Betydning af fordrage | Babel Free

Definitioner

tolerate, suffer, accept

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Eksempler

“Sabina fordrager ikke, at hendes Mand seer paa et andet Fruentimmer, langt mindre, at han taler eller gaaer med det.”

Sabina does not suffer her man to look at another lady, much less him speak to or walk with her.

“En, som havde skudt en Bjørn, fordrog ikke, at nogen efter den Dag skulde gaae bag hans Ryg.”

Someone who had shot a bear did not tolerate anyone walking behind his back after that day.

“... da jeg udvaldte mig den fornemste som havde de fem, blev de andre noget fortrydelige der over, og sagde, havde du kommet til mig skulle⟳ du have⟳ faaet ligget hos hvilken af mine Koner du vilde⟳, thi jeg har aldrig været Jaloux men jeg betakkede mig for hans Godhed og sagde at det var ikke anstændigt, den GUD jeg ærede, og talede om, fordrog ikke saadandt.”

... when I chose the highest-status of them [to stay with], the one who had five [wives], the others became somewhat irate, and said, had you come to me, I would have let you lie with any of my wives you desired, for I have never been jealous, but I thanked his kindness and said that it was not proper, the GOD I honoured and spoke of did not tolerate that sort of thing.

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