try the patience of a saint
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2 enough to try the patience of a saint
enough to try the patience of a saint/Job вывести из себя (кого угодно)I tried to talk to him sensibly and reasonably, but his rudeness was enough to try the patience of a saint.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > enough to try the patience of a saint
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3 to have the patience of a saint
English-spanish dictionary > to have the patience of a saint
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4 have the patience of a saint
иметь ангельское терпениеTo train animals successfully, you have to have the patience of a saint.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > have the patience of a saint
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5 enough to try the patience of a saint
Concise English-Russian phrasebook > enough to try the patience of a saint
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6 (it is) enough to provoke the patience of a saint
Общая лексика: даже у ангела может терпение лопнуть, это может и святого вывести из себяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > (it is) enough to provoke the patience of a saint
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7 (it is) enough to try the patience of a saint
Общая лексика: даже у ангела может терпение лопнуть, это может и святого вывести из себяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > (it is) enough to try the patience of a saint
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8 (smb.) who would try the patience of a saint
Разговорное выражение: мёртвого замучитУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > (smb.) who would try the patience of a saint
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9 enough to try the patience of a saint
1) Общая лексика: (it is) даже у ангела может терпение лопнуть, (it is) это может и святого вывести из себя, и святого выведёт из терпения, хоть у кого терпение лопнет, ни у кого терпения не хватит2) Образное выражение: хоть святых выносиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > enough to try the patience of a saint
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10 enough to provoke the patience of a saint
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > enough to provoke the patience of a saint
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11 who would try the patience of a saint
Разговорное выражение: (smb.) мёртвого замучитУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > who would try the patience of a saint
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12 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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13 enough to try the patience of Job
enough to try the patience of a saint/Job вывести из себя (кого угодно)I tried to talk to him sensibly and reasonably, but his rudeness was enough to try the patience of a saint.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > enough to try the patience of Job
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saint, sainte [sɛ̃, sɛ̃t]1. adjectivea. ( = sacré) holyc. [action, pensée, personne, vie] saintly2. masculine noun, feminine noun3. compounds* * *
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sainte sɛ̃, sɛ̃t adjectif1) ( sacré) holy2) ( canonisé)3) ( vertueux) good, godly
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nom masculin, féminin saintse prendre pour un saint/une sainte — to think one is perfect; vouer
Phrasal Verbs:* * *sɛ̃, sɛ̃t saint, -e1. adj1) (homme, lieu) holy2) fig (= pieux) saintly2. nm/f* * *A adj1 ( sacré) holy; image sainte holy image; les saints Apôtres the holy apostles; saintes huiles holy oils; la sainte Bible the Holy Bible; semaine sainte Holy Week; vendredi saint Good Friday; jeudi saint Maundy Thursday;2 ( canonisé) saint Paul/Ignace de Loyola/Thomas d'Aquin Saint Paul/Ignatius Loyola/Thomas Aquinas;3 ( vertueux) good, godly;4 ○( pour insister) toute la sainte journée the whole blessed○ day; j'ai une sainte horreur de qch I can't stand sth.B nm,f saint; ce n'est pas une sainte, il lui arrive de se mettre en colère! she's no saint, she sometimes gets cross; se prendre pour un saint/une sainte to think one is perfect; elle croit que son fils est un (petit) saint she thinks her son is perfect, in her eyes her son can do no wrong; ⇒ prêcher, vouer.le saint des saints lit, fig the Holy of Holies; les saints de glace the 11th, 12th and 13th May; les saints Innocents the Holy Innocents; le saint suaire the Holy Shroud; la sainte Église catholique the Holy Catholic Church; la sainte famille the Holy family; sainte nitouche pej goody-goody○ péj; ne fais pas ta sainte nitouche