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tolerance
The willingness to accept and respect other opinions, behaviors, beliefs, or people, even if you do not share or approve of them.
Ein friedliches Zusammenleben in einer vielfältigen Gesellschaft erfordert gegenseitige Toleranz.
Peaceful coexistence in a diverse society requires mutual tolerance.
'Die Toleranz' (tolerance) belongs to a word family with the adjective 'tolerant' (tolerant) and the verb 'tolerieren' (to tolerate). All three words describe the idea of putting up with or accepting something.
Ein toleranter Mensch akzeptiert andere Meinungen.
A tolerant person accepts other opinions.
In normal usage, social tolerance is almost always meant. You can recognize the technical or medical meanings from the specialist context, for example through words like 'Bauteil' (component), 'Maß' (dimension), 'Medikament' (medication), or 'Organismus' (organism).
In einer Demokratie ist Toleranz ein sehr wichtiger Wert.
In a democracy, tolerance is a very important value.
When you want to express what social tolerance refers to, German uses the preposition 'gegenüber' (toward) with the dative.
Er zeigt große Toleranz gegenüber anderen Religionen.
He shows great tolerance toward other religions.
Common verbs used with social tolerance are 'Toleranz zeigen' (to show tolerance), 'Toleranz üben' (to practice tolerance), or 'zu Toleranz aufrufen' (to call for tolerance).
Der Politiker rief in seiner Rede zu mehr Toleranz auf.
In his speech, the politician called for more tolerance.
respect
'Respekt' and 'Toleranz' both have to do with treating other people well. 'Respekt' means that you esteem someone and behave politely and considerately. This can have to do with recognition, achievement, or authority. 'Toleranz' means that you accept other opinions, ways of life, or people, even if you think differently yourself. So you can be tolerant without approving of everything. The words are easy to confuse because tolerance often includes respectful behavior. In practical terms: 'Respekt' emphasizes esteem, while 'Toleranz' emphasizes acceptance of differences.
In unserer Klasse lernen die Schüler Toleranz gegenüber anderen Religionen.
In our class, the students learn tolerance toward other religions.
Im Team ist Respekt wichtig, auch wenn man verschiedener Meinung ist.
Respect is important in a team, even when people have different opinions.