♦ bear

♦ bear
♦ bear /bɛə(r)/
A n.
1 (pl. bears, bear) (zool.) orso: bear cub, cucciolo d'orso; orsacchiotto
2 orsacchiotto (giocattolo)
3 (fig.) uomo rozzo o sgraziato
4 (fig.) omone; orso
5 (Borsa) speculatore al ribasso; ribassista; orso
6 (pl. bears, bear) (slang USA) poliziotto (spec. della stradale): bear in the air, elicottero della polizia; bear trap, pattuglia della stradale con radar
7 (slang USA) compito difficile; rogna; osso duro; grana
B a.
(Borsa) al ribasso; ribassista: bear campaign, campagna ribassista; bear market, mercato al ribasso; mercato ribassista; orso; bear sale, vendita allo scoperto
● (stor.) bear-baiting, combattimento di cani contro un orso incatenato □ (bot.) bear's breech (Acanthus mollis), acanto □ bear fight, corpo a corpo □ bear garden, (stor.) recinto degli orsi; (fig.) pandemonio, finimondo, caos □ bear hug, (lotta) cintura frontale; (fig. fam.) forte abbraccio □ bear pit, fossa degli orsi (in uno zoo, ecc.) □ (fam. GB) to be like a bear with a sore head, essere intrattabile.
(to) bear (1) /bɛə(r)/
(pass. bore, p. p. borne o anche born, ma soltanto nel senso di: generato, nato) v. t. e i.
1 portare; reggere; sostenere; recare, serbare (un segno, ecc.): to bear a sword, portare la spada; Six columns bear the roof, sei colonne reggono il tetto; This support won't bear your weight, questo appoggio non può sostenere il tuo peso; They bore out the body, hanno portato fuori il cadavere; to bear the marks (o signs, traces) of st., portare i segni di qc.; to bear comparison with sb. (st.), reggere al confronto con q. (qc.); to bear the name [title, signature, date], portare il nome [il titolo, la firma, la data]; to bear all expenses, sostenere tutte le spese
2 sopportare; tollerare: The wounded soldier bore the pain bravely, il soldato ferito ha sopportato coraggiosamente il dolore; I cannot bear that boy, non riesco a sopportare (o non posso soffrire) quel ragazzo
3 generare; partorire: She bore him two children, ella gli ha dato due figli NOTA D'USO: -nascere-
4 dare, produrre; dare frutti, fruttificare: (di un albero) to bear apples [pears], dare mele [pere]; This plant bears every other year, questa pianta dà frutti un anno sì e un anno no
5 (fin.) dare, fruttare: These treasury bonds bear ten per cent interest, questi buoni del Tesoro danno il dieci per cento d'interesse
6 dirigersi (verso); voltare, girare (a): to bear (to the) left, spostarsi a sinistra; prendere a sinistra; svoltare a sinistra; tenersi a sinistra; You must bear to the right of the hill, devi tenerti alla destra della collina
to bear arms, portare le armi □ to bear the brunt, sostenere tutto il peso; fare lo sforzo maggiore □ to bear sb. company, fare compagnia a q.to bear enquiry (o investigation), uscire indenne da un'indagine: His business won't bear enquiry, i suoi affari non possono uscire indenni da un'indagine (o sono poco puliti) □ to bear false witness, (leg.) deporre il falso □ bear fruit, portare (o dare) frutto □ to bear a grudge, portare rancore; volerne (a q.) □ to bear a hand, dare una mano; aiutare □ to bear hard, sopportare a fatica (o a malincuore); mal sopportare □ to bear hard on, gravare su; opprimere: Indirect taxation bears hard on the poor, le imposte indirette gravano sui non abbienti □ to bear heavily on st., incidere molto su qc.to bear in mind, tener presente; ricordare: Bear in mind that the train leaves at eleven sharp, ricordati che il treno parte alle undici precise □ to bear a loss, sopportare una perdita □ to bear a meaning, avere un significato □ to bear oneself, condursi; comportarsi: She bore herself with dignity, si comportò con dignità □ to bear the palm, riportare la palma □ to bear a part in st., avere mano in qc.; sostenere una parte in qc.to bear a resemblance to sb. [st.], essere simile, somigliare a q. [qc.] □ (leg.) to bear witness, testimoniare; deporre □ to bring to bear to bring □ not to bear repeating, essere irripetibile (o sconveniente) □ Grin and bear it!, stringi i denti e tieni duro! NOTA D'USO: -born o borne?-.
(to) bear (2) /bɛə(r)/ (Borsa)
A v. i.
speculare al ribasso
B v. t.
causare un ribasso di (azioni, titoli, ecc.)
to bear the market, fare operazioni al ribasso; vendere allo scoperto.

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