English–Spanish

“patience” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsopaciencia

Pronunciation

IPA/aˈɣwante/

Example

No tengo aguante para discutir hoy.

I don't have the patience to argue today.

Illustration for aguante (patience)

How to say “patience” in Spanish

“Patience” in Spanish is aguante.

A long-distance runner continuing despite exhaustion.

Full entry for aguante: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with aguante

No tengo aguante para esperar en la fila.

I have no patience to wait in line.

Tips for using aguante

  • Compared with paciencia, aguante is more about physical or emotional endurance in casual speech and paciencia is preferred for polite or formal patience.

Other Spanish words for “patience”

Ten paciencia, por favor.

Please have patience.

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