impatient

  • 11impatient — [adj] unable, unwilling to wait abrupt, agog, antsy, anxious, appetent, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, brusque, chafing, choleric, curt, demanding, dying to*, eager, edgy, feverish, fretful, hasty, having short fuse*, headlong, hot tempered,… …

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  • 12impatient — Impatient, Impotentissimus homo, Impatiens …

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  • 13impatient — adj. 1) impatient at, with (impatient at the delay; impatient with children) 2) impatient for (I was impatient for the trip to start) 3) impatient to + inf. (we were impatient to leave) * * * [ɪm peɪʃ(ə)nt] with (impatient at the delay; impatient …

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  • 14IMPATIENT — ENTE. adj. Qui manque de patience, soit dans la souffrance de quelque mal, soit dans l attente de quelque bien. C est un homme fort impatient dans ses maux. Un malade impatient. Vous êtes trop impatient. Il est d un naturel impatient. Il est… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 15impatient — [[t]ɪmpe͟ɪʃ(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you are impatient, you are annoyed because you have to wait too long for something. He is impatient as the first hour passes and then another... The big clubs are becoming increasingly impatient… …

    English dictionary

  • 16impatient — im|pa|tient [ ım peıʃnt ] adjective * 1. ) annoyed because something is not happening as quickly as you want or in the way you want: Come on! said Maggie, becoming impatient. impatient with: He gets impatient with people who don t agree with him …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17impatient */ — UK [ɪmˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt] / US adjective 1) a) annoyed because something is not happening as quickly as you want or in the way you want Come on! said Maggie, becoming impatient. impatient with: He gets impatient with people who don t agree with him. b)… …

    English dictionary

  • 18impatient — im|pa|tient [ımˈpeıʃənt] adj 1.) annoyed because of delays, someone else s mistakes etc ≠ ↑patient become/grow impatient (with sb/sth) ▪ We are growing impatient with the lack of results. ▪ He turned away with an impatient gesture. 2.) [not… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19impatient — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow ▪ The children were growing impatient …

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  • 20impatient — adj. : inpachan / inpachê, ta, e adj. (Saxel.002 / Albanais.001) ; brézolon m. (Taninges) ; san pachanse <sans patience> ladj. inv. (002), sêê pachinse (001), sê pachêsse (Albertville). E. : Châtaigne, Désir. A1) très impatient, surexcité ; …

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