| Engelsk > Engelsk |
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| bear |
| 1. n. A large omnivorous mammal, related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of family Ursidae. |
| 2. n. (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. |
| 3. n. (finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. |
| 4. n. (slang) A state policeman (short for smokey bear). |
| 5. n. (slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. |
| 6. n. (engineering) A portable punching machine. |
| 7. n. (nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck. |
| 8. n. (cartomancy) The fifteenth Lenormand card. |
| 9. v. (finance, transitive) To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in. |
| to bear a railroad stock |
| to bear the market |
| 10. adj. (finance, investments) Characterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall. |
| The great bear market starting in 1929 scared a whole generation of investors. |
| 11. v. To support or sustain; to hold up. |
| This stone bears most of the weight. |
| 12. v. To carry something. |
| 13. v. To be equipped with (something). |
| the right to bear arms |
| 14. v. To wear or display. |
| The shield bore a red cross. |
| 15. v. (transitive, with witness) To declare as testimony. |
| The jury could see he was bearing false witness. |
| 16. v. To put up with something. |
| I would never move to Texas—I can't bear heat. |
| Please bear with me as I try to find the book you need. |
| 17. v. To give birth to someone or something (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object). |
| In Troy she becomes Paris’ wife, bearing him several children, all of whom die in infancy. |
| 18. v. To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops. |
| 19. v. (intransitive) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere). |
| The harbour bears north by northeast. |
| By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east. |
| Great Falls bears north of Bozeman. |
| We are bearing toward the north side of the island. |
| 20. v. (intransitive) To veer slightly in one direction (left or right, usually at a fork in the road) |
| 21. v. (intransitive) To suffer, as in carrying a burden. |
| 22. v. (intransitive) To endure with patience; to be patient. |
| 23. v. (intransitive, usually with on, upon, or against) To press. |
| 24. v. (intransitive military, usually with on or upon) Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target. |
| 25. v. (intransitive, figuratively) To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant. |
| to bring arguments to bear |
| How does this bear on the question? |
| 26. v. To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect. |
| 27. v. (transitive, obsolete) To conduct; to bring (a person). |
| 28. v. To possess and use (power, etc.); to exercise. |
| 29. v. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to entertain; to harbour. |
| 30. v. (transitive, obsolete) To gain or win. |
| 31. v. To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.). |
| 32. v. To carry on, or maintain; to have. |
| 33. v. To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change. |
| 34. v. (reflexive, transitive) To behave or conduct (oneself). |
| 35. v. To afford; to be (something) to; to supply with. |
| 36. n. (colloquial) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore. |
| That window can be a bear to open. |
| 37. n. alternative spelling of bere barley. |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
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| björn |
| 1. n-c. a bear (an ursid) |
| Vi såg en björn i skogen i går. - We saw a bear in the forest yesterday. |
| 2. n-c. (gay slang) a bear (big, hairy (gay) man) |
