patient

patient

Qui sait attendre ou affronter des difficultés sans se mettre en colère.

En anglais simple : Able to wait or deal with difficulties without becoming angry.

• Please be patient.
• She was patient with my questions.
• You need to be patient while the paint dries.

Comment l'utiliser : patient with someone/something (Please be patient with the children.)

Synonymes : tolerant

Contraires : impatient

Expressions courantes : be patient, patient with someone, patient teacher, patient waiting

patient, persévérant

Qui continue à travailler avec soin et calme aussi longtemps que nécessaire.

En anglais simple : Continuing to work carefully and calmly for as long as necessary.

• The repair required patient work.
• Years of patient research finally brought results.
• Her patient efforts helped the child learn to read.

Synonymes : persistent, persevering

Expressions courantes : patient work, patient research, patient effort

patient, malade

Personne ou animal qui reçoit des soins d’un médecin ou d’un autre professionnel de santé.

En anglais simple : A person or animal receiving care from a doctor or another health professional.

• The doctor examined the patient.
• Several patients waited outside the clinic.
• Our first patient today was a dog with a broken leg.

Expressions courantes : hospital patient, treat a patient, patient care

patient

En linguistique, personne ou chose qui subit l’action exprimée dans une phrase.

En anglais simple : The person or thing affected by an action, as described in the meaning of a sentence.

• In this sentence, the ball is the patient.
• The patient receives the action described by the verb.
• A passive sentence often puts the patient first.

Expressions courantes : patient role, agent and patient, grammatical patient