supporter
/sy.pɔʁ.te/
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Translation
to bear, to tolerate (also noun: supporter, fan)
Word origin
From Latin supportare ('to carry, to bring up'), from sub- ('up from under') and portare ('to carry'). The 'fan' sense is a later borrowing from English.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- supportare
- English cognates
- support, supporter
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Examples
constant.
I can no longer bear this constant noise.
chaleur l'.
She does not cope well with the summer heat.
- comportement ?
How can you tolerate such behaviour?
.
These plants cannot withstand the cold.
supporters l' .
The team's supporters sang throughout the match.
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