abide

cumplir, acatar

Respetar una norma o aceptar una decisión.

En inglés sencillo: To follow a rule or accept a decision.

• You must abide by the rules.
• Both sides agreed to abide by the decision.
• Will they abide by the terms of the contract?

Cómo se usa: abide by something (All members must abide by the club rules.)

Sinónimos: obey, follow, comply with

Antónimos: disobey

Expresiones frecuentes: abide by rules, abide by something

soportar, aguantar

Soportar a alguien o algo; «cannot abide» expresa que te desagrada mucho.

En inglés sencillo: If you cannot bear someone or something, you strongly dislike them.

• I cannot abide that smell.
• She could never abide rude people.
• He cannot abide being kept waiting.

Cómo se usa: cannot abide someone/something (I cannot abide loud music.); cannot abide doing something (She cannot abide waiting in queues.)

Sinónimos: stand, tolerate, bear

Expresiones frecuentes: cannot abide something, cannot abide someone

soportar, sobrellevar

Aceptar con paciencia algo desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: To accept something unpleasant patiently.

• She abided the delay without complaint.
• He learned to abide pain in silence.
• They abided their troubles patiently.

Sinónimos: bear, endure, tolerate

Expresiones frecuentes: abide the delay, abide suffering

resistir, aguantar

Mantenerse firme pese a algo dañino o difícil.

En inglés sencillo: To stay strong despite something harmful or difficult.

• The old walls abided the storm.
• Few could abide such hardship without losing hope.
• The oak abides the strongest winds.

Sinónimos: withstand, endure

Expresiones frecuentes: abide the storm, abide hardship