English-Portuguese translations for abide

esperarPode esperar-se dos governos que respeitem o espírito e o teor dos Tratados e do direito comunitário. Governments can be expected to abide by the spirit as well as the letter of the Treaties and of European law. É ingénuo esperar que todas as nações marítimas do mundo respeitem as rigorosas normas ambientais da UE. It is naïve to expect all the maritime nations of the world to abide by the EU's high environmental standards.
habitar
morar
persistir
residir
suportar

tolerar
viverSubsistem ali problemas como o estatuto dos sérvios no Kosovo, que estão a viver num regime de isolamento, e o incumprimento dos acordos relacionados com a reinstalação dos refugiados. There are still problems such as the status of Serbs in Kosovo, who are living in a state of isolation, and the failure to abide by agreements on the re-establishment of refugees.

To endure without yielding; to withstand; await defiantly; to encounter; to persevere.
To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with; stand.
To pay for; to stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for; to atone for.
To wait in expectation.
To pause; to delay.
To have one's abode; to dwell; to reside; to sojourn.
To endure; to remain; to last.
To stand ready for; to await for someone; watch for.
To endure or undergo a hard trial or a task; to stand up under.
To await submissively; accept without question; submit to.

The old oak tree abides the wind endlessly
The new teacher was strict and the students did not want to abide by his rules

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