bear in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bear in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bear¹ <pt bore, pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans

1. bear (carry):

bear person, animal: load

portare

bear vehicle: load

trasportare

2. bear (bring):

bear person: gift, message

portare, recare

bear wind, water: seed, sound

portare, trasportare

borne on the wind

portato dal vento

3. bear (show visibly):

bear envelope, shield:

portare, recare, avere

bear fig scar, mark

mostrare

envelopes bearing the company logo

buste che hanno il logo della società

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 no comparison with

non essere paragonabile a

to bear witness to sth, to the fact that …

testimoniare, deporre su qc, testimoniare sul fatto che …

4. bear (have) person, company:

bear name, title

portare, avere

5. bear (keep, remember):

to bear sth in mind suggestion, information

ricordare or ricordarsi di

to bear sth in mind (take into account) factors

tener conto di

to bear in mind that …

ricordare che …

bearing in mind his inexperience, …

tenuto conto della sua inesperienza…

6. bear (support):

to bear the weight of structure, platform: person, object

reggere, sopportare, sostenere

to bear the weight of body part: person

sopportare il peso di

7. bear (endure, tolerate) fig:

bear illness, hardship, suspense, pressure, smell, person

sopportare, tollerare

it's more than I can bear

è più di quanto possa sopportare

I can't bear the thought of him going to prison

non posso sopportare l'idea che vada in prigione

she can't bear doing the housework

non sopporta di fare le faccende di casa

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

how can you bear to drink it?

come fai a berlo?

“after a long illness bravely borne” (in obituary)

“dopo lunga malattia affrontata con dignità e coraggio”

8. bear (accept) fig:

bear cost, responsibility, blame

sopportare, accettare

9. bear (stand up to):

bear scrutiny, inspection

reggere a, superare

the plan won't bear close scrutiny

il progetto non supererà un esame approfondito

that story, joke doesn't bear repeating

non vale la pena di raccontare di nuovo quella storia, quella barzelletta

the consequences don't bear thinking about

meglio non pensare alle conseguenze

10. bear (nurture):

bear love

portare, avere

the love she bore her father

l'amore che aveva per suo padre

to bear sb ill will

avere del malanimo verso qn or serbare rancore a qn

to bear a grudge against sb

avercela con qn or portare or serbare rancore a qn

he bore her nothing but resentment

provava solo risentimento nei suoi confronti

11. bear (yield):

bear tree, land: fruit, blossom, crop

dare, produrre

bear ECON account, investment: interest

dare, fruttare

to bear fruit tree:

dare frutto

to bear fruit fig idea, investment:

dare frutti

12. bear arch, liter <p.pass. attivo borne, pp passivo born> (give birth to):

bear woman:

partorire

to bear sb a child

dare un figlio a qn

II.bear¹ <pt bore, pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB intr

1. bear:

to bear left, right person:

girare or voltare or prendere a sinistra, destra

to bear east, west person:

andare a est, ovest

to bear east, west road:

andare verso est, ovest

2. bear NAUT (lie):

there is land bearing south-south-east

terraferma segnalata a sud-sud-est

3. bear (weigh):

to bear heavily, hardest on sb tax, price increase:

gravare su qn

to bring influence, pressure to bear on person, system

esercitare influenza, pressioni su

to bring all one's energies to bear on sth

mettere tutte le proprie energie in qc

III.to bear oneself VB refl

to bear oneself <pt bore, pp borne> (behave):

to bear oneself

comportarsi

he bore himself bravely

si è comportato coraggiosamente

bear yourself with pride

siate(ne) orgogliosi

I.bear² [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] N

1. bear ZOOL:

bear

orso m

2. bear (man):

bear inf, pej

orso m

bear inf, pej

persona f scontrosa

3. bear ECON:

bear

speculatore m al ribasso / speculatrice f al ribasso

bear

ribassista mf

II.bear² [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans ECON

bear shares, stock exchange

provocare il ribasso di

III.bear² [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB intr

bear

speculare al ribasso

bear with VB [bɛː -] (bear with [sb])

bear with

aver pazienza con, sopportare

it's boring but please bear with me

è noioso ma, la prego, abbia pazienza

please bear with me for a minute

scusatemi, perdonatemi un minuto

to bear with it

avere pazienza

bear upon VB [bɛː -]

bear upon → bear on

See also bear on

bear on VB [bɛː -] (bear on [sb, sth])

bear on

avere relazione, rapporto con

bear on (stronger)

incidere, pesare, avere effetto su

factors bearing directly on the outcome

fattori che incidono direttamente sul risultato

the cuts would bear hardest on the poor

i tagli graveranno soprattutto sui poveri

bear cub [ˈbeəkʌb] N

bear cub

orsetto m

bear cub

cucciolo m d'orso

bear off VB [bɛː -]

