Phrasal Verbs Comics #7: Put up with

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Definitions and Examples
Put up with (phrasal verb) = to accept something or someone that you do not like, without complaining.
Examples
I don’t like the noise, but I put up with it.
She puts up with her little brother’s games.
We have to put up with bad weather in winter.

Translations
Chinese (Simplified)

• 忍受 (rěn shòu) = endure, put up with (neutral, everyday use) 容忍 (róng rěn) = tolerate (slightly formal)
• Example: 我不能 忍受 这种噪音。(Wǒ bù néng rěn shòu zhè zhǒng zàoyīn.) = I can’t put up with this noise.

French

• supporter = to bear, put up with (most natural everyday word)
• tolérer = tolerate (more formal)
• Example: Je ne peux pas supporter ce bruit. = I can’t put up with this noise.

Korean

• 참다 (cham-da) = endure, hold back (very common everyday)
• 견디다 (gyeon-di-da) = withstand, endure (a bit stronger)
• Example:나는 이 소음을 참을 수 없어. (Naneun i so-eumeul chameul su eopseo.) = I can’t put up with this noise.

Japanese

• 我慢する (gaman suru) = endure, put up with (most natural daily use)
• 耐える (taeru) = endure, withstand (slightly stronger)
• Example: この騒音は 我慢できない。(Kono sōon wa gaman dekinai.) = I can’t put up with this noise.

Portuguese (Brazil)

• aguentar = put up with (most common, informal everyday)
• aturar = put up with (colloquial, often with annoyance)
• suportar = endure (more formal or strong)
• Example: Não consigo aguentar esse barulho. = I can’t put up with this noise.

Spanish

• aguantar = put up with (very common, informal everyday)
• soportar = endure, tolerate (slightly formal)
• tolerar = tolerate (formal)
• Example: No puedo aguantar este ruido. = I can’t put up with this noise.

Vietnamese

• chịu đựng = endure, put up with (neutral, most common)
• cam chịu = accept without resisting (more passive nuance)
• Example: Tôi không thể chịu đựng tiếng ồn này. = I can’t put up with this noise.

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