borne in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for borne in the English»French Dictionary

borne [Brit bɔːn, Am bɔrn] VB pp

borne → bear

See also bear

I.bear [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] N

1. bear ZOOL:

bear

ours m

2. bear (man):

bear inf, pej

ours m (mal léché)

3. bear FIN:

bear

baissier m

II.bear <pret bore; pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans

1. bear (carry):

bear person, animal: load

porter

bear vehicle: load

transporter

2. bear (bring):

bear person: gift, message

apporter

bear wind, water: seed, sound

porter

borne on the wind

porté par le vent

3. bear (show visibly):

bear envelope, shield:

porter

bear fig scar, mark

porter

envelopes bearing the company logo

enveloppes qui portent le sigle de la société

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 no comparison with

être sans commune mesure avec

to bear witness to sth/to the fact that …

témoigner de qc/de ce que …

4. bear (have) person, company:

bear name, title

porter

5. bear (keep):

to bear sth in mind (remember) suggestion, information

se souvenir de

to bear sth in mind (take into account) factors

prendre en compte

to bear in mind that …

ne pas oublier que …

bearing in mind his inexperience, …

compte tenu de son inexpérience, …

6. bear (support):

bear

supporter

bear

soutenir

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

supporter le poids de

to bear the weight of body part: person

supporter, soutenir le poids de

7. bear (endure, tolerate) fig:

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

supporter

it's more than I can bear

c'est plus que je n'en peux supporter

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

je ne supporte pas l'idée qu'il aille en prison

she can't bear doing the housework

elle ne supporte pas de faire le ménage

I can't bear his preaching to me

je ne supporte pas qu'il me fasse la morale

I can't bear to watch

je ne veux pas voir ça

how can you bear to drink it?

comment peux-tu boire ça?

‘after a long illness bravely borne’ (in obituary)

‘à la suite d'une longue et cruelle maladie’

8. bear (accept) fig:

bear cost, responsibility, blame

encourir

9. bear (stand up to):

bear scrutiny, inspection

résister à

the plan won't bear close scrutiny

le plan ne résistera pas à un examen approfondi

that story/joke doesn't bear repeating

cette histoire/plaisanterie ne vaut pas le coup d'être répétée

the consequences don't bear thinking about

mieux vaut ne pas penser aux conséquences

10. bear (nurture):

bear love

porter

the love she bore her father

l'amour qu'elle portait à son père

to bear sb ill will

en vouloir à qn

to bear a grudge against sb

en vouloir à qn, avoir de la rancune contre qn

he bore her nothing but resentment

il n'éprouvait pour elle que du ressentiment

11. bear (yield):

bear tree, land: fruit , blossom, crop

donner

bear FIN account, investment: interest

rapporter

to bear fruit tree:

donner des fruits

to bear fruit fig idea, investment:

porter ses fruits

12. bear dated or liter < pp actif borne; pp passif born> (give birth to):

bear woman:

donner naissance à

bear animal:

mettre bas

to bear sb a child

donner un enfant à qn

III.bear <pret bore; pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB intr

1. bear:

to bear left/right person:

prendre à gauche/à droite

to bear east/west person:

aller à l'est/à l'ouest

to bear east/west road:

obliquer vers l'est/l'ouest

2. bear NAUT (lie):

there is land bearing south-south-east

une côte est signalée au sud-sud-est

3. bear (weigh):

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

peser lourdement/le plus durement sur qn

to bring influence/pressure to bear on person, system

exercer une influence/une pression sur

to bring all one's energies to bear on sth

mettre toute son énergie à qc

IV.to bear oneself VB refl

to bear oneself refl < pret bore; pp borne> (behave):

to bear oneself

se comporter

he bore himself bravely

il s'est comporté avec courage

bear yourself with pride

soyez digne

I.bear along VB [Brit bɛː -, Am bɛr -] (bear [sb/sth] along, bear along [sb/sth])

bear along

entraîner

borne along by the tide/his enthusiasm

entraîné par la marée/son enthousiasme

I.bear [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] N

1. bear ZOOL:

bear

ours m

2. bear (man):

bear inf, pej

ours m (mal léché)

3. bear FIN:

bear

baissier m

II.bear <pret bore; pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB trans