1. bear off → bear away

Phrases:

to bear off from NAUT land

allontanarsi da

See also bear away

bear away VB [bɛː -] (bear [sb, sth] away, bear away [sb, sth])

1. bear away (kidnap) person:

bear away person

rapier

2. bear away (take away):

bear away person: person

portare via

bear away wind, water: person, boat

portar via

bear trap [beətræp] N Am inf

bear trap

= posto di controllo elettronico della velocità delle automobili

polar bear [Brit, Am ˈpoʊlər bɛ(ə)r] N

polar bear

orso m polare

bear down VB [bɛː -]

1. bear down:

bear down

premere (on su)

bear down on the screw, plank

premete sulla vite, sull'asse

2. bear down (approach aggressively):

to bear down on person, group

avanzare minacciosamente verso or piombare su

3. bear down (in childbirth):

bear down

spingere

bear pit [Brit ˈbɛː pɪt] N

bear pit

fossa f degli orsi

bear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bear in the English»Italian Dictionary

bear¹ [ber] N

1. bear ZOOL:

bear

orso(-a) m (f)

2. bear FIN:

bear

ribassista mf

3. bear sl (sth difficult):

bear

lavoraccio m

I.bear² <bore, borne> [ber] VB trans

1. bear (carry):

bear

portare

2. bear (display):

to bear a resemblance to …

somigliare a …

3. bear (have, possess):

bear

avere

to bear a scar

avere una cicatrice

4. bear (conduct):

to bear oneself

comportarsi

5. bear (support):

bear weight

sostenere

6. bear (accept):

bear cost

sostenere

bear responsibility

assumere

7. bear (endure):

bear hardship, pain

sopportare

bear blame

portare

8. bear (be fit for):

what might have happened doesn't bear thinking about

meglio non pensare a ciò che sarebbe successo

9. bear (tolerate):

bear

sopportare

10. bear (harbor):

to bear sb a grudge

serbare rancore a qu

she bears him no ill will

non ce l'ha con lui

11. bear (keep):

to bear sth/sb in mind

tener presente qc/qu

12. bear (give birth to):

bear

dare la luce a

she bore him a daughter

gli ha dato una bambina

13. bear AGR, BOT:

bear fruit

dare

to bear fruit fig

dare dei frutti

14. bear FIN, ECON:

bear interest

fruttare

15. bear (give):

to bear testimony [or witness] to sth

testimoniare qc

II.bear² <bore, borne> [ber] VB intr (tend)

to bear east

dirigersi a est

to bear left/right

prendere a sinistra/destra

polar bear N

polar bear

orso polare m

bear on VB trans

1. bear on (be relevant to):

bear on

avere a vedere con

2. bear on (have effect on):

bear on

riguardare

3. bear on (pressurize):

bear on

far pressione su

bear with VB intr

bear with

sopportare pazientemente

bear up VB intr

bear up

non lasciarsi abbattere

bear down on VB trans

bear down on

dirigersi contro

the train was bearing down on her

il treno le stava andando addosso

teddy² <-ies> [ˈte·di] N, teddy bear N

teddy

orsacchiotto (m di peluche)

koala [koʊ·ˈɑ:·lə] N, koala bear N

koala

koala m inv

Translations for bear in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

orso

bear

orso bianco [o polare]

polar bear

orso bruno

brown bear

orso grigio

grizzly bear

bear Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bear all the hallmarks of … fig

avere tutte le caratteristiche di…

to grin and bear it

fare buon viso a cattivo gioco

I bear her no ill will ex

non le serbo rancore

to bring one's influence to bear on sb

fare pressioni su qu

I can't bear the sight of him!

non lo posso vedere!

to bear the brunt of the work

fare il grosso del lavoro

to bear the brunt of the expense

far fronte alla maggior parte delle spese

to bear a resemblance to …

somigliare a …

to bear sb a grudge contro la critica inf

avere il dente avvelenato contro qu

we each have our cross to bear

ciascuno ha la sua croce fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He then sets up camp and lights a fire to keep warm whilst cuddling his toy bear.

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The latitude was therefore called the "arktikos kuklos", circle of the bear.

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Halfway across the leg the angle of attack was eased and it became a short reach to bear down on the mark.

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Wolves bear relatively large pups in small litters compared to other canid species.

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Most parts of the plant bear a short, sparse indumentum of simple and stellate hairs.

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They were a reforming body, eager to bring order to the royal finances and bear down on patronage.

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The relationships were so tendentious that the judges could hardly bear to speak to each other, and the agendas so at odds that there seemed to be little point anyway.

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Each plant can bear up to 90 fingers.

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In order to carry out this kind of attack they would naturally try to get to windward and then bear down before the wind in line abreast ship upon ship.

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All of these factors are likely to bear down on prices over the course of the year.

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