Translations for „bear down“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

bear down VB intr

to bear down on sb/sth

zbliżać [perf zbliżać] się do kogoś/czegoś

Usage examples with bear down

to bear down on sb/sth

zbliżać [perf zbliżać] się do kogoś/czegoś

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English

Other objectives should be to tackle the fearsome bureaucracies that bear down on them.

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They have time to make the numbers work even more in their favour providing they can bear down on saving.

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Women are able to bear down and push with contractions.

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Bear down on that trucker's hitch and the dynamic rope bites into the boat hull like a shark.

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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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Pushing a bear down a cliff in 2015 would be a quick career-ending move if the public found out.

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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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We are not going back to the start, and we do need to bear down on legal aid costs.

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When she was ready to push, the midwife would tell the woman to pull on her hair with both hands and bear down.

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The safety bar covers the recesses allowing the pressure cover to bear down directly on the pressure fuzes.

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