1. bear (carry):

bear person, animal: load

porter

bear vehicle: load

transporter

2. bear (bring):

bear person: gift, message

apporter

bear wind, water: seed, sound

porter

borne on the wind

porté par le vent

3. bear (show visibly):

bear envelope, shield:

porter

bear fig scar, mark

porter

envelopes bearing the company logo

enveloppes qui portent le sigle de la société

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 no comparison with

être sans commune mesure avec

to bear witness to sth/to the fact that …

témoigner de qc/de ce que …

4. bear (have) person, company:

bear name, title

porter

5. bear (keep):

to bear sth in mind (remember) suggestion, information

se souvenir de

to bear sth in mind (take into account) factors

prendre en compte

to bear in mind that …

ne pas oublier que …

bearing in mind his inexperience, …

compte tenu de son inexpérience, …

6. bear (support):

bear

supporter

bear

soutenir

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

supporter le poids de

to bear the weight of body part: person

supporter, soutenir le poids de

7. bear (endure, tolerate) fig:

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

supporter

it's more than I can bear

c'est plus que je n'en peux supporter

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

je ne supporte pas l'idée qu'il aille en prison

she can't bear doing the housework

elle ne supporte pas de faire le ménage

I can't bear his preaching to me

je ne supporte pas qu'il me fasse la morale

I can't bear to watch

je ne veux pas voir ça

how can you bear to drink it?

comment peux-tu boire ça?

‘after a long illness bravely borne’ (in obituary)

‘à la suite d'une longue et cruelle maladie’

8. bear (accept) fig:

bear cost, responsibility, blame

encourir

9. bear (stand up to):

bear scrutiny, inspection

résister à

the plan won't bear close scrutiny

le plan ne résistera pas à un examen approfondi

that story/joke doesn't bear repeating

cette histoire/plaisanterie ne vaut pas le coup d'être répétée

the consequences don't bear thinking about

mieux vaut ne pas penser aux conséquences

10. bear (nurture):

bear love

porter

the love she bore her father

l'amour qu'elle portait à son père

to bear sb ill will

en vouloir à qn

to bear a grudge against sb

en vouloir à qn, avoir de la rancune contre qn

he bore her nothing but resentment

il n'éprouvait pour elle que du ressentiment

11. bear (yield):

bear tree, land: fruit , blossom, crop

donner

bear FIN account, investment: interest

rapporter

to bear fruit tree:

donner des fruits

to bear fruit fig idea, investment:

porter ses fruits

12. bear dated or liter < pp actif borne; pp passif born> (give birth to):

bear woman:

donner naissance à

bear animal:

mettre bas

to bear sb a child

donner un enfant à qn

III.bear <pret bore; pp borne> [Brit bɛː, Am bɛr] VB intr

1. bear:

to bear left/right person:

prendre à gauche/à droite

to bear east/west person:

aller à l'est/à l'ouest

to bear east/west road:

obliquer vers l'est/l'ouest

2. bear NAUT (lie):

there is land bearing south-south-east

une côte est signalée au sud-sud-est

3. bear (weigh):

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

peser lourdement/le plus durement sur qn

to bring influence/pressure to bear on person, system

exercer une influence/une pression sur

to bring all one's energies to bear on sth

mettre toute son énergie à qc

IV.to bear oneself VB refl

to bear oneself refl < pret bore; pp borne> (behave):

to bear oneself

se comporter

he bore himself bravely

il s'est comporté avec courage

bear yourself with pride

soyez digne

bear in VB [Brit bɛː -, Am bɛr -]

to bear in with NAUT land

s'approcher de

the truth has been borne in upon us

la vérité s'est fait jour en nous

it was finally borne in upon them that …

ils ont fini par comprendre que …

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borné

Translations for borne in the French»English Dictionary

I.borne [bɔʀn] N f

1. borne (sur une route):

borne, a. borne kilométrique

kilometre marker

2. borne:

borne (autour d'une propriété)

boundary stone

borne (autour d'un édifice)

post

3. borne (pour bloquer le passage):

borne

bollard Brit

borne

post Am

4. borne (kilomètre):

borne inf

kilometre Brit

faire 2000 bornes en trois jours

to drive 2000 kilometres in three days

5. borne ELEC:

borne

terminal

borne d'entrée/de sortie

input/output terminal

6. borne MATH:

borne

limit

borne supérieure/inférieure

upper/lower bound

II.bornes N fpl

bornes fpl (limites):

bornes fig

limits, boundaries

mettre ou fixer des bornes

to put limits (à on)

une stupidité/tristesse sans bornes

boundless stupidity/sadness

leur ambition/admiration est sans bornes

their ambition/admiration knows no bounds

III.borne [bɔʀn]

