intolerant

intolérant

Qui tombe malade ou se sent mal après avoir consommé un certain aliment ou une certaine substance.

En anglais simple : Unable to eat a certain food or take a certain substance without becoming unwell.

• My brother is lactose intolerant.
• People who are gluten intolerant must check food labels.
• Are you intolerant to any foods?

Comment l'utiliser : intolerant to something (She is intolerant to lactose and avoids milk.)

Synonymes : allergic

Contraires : tolerant

Expressions courantes : lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, intolerant to something

intolérant, sectaire

Qui refuse d’accepter les personnes dont les idées, les croyances ou le mode de vie diffèrent des siens.

En anglais simple : Unwilling to accept people whose ideas, beliefs, or ways of living are different from yours.

• His intolerant views upset me.
• She is intolerant of other people's beliefs.
• The group became more intolerant as its influence grew.

Comment l'utiliser : intolerant of someone/something (The leader was intolerant of anyone who disagreed with him.)

Synonymes : narrow-minded, bigoted, close-minded

Contraires : tolerant, open-minded

Expressions courantes : intolerant attitudes, intolerant of others, intolerant society

intolérant, sensible

Qui ne peut pas ou ne veut pas supporter quelque chose de désagréable ou de difficile.

En anglais simple : Unable or unwilling to bear something unpleasant or difficult.

• This plant is intolerant of frost.
• He grew increasingly intolerant of delays.
• Some animals are intolerant of sudden temperature changes.

Comment l'utiliser : intolerant of something (These plants are intolerant of extreme heat.)

Synonymes : sensitive, impatient

Contraires : tolerant

Expressions courantes : intolerant of heat, intolerant of delay, cold intolerant

intolérant, sectaire

Personne qui refuse d’accepter ceux qui ont des croyances ou des opinions différentes.

En anglais simple : A person who refuses to accept people with different beliefs or opinions.

• He was known as an intolerant.
• The writer criticized the intolerants who opposed religious freedom.
• An intolerant refuses to listen to different beliefs.

Synonymes : bigot

Expressions courantes : a religious intolerant, an intolerant's views