paciencia
patience
noun pah-SYEN-syah Rare
Origin: Latin patientia (endurance)
Usage Note
Paciencia is an uncountable noun in its core sense; the stock phrase tener paciencia means 'to be patient' and perder la paciencia means 'to lose patience'. A common exclamation of resignation is simply ¡Paciencia! ('what can you do!').
Examples
"Necesitas tener más paciencia con él."
Natural Translation
You need to have more patience with him.
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