Also means
bearable
Usage Note
Tollerabile sits on the scale between insopportabile ('unbearable') and accettabile ('acceptable'), implying something one can put up with but wouldn't choose. It often conveys mild resignation: è una situazione tollerabile ('it's a tolerable situation'). Do not confuse with tollerante ('tolerant'), which describes a person's attitude rather than a condition.
Examples
"Il caldo oggi è appena tollerabile."
Natural Translation
The heat today is barely tolerable.
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