tolerant

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BrE /ˈtɒlərənt/ AmE /ˈtɑːlərənt/

adjective en → es

1 ACCEPTING DIFFERENCES [attributive, predicative] B1

able to accept people or ideas that are different from your own

tolerante, paciente, comprensivo

  • be tolerant of somebody/something

Collocations tolerant attitude · tolerant society

  • She is very tolerant of other people's views.

    Ella es muy tolerante con las opiniones de los demás.

2 MEDICINE [attributive] C1

able to resist the effects of a drug or medicine

resistente, inmune

  • be tolerant of something

Collocations tolerant to antibiotics · develop tolerance to a drug

  • The patient has developed a tolerance to the medication.

    El paciente ha desarrollado una tolerancia al medicamento.