German-English translation for "tolerant"

"tolerant" English translation

tolerant
[toleˈrant]Adjektiv | adjective adj

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tolerant broad-minded, liberal
  • tolerant
    tolerant duldsam
    tolerant duldsam
examples
  • gegen jemanden [etwas] tolerant sein, jemandem [einer Sache] gegenüber tolerant sein
    to be tolerant of (oder | orod toward[s])jemand | somebody sb [of sth]
    gegen jemanden [etwas] tolerant sein, jemandem [einer Sache] gegenüber tolerant sein
  • broad-minded
    tolerant großzügig, liberal
    liberal
    tolerant großzügig, liberal
    tolerant großzügig, liberal
He always appeared to be ready to discuss anything and was very tolerant.
Er erschien immer bereit, alles zu besprechen, und war sehr tolerant.
Source: Tatoeba
Even a tolerant country such as Sweden must not tolerate those who preach intolerance.
Selbst ein so tolerantes Land wie Schweden darf jene nicht tolerieren, die Intoleranz predigen.
Source: News-Commentary
We English are very tolerant.
Wir Engländer sind ausgesprochen tolerant.
Source: Europarl
We are saying: have we not been much too tolerant?
Wir halten also Ausschau nach anderen Möglichkeiten und sagen: waren wir nicht viel zu tolerant?
Source: Europarl
People simply had to learn to be tolerant.
Die Menschen sollten einfach lernen, tolerant zu sein.
Source: News-Commentary
And by appreciating complexity, they become more tolerant, and tolerance leads to hope.
Und indem sie Komplexität verstehen, werden sie toleranter, und Toleranz führt zu Hoffnung.
Source: TED
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