borne d'appel (sur l'autoroute)

emergency telephone

borne d'appel (pour taxis)

taxi stand telephone

borne automatique de paiement

electronic pay point

borne d'incendie

fire hydrant

borne interactive

electronic communication and information terminal

borne téléphonique (sur l'autoroute)

emergency telephone

borne téléphonique (pour taxis)

taxi stand telephone

IV.borne [bɔʀn]

dépasser les bornes

to go too far

I.borné (bornée) [bɔʀne] VB pp

borné → borner

II.borné (bornée) [bɔʀne] ADJ

borné (bornée) personne

narrow-minded

borné (bornée) esprit, existence

narrow

borné (bornée) intelligence

limited

See also borner

I.borner [bɔʀne] VB trans

1. borner LAW:

borner propriété

to mark out the boundaries of

2. borner lit rivière, montagne pays, région:

borner

to border

3. borner fig ambition, désirs:

borner

to limit (à qc to sth, à faire to doing)

II.se borner VB refl

1. se borner (se contenter):

se borner à faire personne:

to content oneself with doing

il s'est borné à déclarer/préciser que …

he contented himself with declaring/explaining that …

2. se borner (se limiter):

se borner à qc/à faire rôle, fonctions:

to be limited to sth/to doing

se borner à qc/à faire personne:

to limit oneself to sth/to doing

notre rôle se borne à analyser/évaluer

our role is limited to analysing Brit /evaluating

je me bornerai à dire que …

I'll just say that …

je me suis bornée au strict nécessaire

I kept it down to the absolute essentials

borne-fontaine <pl bornes-fontaines> [bɔʀnfɔ̃tɛn] N f Can

borne-fontaine

fire hydrant

I.borner [bɔʀne] VB trans

1. borner LAW:

borner propriété

to mark out the boundaries of

2. borner lit rivière, montagne pays, région:

borner

to border

3. borner fig ambition, désirs:

borner

to limit (à qc to sth, à faire to doing)

II.se borner VB refl

1. se borner (se contenter):

se borner à faire personne:

to content oneself with doing

il s'est borné à déclarer/préciser que …

he contented himself with declaring/explaining that …

2. se borner (se limiter):

se borner à qc/à faire rôle, fonctions:

to be limited to sth/to doing

se borner à qc/à faire personne:

to limit oneself to sth/to doing

notre rôle se borne à analyser/évaluer

our role is limited to analysing Brit /evaluating

je me bornerai à dire que …

I'll just say that …

je me suis bornée au strict nécessaire

I kept it down to the absolute essentials

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héliporté (héliportée)

helicopter-borne

borne in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for borne in the English»French Dictionary

borne [bɔ:n, Am bɔ:rn] VB

borne pt of bear

See also bear², bear¹

I.bear² <bore, borne> [beəʳ, Am ber] VB trans

1. bear (carry, display):

bear

porter

he bore himself with dignity

il s'est montré digne

2. bear (bring):

bear letter, news

porter

3. bear (endure, deal with):

to bear a load/the cost

supporter une charge/le coût

to bear the burden/the pain

supporter le poids/la douleur

to bear hardship

endurer des épreuves

to bear the blame

endosser la responsabilité

I can't bear the suspense

je ne supporte plus l'attente

I can't bear the idea

l'idée m'est insupportable

it doesn't bear close examination

ça ne résiste pas à l'examen

4. bear (show):

to bear sb ill-will

en vouloir à qn

to bear an (uncanny) likeness to sb

avoir une (troublante) ressemblance avec qn

5. bear (keep):

to bear sth/sb in mind

penser à qn/qc

6. bear <born> pp in passive (give birth to):

to bear a baby

donner naissance à un enfant

to bear sb a child

donner un enfant à qn

animals bear young

les animaux se reproduisent

7. bear (generate):

to bear fruit

donner des fruits

to bear fruit fig

porter ses fruits

8. bear FIN, ECON:

to bear interest

rapporter un intérêt

II.bear² <bore, borne> [beəʳ, Am ber] VB intr

1. bear (move):

to bear east

prendre la direction est

to bear left/right

prendre à gauche/droite

2. bear (have influence):

to bring pressure to bear on sb

faire pression sur qn

bear¹ [beəʳ, Am ber] N

1. bear zool.:

bear

ours m

a she bear

une ourse

2. bear fig inf:

to be like a bear with a sore head [or like a real bear Am]

