patience

pazienza

Capacità di aspettare o affrontare difficoltà senza arrabbiarsi o agitarsi.

In inglese semplice: The ability to wait or deal with difficulties without becoming angry or upset.

• Thank you for your patience.
• I lost patience with the noisy children.
• Learning to sew takes time and patience.

Come si usa: patience with someone/something (She has great patience with young children.); patience to do something (I lack the patience to untangle all these wires.)

Sinonimi: forbearance

Contrari: impatience

Espressioni comuni: lose patience, have patience, patience with someone, great patience

solitario

Gioco di carte per una persona, in cui si dispongono le carte in un ordine preciso.

In inglese semplice: A card game you play alone, arranging cards in a particular order.

• She plays patience every evening.
• I dealt the cards for a game of patience.
• Would you like to learn how to play patience?

Sinonimi: solitaire

Espressioni comuni: play patience, game of patience