Impaciencias (en. Impatience)

/im.paˈθjen.sjas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Feeling of restlessness or unease caused by waiting.

Impatience took over me while waiting for the result.

La impaciencia se apoderó de mí mientras esperaba el resultado.

Attitude of being unable to tolerate delays in something.

Her impatience was evident as she checked her watch every five minutes.

Su impaciencia era evidente al mirar su reloj cada cinco minutos.

Derives from 'impaciente' with the suffix '-cia' indicating quality.

to have no patience

To be unable to wait; to be anxious.

no tener paciencia

to lose patience

To reach a state where one can no longer tolerate anything more.

perder la paciencia

to be an impatient person

To describe someone who often cannot wait for anything.

ser un impaciente

impatient

One who has no patience.

impaciente

patience

Ability to tolerate difficult situations.

paciencia

anxiety

State of restlessness or nervousness.

ansiedad

To be about to explode

I’m so impatient that I’m about to explode from wanting to go out.

Estoy tan impaciente que estoy que exploto por salir.

To not be able to stand it anymore

I can’t stand this wait any longer, I want to know the answer now.

No aguanto más esta espera, quiero saber la respuesta ya.