impaciente

See also: impacienté

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impatientem. By surface analysis, im- +‎ paciente.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.pa.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [ĩ.pa.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.pa.siˈẽ.te/ [ĩ.pa.sɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.paˈsjẽ.te/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.pɐˈsjẽ.t(ɨ)/

  • Hyphenation: im‧pa‧ci‧en‧te

Adjective

impaciente m or f (plural impacientes)

  1. (of a person) impatient (intolerant of delay or having to wait)
  2. (of an act or behaviour) impatient (prompted by, or demonstrating, impatience)

Antonyms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin impatiens; equivalent to im- +‎ paciente.

Adjective

impaciente (plural impacientes)

  1. impatient
    Antonym: paciente

Derived terms

Verb

impaciente

  1. inflection of impacientar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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