| inglese > italiano | |
| bear | |
| 1. sost. (zoologia) orso | |
| 2. sost. (finanza) orso | |
| 3. sost. (araldica) orso: nell'araldica inglese compare raramente come figura intera, mentre è abbastanza raffigurato come cimiero o supporto dello scudo, così come sono presenti raffigurazioni di sue parti, quali testa o branche | |
| 4. verb. portare, trasportare | |
| 5. verb. sopportare | |
| 6. verb. fruttare | |
| 7. verb. (fisiologia) (medicina) partorire, far nascere | |
| inglese > inglese | |
| bear | |
| 1. subst. 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. subst. (figuratively) A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person. |  |
| 3. subst. (finance) An investor who sells commodities, securities or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices. |  |
| 4. subst. (slang) A state policeman (short for smokey bear). |  |
| 5. subst. (slang) A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual. |  |
| 6. subst. (engineering) A portable punching machine. |  |
| 7. subst. (nautical) A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck. |  |
| 8. subst. (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. subst. (colloquial) Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore. |  |
| That window can be a bear to open. |  |
| 37. subst. alternative spelling of bere barley. |  |
| italiano > inglese | |
| orso | |
| 1. subst. bear (Ursus arctos) |  |