tåle

verbverb

to tolerate · to stand, to bear · to withstand

norrønt þola Old Norse þola

klare å gjennomgå;
greie, makte to be able to endure;
to manage, to cope with
- tåle en medisin to tolerate a medicine
- min økonomi tåler ikke store utskeielser my finances cannot take any great extravagance
- han har måttet tåle mye kritikk he has had to put up with a lot of criticism
kunne omgås eller holde ut med uten å kjenne motvilje to be able to be around or bear without feeling aversion
- de tåler ikke synet av hverandre they cannot stand the sight of each other
kunne spise uten å bli syk to be able to eat without falling ill
- hen tåler ikke gluten they cannot tolerate gluten

tåle sammenligning med kunne måle seg med;
være like god som to be able to measure up to;
to be as good as Eng. phraseto bear comparison with

hans prestasjoner tåler ikke sammenligning med konkurrentenes his achievements do not bear comparison with those of his competitors