What does paciencia in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word paciencia in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use paciencia in Spanish.

The word paciencia in Spanish means patience, resignation, acceptance, try 's patience, run out of patience, arm yourself with patience, try 's patience, stop messing, stop bothering, stop bugging, stop pestering, try your nerves, have no patience with, be impatient with, patience of a saint, take it easy there's a long night ahead, lose patience. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word paciencia

patience

nombre femenino (tranquilidad, calma) (calmness while waiting)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ten paciencia, tus padres llegarán pronto.
Have patience, your parents will arrive shortly.

resignation, acceptance

nombre femenino (tolerancia, resignación) (display composure)

Ana llevó con paciencia la larga enfermedad de su hijo.
Ana took the long illness of her son with patience.

try 's patience

locución verbal (cansar, fastidiar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan siempre agota la paciencia de su padre, es un cansino.
John is always trying his father's patience; he's so weary.

run out of patience

locución verbal (cansarse, fastidiarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se me está agotando la paciencia contigo, ya no te lo vuelvo a decir.
I'm running out of patience with you and I won't tell you again!

arm yourself with patience

locución verbal (tener paciencia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se armó de paciencia y esperó a que llegara.
He armed himself with patience and waited for it to arrive.

try 's patience

locución verbal (a alguien: exasperar)

Josefina colmó mi paciencia y la dejé hablando sola.
Josephine tried my patience, and I walked away and left her talking to herself.

stop messing, stop bothering, stop bugging, stop pestering

locución verbal (vulgar (no molestar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Deja de joder a tu hermano que está muy cansado.

try your nerves

locución verbal (CR, coloquial (fastidiar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Deja de joder la paciencia, que hoy estoy de mal humor.

have no patience with, be impatient with

locución verbal (impacientarse fácilmente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No estudies pedagogía si no tienes paciencia con los niños.

patience of a saint

(figurado (gran aguante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu madre tiene paciencia de santa con tus hermanos y contigo.

take it easy there's a long night ahead

expresión (esperar algo con calma)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les dejo aquí mi relato, hasta otro día. Paciencia, piojos, que la noche es larga.

lose patience

locución verbal (exasperarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El profesor perdió la paciencia porque los alumnos no dejaban de hablar.
The professor lost patience because the students wouldn't stop talking.

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