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tolérance

tolerance, acceptance

noun toh-leh-RAHNSS Rare

Also means

tolerance (technical margin)

Usage Note

Tolérance covers both social acceptance of differences and a technical margin of error in engineering or medicine (tolérance au médicament). The verb tolérer means 'to tolerate'; the adjective is tolérant. The phrase maison de tolérance was a historical euphemism for a licensed brothel.

Examples

"La tolérance est une valeur essentielle."

Natural Translation

Tolerance is an essential value.

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