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tolerate verb

  /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹeɪt/ , /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹeɪt/
  • (transitive) To allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
 tolerera, tåla

tolerance noun

  /ˈtɑ.lə.ɹəns/ , /ˈtɒl.ə.ɹəns/ , /ˈtɔl.ə.ɹəns/
  • (uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]
 tolerans, fördragsamhet
  • (uncountable, obsolete) The ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance. [15th–19th c.]
  • (countable) The variation or deviation from a standard, especially the maximum permitted variation in an engineering measurement. [from 20th c.]
 tolerans

tolerable adjective

  /ˈtɑləɹəbl̩/ , /ˈtɒləɹəbl̩/
  • Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
 dräglig, tolerabel
  • Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
 dräglig, acceptabel, okej

tolerant adjective

  /ˈtɑːləɹənt/ , /ˈtɒləɹənt/
  • Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
 tolerant
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