forbearing

• Décrit une personne qui fait preuve de patience, de maîtrise de soi et de tolérance, surtout dans des situations difficiles ou provocantes.

Describes a person who is patient, self-controlled, and tolerant, especially in difficult or provoking situations.

1. Patient and restrainedC1formal

   Having the ability to remain calm, self-controlled, and tolerant in difficult situations; not quick to react with anger or resentment.

   Patient et restreint

   • Even when criticized unfairly, she remained forbearing and polite.
   • His forbearing nature made him a respected leader during the crisis.
   • They showed a forbearing attitude toward the mistakes of their junior colleagues.
   • A forbearing parent listens without losing their temper.

   Synonymesclementindulgentlenientlong-sufferingmercifulmildpatientrestrainedtemperatetolerantunderstanding

   Antonymesimpatientintolerantirritablequick-temperedresentful

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de s'abstenir ou de se retenir de faire quelque chose, souvent avec patience ou maîtrise de soi.

A verb used to indicate the act of refraining from or abstaining from doing something, often with patience or self-control.

verbe irrégulier

1. Refrain from doing somethingC1formal

   To hold back or abstain from an action or impulse.

   S'abstenir de faire quelque chose

   • He forbore from criticizing her work in public.
   • Please forbear from making any noise during the ceremony.
   • She forbore to comment on the controversial topic.

   Synonymesabstainavoidcurbdesisteschewhold backrefrainstop

   Antonymesactcontinueindulgepersistproceed

2. Be patient or tolerantC1formal

   To exercise patience or self-control in a difficult situation.

   S'abstenir, patienter

   • The teacher forbore with the student's repeated questions.
   • They forbore the long wait without complaint.
   • He forbore his anger and responded calmly.

   Synonymesabidebearbrookendurestandtolerate

   Antonymesactcomplainprotestretaliate