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Meanings of tolerance in English

Catalan
marge
Spanish
margen

A permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits.

        marge
        Portuguese
        tolerância
        Catalan
        tolerància
        Spanish
        tolerancia

        A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior.

            tolerância
            Portuguese
            tolerância
            Catalan
            tolerància
            Spanish
            tolerancia

            Willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others.

                  tolerância
                  Usage of tolerance in English
                  1
                  She said the game must take a zero tolerance approach to abuse.
                  The Guardian
                  2
                  We have no tolerance for discrimination in any form, the company said.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  However, the other six patients showed no change in their exercise tolerance.
                  Pubmed
                  4
                  Police forces must adopt a zero-tolerance approach to this kind of behaviour.
                  The Guardian
                  5
                  Political parties, and National in particular, have little tolerance for defeated leaders.
                  Radio NZ
                  6
                  Most countries' tolerance of Haitian migrants can waver like the stock market.
                  Ebony
                  7
                  She could expect neither understanding nor tolerance under the best of circumstances.
                  Too wicked to kiss
                  8
                  He said communities needed to have zero tolerance towards violence against women.
                  Radio NZ
                  9
                  Dose escalation in individual patients may be possible according to their tolerance.
                  Pubmed
                  10
                  On day 1, glucose tolerance was assessed during a meal challenge test.
                  Pubmed
                  11
                  The zero-tolerance approach will be implemented in other regions of South Africa.
                  The South African
                  12
                  In-built system-based exception reports for which various tolerance levels have been set.
                  The South African
                  13
                  We believe Fosun has an aggressive investment appetite and tolerance for risk.
                  Reuters
                  14
                  There's a great understanding and a tolerance and a willingness to help.
                  The Irish Times
                  15
                  Short attention spans, a general malaise, no tolerance, no respect, no rules.
                  First among sequels
                  16
                  However, mechanisms of tolerance induction via the mucosal route are still unclear.
                  Pubmed
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                  Translations for tolerance
                  Portuguese
                  tolerância
                  Tolerance through the time
                  Tolerance across language varieties
                  United States of America
                  Common
                  New Zealand
                  Common
                  Ireland
                  Common
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