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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.
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