supporter
French → English
(sports) Fan: a person who cheers for and follows a specific team
Les supporters de l'équipe perdante sont restés silencieux.
(English) The fans of the losing team remained silent.
Le bus a été stoppé par des supporters qui lançaient des pierres.
(English) The bus was stopped by fans who were throwing stones.
(psychology) To tolerate: to endure pain, a person, or a situation patiently
Ils ne supportaient pas la moindre critique de la part du chef.
(English) They did not tolerate the slightest criticism from the boss.
Pour supporter cette anxiété, nous inventons des histoires personnelles.
(English) To endure this anxiety, we invent personal stories.
(engineering) To bear: to withstand a physical load or weight without breaking
Le fil d'acier peut supporter un effort de dix tonnes sans se rompre.
(English) The steel wire can bear a strain of ten tons without breaking.
Ces plantes exotiques ne peuvent pas supporter un grand froid.
(English) These exotic plants cannot withstand great cold.
Entry ID: fr:en:supporter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary