supporter

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supporter¹ [sypɔʀte]

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1. transitive verb

   a. ( = endurer) [+ maladie, solitude, douleur, personne] to bear ; [+ conduite] to tolerate

• il va falloir le supporter pendant toute la journée ! we're going to have to put up with him all day long!

• je ne supporte pas qu'on me parle sur ce ton I won't tolerate being spoken to in that tone of voice

• on supporte un gilet, par ce temps you can do with a cardigan in this weather

   b. ( = résister à) [+ température, conditions atmosphériques, épreuve] to withstand

• verre qui supporte la chaleur heatproof glass

• il a bien/mal supporté l'opération he took the operation well/badly

• il ne supporte pas l'alcool he can't take alcohol

• elle ne supporte pas la vue du sang she can't bear the sight of blood

• il ne supporte pas la chaleur he can't bear the heat

• je ne supporte pas les épinards ( = je ne les aime pas) I can't stand spinach ; ( = ils me rendent malade) spinach doesn't agree with me

• cette règle ne supporte aucune exception this rule admits of no exception

   c. ( = subir) [+ frais] to bear ; [+ conséquences, affront, malheur] to suffer

   d. ( = servir de base à) to support

   e. ( = apporter son soutien à) to support

2. reflexive verb

► se supporter ( = se tolérer)

ils ne peuvent pas se supporter they can't stand each other

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II.

supporter² [sypɔʀtεʀ]

masculine noun, supporteur, -trice [sypɔʀtœʀ, tʀis]

masculine noun, feminine noun

(Politics, Sport) supporter

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1. sypɔʀte

verbe transitif

1) (soutenir) [structure, colonne, pilier] to support, to bear the weight of [toiture, édifice]

2) (prendre en charge) to bear [frais, dépenses]

3) (endurer) to put up with, to endure [privations, malheur]; to put up with [personne, attitude, sarcasme]; to bear, to endure [souffrance, solitude]; [plante] to withstand [froid, chaleur]

elle ne supporte pas d'attendre/la vue du sang — she can't stand waiting/the sight of blood

il a mal supporté tes critiques — he found your criticisms hard to take

elle supporte bien la chaleur — she can take ou stand the heat

il a bien supporté son opération — he came through the operation well

il a bien supporté le voyage — he stood the journey well

il ne supporterait pas le voyage — the journey would be too much for him

2.

se supporter verbe pronominal

ils ne peuvent plus se supporter — they can't stand each other any more

II sypɔʀtœʀ

nom masculin et féminin supporter

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I sypɔʀtœʀ nm

1) SPORT supporter, fan

2) POLITIQUE (= partisan) supporter

II sypɔʀte vt

1) (= endurer) [défauts, personne] to stand, to put up with, [chaleur, vin] to take

Je supporte mal la chaleur. — I can't take hot weather., I can't stand hot weather.

Je ne supporte pas l'hypocrisie. — I can't stand hypocrisy.

Elle ne supporte pas qu'on la critique. — She can't stand being criticized.

Je ne peux pas la supporter. — I can't stand her.

2) (= résister à) [chaleur] to withstand, [poids, poussée] to support

3) (= souffrir) [conséquences, épreuve] to endure

4) SPORT, [concurrent, équipe] to support

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supporter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (soutenir) [structure, colonne, pilier] to support, to bear the weight of [toiture, édifice];

2 (prendre en charge) to bear [frais, dépenses];

3 (endurer) to put up with, to endure [privations, malheur]; to put up with [attitude, conduite, brimade, sarcasme]; to bear, to endure [souffrance, solitude]; to put up with [personne]; elle ne supporte plus son mari she can't stand her husband any more; il ne supporte pas ce genre de musique/vantardise he can't stand this sort of music/boasting; elle ne supporte pas d'attendre/la vue du sang she can't stand waiting/the sight of blood;

4 (accepter) to put up with; elle supporte tout de lui she puts up with ou takes anything from him; je ne supporte pas qu'elle me réponde sur ce ton I won't stand for her taking that tone with me; il a mal supporté tes critiques he found your criticisms hard to take;

5 (subir sans dommages) [plante] to withstand [froid, chaleur]; [personne] elle supporte bien la chaleur she can take ou stand the heat; elle supporte mal la chaleur she can't take the heat, the heat doesn't agree with her; il ne supporte pas l'aspirine® aspirin doesn't agree with him; il a bien supporté son opération he came through the operation well; il n'a pas supporté l'opération he didn't come through the operation; ce plat supporte la chaleur this dish is heat-resistant; il a bien supporté le traitement he reacted well to the treatment; il a bien supporté le voyage he stood the journey well; il ne supporterait pas le voyage the journey would be too much for him ; il ne fait pas très froid, mais on supporte un pull it's not very cold but you need a sweater; je supporterais bien un pull I could do with a sweater.

B se supporter vpr ils ne peuvent plus se supporter they can't stand each other any more.

II.

supporter nmf supporter.

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[sypɔrte] verbe transitif

1. [servir d'assise à] to support, to hold up (separable)

cinq piliers supportent la voûte the roof is held up by five pillars

2. [assumer - responsabilité, obligation] to assume

[prendre en charge - dépense] to bear

l'acheteur supporte les frais the fees are borne by the purchaser

3. [être assujetti à - impôt] to be subject to

4. [résister à] to stand up to (inseparable), to withstand

des plantes qui supportent/ne supportent pas le froid plants that do well/badly in the cold

bien supporter une opération to come through an operation in good shape

mal supporter une opération to have trouble recovering from an operation

je ne supporte pas l'alcool/la pilule drink/the pill doesn't agree with me

5. [subir sans faillir - épreuve, privation] to bear, to endure, to put up with (inseparable) ; [ - insulte, menace] to bear

elle supporte mal la douleur she can't cope with pain

6. [tolérer, accepter] to bear, to stand

je ne supporte pas de perdre I can't stand losing

[personne] to put up with (inseparable), to stand, to bear

il faudra le supporter encore deux jours we'll have to put up with him for two more days

j'arrive tout juste à les supporter I can just about tolerate them

7. [résister à] to withstand

leur nouvelle voiture supporte la comparaison avec la concurrence their new car will bear ou stand comparison with anything produced by their competitors

sa théorie ne supporte pas une critique sérieuse his theory won't stand up to serious criticism

8. SPORT [encourager] to support

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se supporter verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi)

je ne me supporte plus en blonde/en noir blonde hair/black just isn't right for me any more

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se supporter verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

to bear ou to stand each other

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se supporter verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to be bearable

II

[sypɔrtɛr] nom masculin

SPORT supporter