don't be such a goody-goody○; je ne supporte pas ses airs de sainte nitouche! I can't stand it when she's doing her goody-goody○ act!; sainte table communion rail; la Sainte Vierge the Virgin Mary; les saintes Écritures the Holy Scriptures.jurer par tous les saints (du Paradis) to swear by all the saints.1. (après le nom) [sacré - lieu, livre, image, guerre] holyle saint sacrement the sacrament of Holy Communion, the Eucharist2. [canonisé] Saintsaint Pierre/Paul Saint Peter/Paul3. (avant le nom) [exemplaire] holy4. [en intensif]————————, sainte [sɛ̃, sɛ̃t] nom masculin, nom fémininles saints de glacethe three Saints (Mamert, Gervase and Pancras) on whose name days (11th, 12th and 13th May) late frosts often occur according to traditionles saints du dernier jour the Latter-Day Saints, the Mormonscomme on connaît ses saints on les honore (proverbe) treat each person according to ou on his merits————————nom masculin————————1. RELIGIONla Sainte Vierge the Blessed Virgin, the Virgin Mary2. (avec trait d'union) [dans des noms de lieux, de fêtes]c'est la Saint-Marc aujourd'hui it's Saint Mark's day today, it's the feast of Saint Mark today -
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patience [pasjɑ̃s]feminine nouna. patience• patience, j'arrive ! wait a minute, I'm coming!* * *pasjɑ̃s1) ( qualité) patience2) Jeux patience [U] GB, solitaire [U] US••* * *pasjɑ̃s nf* * *patience nf1 ( qualité) patience; manquer de/perdre patience to lack/lose patience; elle n'a aucune patience she has no patience at all; ma patience a des limites there are limits to my patience; il faut vraiment de la patience pour le supporter you need a lot of patience to put up with him; avec une grande/beaucoup de patience with great/a lot of patience; avoir de la patience avec to be patient with; être d'une patience infinie or sans bornes to be endlessly patient; s'armer de or prendre patience to be patient; avec patience patiently; patience, c'est presque cuit be patient, it's almost cooked;2 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports Jeux patience ¢ GB, solitaire ¢ US; faire des patiences to play patience GB ou solitaire US;3 ( plante) dock.prendre son mal en patience to resign oneself to one's fate.[pasjɑ̃s] nom féminin————————[pasjɑ̃s] interjectionpatience, j'ai presque fini! hold on ou just a minute, I've almost finished!patience, il va voir de quoi je suis capable! just you wait (and see), I'll show him what I'm made of! -
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♦ patience /ˈpeɪʃns/n. [u]1 pazienza; sopportazione; tolleranza: It takes great patience, ci vuole una grande pazienza; My patience is wearing thin, la mia pazienza è agli sgoccioli; sto per perdere la pazienza; to lose (o to run out of) patience, perdere la pazienza; impazientirsi; spazientirsi; to require patience, richiedere pazienza; to be out of patience, aver perso la pazienza; essersi spazientito; to try sb. 's patience, mettere a dura prova la pazienza di q.; spazientire q.; It would try the patience of a saint, farebbe perdere la pazienza a un santo● (bot.) patience dock ( Rumex patientia), erba pazienza; romice. -
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saint [seɪnt]saint(e) m,f;∎ figurative he's no saint ce n'est pas un petit saint;∎ familiar it would try the patience of a saint cela ferait s'impatienter le plus patient des hommes□►► Saint Andrew saint André (saint patron de l'Écosse);Saint Andrew's cross croix f de Saint-André, = croix en X blanche sur fond bleu figurant sur le drapeau écossais;Saint Andrew's Day la Saint-André (fête nationale de l'Écosse, le 30 novembre);Saint Anthony saint Antoine;Saint Anthony's cross croix f de Saint-Antoine;Saint Augustine saint Augustin;Saint Bartholomew saint Barthélemy;the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre, the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy;Saint Benedict saint Benoît;Saint Bernard (dog) saint-bernard m inv;Saint Catherine sainte Catherine;Saint Catherine's Day la Sainte-Catherine;Saint Cecilia sainte Cécile;Saint Christopher saint Christophe;Saint Clement saint Clément;Saint David saint David (saint patron du pays de Galles);Saint David's Day la Saint-David (fête nationale du pays de Galles, le 1 mars);Saint David's (Church) (l'église f) Saint-David;saint's day fête f (d'un saint);Saint Dominic saint Dominique;Saint Elizabeth sainte Élisabeth;Saint Elmo's fire feu m Saint-Elme;Saint Francis (of Assisi) saint François (d'Assise);Saint George saint Georges (saint patron de l'Angleterre);Saint George's Cross croix f de Saint-Georges, = croix rouge sur fond blanc figurant sur le drapeau anglais;Saint George's Day la Saint-Georges (fête nationale de l'Angleterre, le 23 avril);the Saint Gotthard Pass le col du Saint-Gothard;Saint Gregory saint