Perder la paciencia

To lose patience / To lose one's temper

Word Combinations

Notes & Usage:

Natural collocation for losing patience. Perder la paciencia con alguien = to lose patience with someone.

Traté de explicarlo varias veces y perdí la paciencia.

I tried to explain it several times and lost my patience.

No pierdas la paciencia, ya aprenderá.

Don't lose patience, she'll learn.

—¿Por qué le gritaste? —Perdí la paciencia.

—Why did you shout at him? —I lost my patience.

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