abide

rispettare, attenersi a

Seguire una regola o accettare una decisione.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: abide by something (All members must abide by the club rules.)

Sinonimi: obey, follow, comply with

Contrari: disobey

Espressioni comuni: abide by rules, abide by something

sopportare, tollerare

Tollerare qualcuno o qualcosa; «cannot abide» indica che non lo si sopporta affatto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: stand, tolerate, bear

Espressioni comuni: cannot abide something, cannot abide someone

sopportare, tollerare

Accettare con pazienza qualcosa di spiacevole.

In inglese semplice: To accept something unpleasant patiently.

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

Sinonimi: bear, endure, tolerate

Espressioni comuni: abide the delay, abide suffering

resistere a, sopportare

Rimanere forte nonostante qualcosa di dannoso o difficile.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: withstand, endure

Espressioni comuni: abide the storm, abide hardship