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Meanings of patience in English

Russian
пасьянс
Portuguese
solitaire
Spanish
solitario de cartas
Wikidata

Genre of card games.

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        пасьянс
        Portuguese
        longanimidade
        Catalan
        tolerància
        Spanish
        paciencia

        Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence.

            longanimidade
            Portuguese
            paciência
            Catalan
            solitari
            Spanish
            solitario

            A card game played by one person.

                  paciência
                  Russian
                  терпение
                  Portuguese
                  paciência
                  Catalan
                  paciència
                  Spanish
                  paciencia

                  Christian virtue.

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                      терпение
                      Usage of patience in English
                      1
                      It requires patience, resources and a culture of commitment to public health.
                      The Guardian
                      2
                      Waiting your turn outside a public telephone box requires a particular patience.
                      The Irish Times
                      3
                      They have pursued their long campaign over thirty-eight years with great patience.
                      The Irish Times
                      4
                      It requires more patience, but given time, the results are more certain.
                      The 5000 year leap: a miracle that changed the world
                      5
                      The issue, it seems, is simply one of time, effort and patience.
                      Reuters
                      6
                      Sir, -This health system of ours expects patients to have patience.
                      The Irish Times
                      7
                      Bishop, considering your situation, I recommend you not test my patience today.
                      The Da Vinci Code
                      8
                      And in knowledge, abstinence: and in abstinence, patience: and in patience, godliness:
                      The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
                      9
                      The patience of the Church is infinite; it lives and it outlives.
                      Roman Holidays, and Others
                      10
                      But whether shareholders' patience will last that long is a moot point.
                      The Irish Times
                      11
                      It requires a great deal of patience and a lot of creativity.
                      The Irish Times
                      12
                      She would remember that crimes got solved by hard work and patience.
                      Frozen Heat
                      13
                      He is showing great patience and great confidence on the low block.
                      Reuters
                      14
                      The job demands a lot of patience but comes with great rewards.
                      The one-week job project: one man, one year, 52 jobs
                      15
                      All that is needed is a modicum of patience and common sense.
                      The Irish Times
                      16
                      I'm not very patient, so don't try my patience, Mr Ellis said.
                      News.com.au
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                      Translations for patience
                      Patience through the time
                      Patience across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      South Africa
                      Common
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                      Common
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