怺える

こらえる【堪える･怺える】

1 〔苦痛に耐える〕 bear 《pain, suffering》; endure 《sleeplessness》; forbear 《to cry》. [＝我慢する (⇒がまん)].

●歯の痛みをじっとこらえる bear [endure] a toothache stoically

・眠いのをこらえる withstand [resist, fight off] sleepiness

・こらえかねて unable to bear [endure] sth any longer; unable to restrain 《one's feelings》 any longer; out of patience.

●頭痛をこらえきれずに鎮痛剤を飲んだ. Unable to withstand the headache, I took a painkiller.

2 〔抑制する〕 (感情を) restrain [control, repress, stifle, keep a check on] 《one's emotions [temper, anger]》; (便意などを) control one's bowels.

●怒りをこらえる restrain [stifle] one's anger; choke down one's rage; control one's temper

・笑いをこらえる stifle [suppress] a laugh; hold back a smile

・涙をこらえる restrain one's tears

・一杯飲みたいのをこらえる repress one's urge for a drink

・小便をこらえる contain one's urine; hold one's water.

●泣きだしたいのをじっとこらえた. I fought back an impulse to burst out crying.

・息子をどなりつけたいのをぐっとこらえた. It was all I could do not to yell at my son.

3 〔勘弁する〕 forgive; pardon; tolerate; put up with….

●今度だけはこらえてください. Put up with it just this once.

4 〔もちこたえる〕 endure [resist, get through] sth.

●(相撲で)強烈な押しをこらえる resist a tremendous push (at the edge of the sumo ring).