être d'une humeur massacrante

bear¹ [beəʳ, Am ber] N

1. bear zool.:

bear

ours m

a she bear

une ourse

2. bear fig inf:

to be like a bear with a sore head [or like a real bear Am]

être d'une humeur massacrante

I.bear² <bore, borne> [beəʳ, Am ber] VB trans

1. bear (carry, display):

bear

porter

he bore himself with dignity

il s'est montré digne

2. bear (bring):

bear letter, news

porter

3. bear (endure, deal with):

to bear a load/the cost

supporter une charge/le coût

to bear the burden/the pain

supporter le poids/la douleur

to bear hardship

endurer des épreuves

to bear the blame

endosser la responsabilité

I can't bear the suspense

je ne supporte plus l'attente

I can't bear the idea

l'idée m'est insupportable

it doesn't bear close examination

ça ne résiste pas à l'examen

4. bear (show):

to bear sb ill-will

en vouloir à qn

to bear an (uncanny) likeness to sb

avoir une (troublante) ressemblance avec qn

5. bear (keep):

to bear sth/sb in mind

penser à qn/qc

6. bear <born> pp in passive (give birth to):

to bear a baby

donner naissance à un enfant

to bear sb a child

donner un enfant à qn

animals bear young

les animaux se reproduisent

7. bear (generate):

to bear fruit

donner des fruits

to bear fruit fig

porter ses fruits

8. bear FIN, ECON:

to bear interest

rapporter un intérêt

II.bear² <bore, borne> [beəʳ, Am ber] VB intr

1. bear (move):

to bear east

prendre la direction est

to bear left/right

prendre à gauche/droite

2. bear (have influence):

to bring pressure to bear on sb

faire pression sur qn

born [bɔ:n, Am bɔ:rn] ADJ a. fig

born

né(e)

to be born

naître

polar bear N

polar bear

ours m blanc

bear with VB intr

bear with

supporter

to bear with sb

être patient avec qn

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self-opinionated

borné(e)

Translations for borne in the French»English Dictionary

borne [bɔʀn] N f

1. borne (pierre):

borne

marker

borne kilométrique

kilometre [or kilometer Am] marker

2. borne (protection):

borne

bollard

3. borne pl (limite):

borne

limits

dépasser les bornes personne

to go too far

dépasser les bornes ignorance, bêtise

to know no bounds

4. borne inf (distance de 1 km):

borne

kilometre Brit

borne

kilometer Am

5. borne ELEC:

borne

terminal

borné(e) [bɔʀne] ADJ

borné(e)

limited

borné(e) personne

narrow-minded

borné(e) vue

short-sighted

I.borner [bɔʀne] VB trans

1. borner (limiter):

borner terrain

to mark out

2. borner fig:

borner son ambition à qc

to limit one's ambitions to sth

II.borner [bɔʀne] VB refl

se borner à qc (se limiter à)

to limit oneself to sth

se borner à qc (se contenter de)

to content oneself with sth

borne Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

landmark

borne repère

milestone Brit

borne indicateur

mile marker Am

borne indicateur

to limit one's ambitions to sth

borner son ambition à qc

to limit oneself to sth

se borner à qc (se limiter à)

to content oneself with sth

se borner à qc (se contenter de)

he can hardly bear/can't bear her doing sth

il supporte mal supporter/ne supporte pas supporter qu'elle fasse qc (subj)

kilometre [or kilometer Am] marker

borne kilométrique

kilometre marker Brit

borne kilométrique

kilometer marker Am

borne kilométrique

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The weeds provide the necessary habitat for black-fly, mosquitoes and snails, which are the vectors of water-borne illnesses such as bilharzia, river blindness and malaria.

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The sacristans and the choir accompany a boar's head that is borne through the cloisters.

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Colorimetry techniques can be biased by color changes in test strips (from airborne or finger borne contamination, perhaps) or interference (e.g., tinting contaminants) with light source or the light sensor.

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The reasonable costs and expenses of producing a document must be borne by the party seeking production, subject to the court's cost assessment.

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The large cornice is borne by two Ionic columns.

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Imperfect substitutability of domestic and foreign products plays a key role in limiting -- often eliminating -- the incidence borne by domestic labor.

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Outbreaks of water-borne diseases are frequent and the provision of wastewater treatment services is critical.

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It is a herb with opposite, simple leaves which have double-serate margins, borne on stiffly erect, branching square stems.

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As a special forces unit, its role is not limited to water-borne operations.

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Before globalisation, company tax was borne mainly by shareholders.

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