Spanish word

soportar

Pronunciation

IPA/sopoɾˈtaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbbear

Example

No puedo soportar más este dolor.

I can't bear this pain anymore.

Illustration for soportar (bear)

More examples

No quiero tener que soportar más críticas injustas.

I don't want to have to put up with any more unfair criticism.

Core concept

Putting up with a bothersome experience without showing it.

Common phrases

  • soportar las críticas

    bear criticism

  • tener que soportar algo

    have to put up with something

  • soportar el calor

    bear the heat

Similar words

aguantar: Endures discomfort by staying composed and pushing through challenges.
tolerar: Allows unpleasant conditions to occur or persist without protest.

Definition in Spanish

Tolerar o aguantar una situación, una sensación o a una persona desagradable sin dejarse afectar.

Word origin

Derived from Latin supportare 'carry from below', whose sense of holding up broadened into 'put up with' or 'tolerate' in Spanish.

Usage tips

  • Soportar overlaps with tolerar and aguantar but 'no soporto' is a strong, often emotional statement rather than a neutral observation.

Other meanings

  • tolerateverb

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