Grégoire;Saint Helena (island) Sainte-Hélène;∎ on Saint Helena à Sainte-Hélène;Saint James saint Jacques;Saint Jerome saint Jérôme;Saint John saint Jean;Saint John the Baptist Saint Jean-Baptiste;Botany Saint John's wort millepertuis m;the Saint Lawrence (River) le Saint-Laurent;the Saint Lawrence Seaway la voie maritime du Saint-LaurentSaint Louis saint Louis;Saint Lucia Sainte-Lucie;Saint Luke saint Luc;Saint Mark saint Marc;Saint Mark's Square la place Saint-Marc;Saint Michael saint Michel;Saint Nicholas saint Nicolas;Saint Nicholas' Day la Saint-Nicolas;Saint Patrick saint Patrick (saint patron de l'Irlande);Saint Patrick's Day la Saint-Patrick (fête nationale de l'Irlande, le 17 mars);Saint Paul saint Paul;Saint Peter saint Pierre;Saint Peter's Basilica la basilique Saint-Pierre;Ichthyology Saint Peter's fish saint-pierre m inv;Saint Petersburg Saint-Pétersbourg;Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon;∎ in Saint Pierre and Miquelon à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon;Saint Sebastian saint Sébastien;Saint Stephen saint Étienne;Irish Saint Stephen's Day = le 26 decembre;Saint Swithin's day = le 15 juillet (un ancien dicton veut que, s'il pleut ce jour-là, il pleuvra ensuite pendant quarante jours mais, si le temps est sec, il restera sec pendant quarante jours);Saint Sylvester saint Sylvestre;Saint Theodore saint Théodore;Saint Thomas Aquinas saint Thomas d'Aquin;Saint Valentine's Day la Saint-Valentin;Geography Saint Vincent Saint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines;Medicine Saint Vitus' dance danse f de Saint-Guy, chorée f;Saint Walpurgis Sainte Walpurgis, Sainte Walburgeⓘ SAINT PATRICK'S DAY Patrick, le saint patron de l'Irlande, est célébré le 17 mars, qui est le jour de sa mort, en l'an 461. Saint Patrick convertit les Irlandais au christianisme et établit monastères, églises et écoles dans tout le pays. Selon la légende, il aurait également réussi à chasser tous les serpents d'Irlande. Chômée en Irlande, la St Patrick est également fêtée dans certaines villes américaines comptant une forte proportion de personnes d'origine irlandaise. -
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♦ saint /seɪnt, sənt/n.1 (relig.) santo, santa; beato, beata2 (fig.) persona molto virtuosa; santo, sant'uomo; santa, santa donna: Our grandmother was a real saint, nostra nonna era proprio una santa● St Andrew's cross, la croce di S. Andrea ( bandiera nazionale della Scozia) □ (med.) St Anthony's fire, il fuoco di S. Antonio; l'herpes zoster □ St Bernard ( dog), sanbernardo □ saint's day, giorno in cui si celebra un santo □ one's saint's day, festa del proprio santo; (giorno) onomastico □ St. George's cross, la croce di S. Giorgio ( bandiera nazionale dell' Inghilterra) □ (naut.) St Elmo's fire, il fuoco di S. Elmo □ St James's (o the Court of St James's), la corte di San Giacomo; la Corte inglese □ (bot.) St John's wort ( Hypericum), erba di San Giovanni □ St Patrick's Day, la festa di S. Patrizio (17 marzo) □ St Paul's, la cattedrale di San Paolo ( a Londra) □ He would try the patience of a saint, farebbe perdere la pazienza a un santo.(to) saint /seɪnt/v. t.1 (relig.) santificare; beatificare; canonizzare -
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1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) paciencia2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.) solitariopatience n pacienciatr['peɪʃəns]1 (quality) paciencia2 (card game) solitario\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLpatience is a virtue la paciencia es la madre de la cienciato have the patience of a saint tener más paciencia que un santoto play patience hacer solitariosto try somebody's patience poner a prueba la paciencia de alguienpatience ['peɪʃənts] n: paciencia fn.• paciencia s.f.• sufrimiento s.m.'peɪʃənsmass noun1) ( quality) paciencia fto try somebody's patience — poner* a prueba la paciencia de alguien
patience is a virtue — (set phrase) la paciencia es la madre de la ciencia (fr hecha)
to have the patience of a saint — tener* más paciencia que un santo
2) ( cards) (BrE) solitario mto play patience — hacer* solitarios
['peɪʃǝns]N1) paciencia fmy patience is exhausted — se me ha acabado or agotado la paciencia
to lose one's patience (with sth/sb) — perder la paciencia (con algo/algn)
- have the patience of a saint- possess one's soul in patience2) (Brit) (Cards) solitario m* * *['peɪʃəns]mass noun1) ( quality) paciencia fto try somebody's patience — poner* a prueba la paciencia de alguien
patience is a virtue — (set phrase) la paciencia es la madre de la ciencia (fr hecha)
to have the patience of a saint — tener* más paciencia que un santo
2) ( cards) (BrE) solitario mto play patience — hacer* solitarios
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