ma patience a des limites
In French, the English phrase 'my patience is wearing thin' can be expressed as ma patience a des limites.
This phrase is used to say that someone is becoming annoyed and will soon stop being patient.
Did you know?
- In French, the word patience can refer to a specific type of solitaire card game, not just a mental state.
- The word patience shares its root with the English word 'passion'. Both come from the Latin 'pati', meaning 'to suffer' or 'to endure'.
- If you want to sound more dramatic in French, you might say mes nerfs lâchent (my nerves are giving way) instead of talking about your patience.
Examples in context
- Écoute-moi bien, ma patience a des limites.Listen to me carefully, my patience has limits.
- Arrête de me provoquer, ma patience a des limites.Stop provoking me, my patience is wearing thin.
- Je te préviens, ma patience a des limites.I am warning you, my patience is wearing thin.
Example conversation
Hugo is being very loud while Chloé is trying to work.
- ChloéHugo, s'il te plaît, fais un peu moins de bruit.Hugo, please, make a little less noise.
- HugoPourquoi tu t'énerves autant ?Why are you getting so angry?
- ChloéParce que ma patience a des limites !Because my patience is wearing thin!
- HugoD'accord, je vais me calmer.Okay, I will calm down.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, des, ma, patience, CC BY-SA 4.0.
