patient
/pa.sjɑ̃/
adjective
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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patient (male)
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Le professeur est patient avec ses élèves.
The teacher is patient with his students.
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Similar words
Close synonyms for "patient, persevering."
Similar in other languages
English
French patient and tolerant both describe calmly accepting delay or difficulty without complaint.
Practice
1 What does patient mean?
patient (male)
2 Fill the gap: Le professeur est ___ avec ses élèves.
Full sentence: Le professeur est patient avec ses élèves. (The teacher is patient with his students.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches patient?
patient: neutral register, core frequency, medical domain, neutral connotation.
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