bear

bear
bear [bεər]
(verb: preterite bore, past participle borne)
1. noun
( = animal) ours(e) m(f)
• he's like a bear with a sore head (inf) il est d'une humeur massacrante
• the Great Bear la Grande Ourse
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = carry) porter
• we each have our cross to bear chacun a ses problèmes
• he was borne along by the crowd il s'est trouvé emporté par la foule
   b. [+ inscription, mark, traces, signature, name] porter
   c. ( = feel) avoir en soi
• the love he bore her l'amour qu'il lui portait
   d. ( = bring) [+ present, news] apporter
   e. ( = sustain, support) supporter
• to bear the weight of ... supporter le poids de ...
• to bear the responsibility for sth assumer la responsabilité de qch
   f. ( = endure) [+ person, event] supporter
• I cannot bear that man je ne peux pas le supporter
• she cannot bear being laughed at elle ne supporte pas qu'on se moque d'elle
• it doesn't bear thinking about! c'est trop affreux d'y penser !
   g. ( = yield) [+ interest] rapporter
• to bear fruit produire des fruits
   h. ( = give birth to) donner naissance à
• she has borne him three daughters elle lui a donné trois filles
3. intransitive verb
   a. to bear right/left prendre sur la droite/la gauche
   b. ► to bring ... to bear
• to bring one's mind to bear on sth porter son attention sur qch
• to bring pressure to bear on sb faire pression sur qn
4. compounds
► bear hug noun
• he gave me a big bear hug il m'a serré très fort dans ses bras ► bear market noun (Stock exchange) marché m (orienté) à la baisse
► bear down intransitive verb
( = approach)
to bear down on [person] foncer sur
► bear out separable transitive verb
[+ claims] confirmer
• to bear out what sb says corroborer les dires de qn
► bear up intransitive verb ne pas se laisser abattre
• how's Graham bearing up? comment Graham s'en sort-il ?
► bear with inseparable transitive verb
[+ person] supporter patiemment
• bear with me a little longer je vous demande encore un peu de patience
* * *
[beə(r)] 1.
noun
1) Zoology ours m
2) (colloq) péj (man) ours m (mal léché)
3) Finance baissier m
2.
transitive verb (prét bore, pp borne)
1) (carry) [person, animal] porter [load]
2) (bring) [person] apporter [gift, message]; [wind, water] porter [seed, sound]
3) (show, have) porter [address, inscription, name]

he still bears the scars — fig il en reste marqué

to bear a resemblance to — ressembler à

to bear no relation to — n'avoir aucun rapport avec

to bear witness to — témoigner de

4) (keep)

to bear something in mind — tenir compte de [suggestion, factor, information]

to bear in mind that — ne pas oublier que

5) (support)

to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] supporter le poids de [person, object]

6) fig (endure, tolerate) supporter [illness, suspense, smell, person]

I can't bear to watch — je ne veux pas voir ça

7) fig (accept) encourir [cost, responsibility]
8) (stand up to) résister à [scrutiny, inspection]

it doesn't bear thinking about — il vaut mieux ne pas y penser

9) (nurture) porter [love]
10) (yield) donner [fruit, blossom, crop]; Finance [account, investment] rapporter [interest]

to bear fruit — [tree] donner des fruits; fig [idea, investment] porter ses fruits

11) (dated) ou littér (pp actif borne, pp passif born) (give birth to) [woman] donner naissance à; [animal] mettre bas

to bear somebody a child — donner un enfant à quelqu'un

3.
intransitive verb (prét bore, pp borne)
1)

to bear left/right — [person] prendre à gauche/à droite

to bear east/west — [person] aller à l'est/à l'ouest; [road] obliquer vers l'est/l'ouest

2) (weigh)

to bear heavily/hardest on somebody — [tax, price increase] peser lourdement/le plus durement sur quelqu'un

to bring pressure to bear on — exercer une pression sur [person, system]

4.
reflexive verb (prét bore, pp borne)

to bear oneself — (behave) se comporter

Phrasal Verbs:

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