bear

I [beə(r)]

nome

1) zool. orso m.

2) colloq. spreg. (man) orso m., persona f. scorbutica

3) econ. speculatore m. (-trice) al ribasso, ribassista m. e f.

II 1. [beə(r)]

verbo transitivo (pass. bore; p.pass. borne)

1) (carry) [person, animal] portare [load]

2) (bring) [person] portare, recare [gift, message]; [wind, water] (tras)portare [seed, sound]

3) (show, have) [envelope] portare, recare, avere [logo, address]; [person, company] portare, avere [name, title]

he still bears the scars — fig. ne porta ancora i segni

to bear a resemblance to — assomigliare a

to bear no relation to — non avere alcun rapporto con

to bear witness to — testimoniare o deporre su

4) (keep)

to bear sth. in mind — ricordare o ricordarsi di [suggestion]; (take into account) tener conto di [factors]

5) (support)

to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] reggere, sopportare il peso di [person, object]

6) fig. (endure, tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [thought, suspense, smell, person]

I can't bear his preaching to me — non sopporto che mi faccia la predica

I can't bear to watch — non riesco a guardare

7) fig. (accept) accettare [cost, responsibility]

8) (stand up to) reggere a, superare [scrutiny, inspection]

it doesn't bear thinking about — è meglio non pensarci

9) (nurture) provare [love]

to bear sb. ill will — avere del malanimo verso qcn.

to bear a grudge against sb. — avercela con qcn., serbare rancore a qcn

10) (yield) [tree, land] dare, produrre [fruit, blossom, crop]; econ. [account, investment] dare, fruttare [interest]

to bear fruit — [tree] dare frutto; fig. [idea, investment] dare frutti

11) ant. lett. (p.pass. attivo borne, p.pass. passivo born) (give birth to) [woman] partorire

to bear sb. a child — dare un figlio a qcn

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. bore; p.pass. borne)

1)

to bear left, right — girare o prendere a sinistra, destra

to bear east, west — andare a est, ovest

2) (weigh)

to bear heavily o hardest on sb. [tax, price increase] gravare su qcn.; to bring pressure to bear on — esercitare pressioni su [person, system]

3.

verbo riflessivo (pass. bore; p.pass. borne)

to bear oneself — (behave) comportarsi

- bear along

- bear away

- bear down

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear upon

- bear with

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I [beə] past tense - bore; verb

1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.)

2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?)

3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.)

4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.)

5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.)

6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.)

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- bearable

- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun

(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.)

- bearskin

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I [beə(r)]

nome

1) zool. orso m.

2) colloq. spreg. (man) orso m., persona f. scorbutica

3) econ. speculatore m. (-trice) al ribasso, ribassista m. e f.

II 1. [beə(r)]

verbo transitivo (pass. bore; p.pass. borne)

1) (carry) [person, animal] portare [load]

2) (bring) [person] portare, recare [gift, message]; [wind, water] (tras)portare [seed, sound]

3) (show, have) [envelope] portare, recare, avere [logo, address]; [person, company] portare, avere [name, title]

he still bears the scars — fig. ne porta ancora i segni

to bear a resemblance to — assomigliare a

to bear no relation to — non avere alcun rapporto con

to bear witness to — testimoniare o deporre su

4) (keep)

to bear sth. in mind — ricordare o ricordarsi di [suggestion]; (take into account) tener conto di [factors]

5) (support)

to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] reggere, sopportare il peso di [person, object]

6) fig. (endure, tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [thought, suspense, smell, person]

I can't bear his preaching to me — non sopporto che mi faccia la predica

I can't bear to watch — non riesco a guardare

7) fig. (accept) accettare [cost, responsibility]

8) (stand up to) reggere a, superare [scrutiny, inspection]

it doesn't bear thinking about — è meglio non pensarci

9) (nurture) provare [love]

to bear sb. ill will — avere del malanimo verso qcn.

to bear a grudge against sb. — avercela con qcn., serbare rancore a qcn

10) (yield) [tree, land] dare, produrre [fruit, blossom, crop]; econ. [account, investment] dare, fruttare [interest]

to bear fruit — [tree] dare frutto; fig. [idea, investment] dare frutti

11) ant. lett. (p.pass. attivo borne, p.pass. passivo born) (give birth to) [woman] partorire

to bear sb. a child — dare un figlio a qcn

2.

verbo intransitivo (pass. bore; p.pass. borne)

1)

to bear left, right — girare o prendere a sinistra, destra

to bear east, west — andare a est, ovest

2) (weigh)

to bear heavily o hardest on sb. [tax, price increase] gravare su qcn.; to bring pressure to bear on — esercitare pressioni su [person, system]

3.

verbo riflessivo (pass. bore; p.pass. borne)

to bear oneself — (behave) comportarsi

- bear along

- bear away

- bear down

- bear off

- bear on

- bear out

- bear up

- bear upon

- bear with