English-Spanish translations for abide

• permanecer
• quedar
  Una vez más, solo se ha aceptado esta petición tras quedar claro que este país respetará todos los compromisos y las condiciones expuestas en la posición de la Unión Europea. Again, we only agreed to this now it is clear that Romania will abide by all the commitments and all the conditions set out in the EU's position.
• afrontar
• aguantar
• aguardar
• apechugar con
• cumplir
  Por supuesto, cumpliré sus normas. I will of course abide by your rules.
  Debemos, obligatoriamente, cumplir las reglas de juego existentes. We have to abide by the rules as they stand.
  El segundo fue que debían cumplir las normas institucionales. The second was that they should abide by the institutional rules.
• durar
• esperar
  Cabe esperar que los Gobiernos respeten el espíritu y las normas de los Tratados y de la legislación europea. Governments can be expected to abide by the spirit as well as the letter of the Treaties and of European law.
  Es ingenuo esperar que todas las naciones marítimas del mundo acaten las estrictas normas medioambientales de la UE. It is naïve to expect all the maritime nations of the world to abide by the EU's high environmental standards.
  Sin embargo, quiero esperar que esta cooperación sea en dos direcciones, pues la experiencia de trabajar con compañías japonesas indica que la parte japonesa no siempre cumple con este principio. However, I should like to hope that this cooperation will be two-way, as the experience of working with Japanese companies indicates that the Japanese side does not always abide by this principle.
• habitar
• morar
• residir
• resistir
• seguir
  Tengo la intención de seguir la opinión de la Comisión de Asuntos Jurídicos. I intend to abide by the opinion of the Legal Affairs Committee.
  Una vez más, Hungría debería ceñirse al Estado de Derecho y seguir normas democráticas. Once again, Hungary should abide by the rule of law and follow democratic rules.
  No creo, por tanto, que podamos seguir el principio de obligatoriedad a este respecto. I do not think, therefore, that we should abide by the obligation in this respect.
• soportar
  La cultura y la educación no pueden soportar la burocracia. Culture and education cannot abide bureaucracy.
  Esto es debido a la incapacidad, por parte del Gobierno chino, de soportar los acuerdos económicos establecidos con la Unión Europea. This is due to a failure, on the part of the Chinese Government, to abide by the economic agreements put in place with the European Union.
• tolerar

Definition of abide

• 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.

Examples

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

Related words

• thou