tåla

tåla (present tense tåler, past tense tålte, past participle tålt, passive infinitive tålast, present participle tålande, imperative tål)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tola

From Old Swedish þola, from Old Norse þola, from Proto-Germanic *þulāną, from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-.

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tåla (present tål, preterite tålde, supine tålt, imperative tål)

1. (of a person) to be able to tolerate, to stand, to bear, to endure (without becoming angry, sick, or sad or giving up or the like)

   Jag tål honom inte

   I can't stand him

   Många tål inte jordnötter

   Many people can't tolerate peanuts

   Jag tål inte hettan här

   I can't bear the heat here

   – Blir du inte ledsen av deras taskiga kommentarer? – Oroa dig inte, jag tål det.

   – Don't their mean comments make you sad? – Don't worry, I can take it.

   Man måste tåla smärtan

   You have to endure ("be able to tolerate") the pain

2. to be able to withstand (without taking damage); to (be able to) take, to tolerate, to bear

   Jag tror inte mattan tål maskintvätt

   I don't think the carpet is machine washable ("can take machine washing")

   Våra priser tål att jämföras

   Our prices stand comparison (with others')

3. (figuratively) to bear, to be worth ("to (with)stand")

   en film som tål att ses om och om igen

   a movie that can be ("that withstands being") watched over and over again / that bears being watched over and over again

   Det tål att sägas igen

   It is worth saying again / It bears being said again

• den som sig i leken ger, får leken tåla
• det tål att tänka på
• ge sig till tåls
• tålamod
• tålmodig

• tåla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tåla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tåla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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