sloth bear in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sloth bear in the English»French Dictionary

sloth bear N

sloth bear

ours m lippu

Translations for sloth bear in the English»French Dictionary

sloth [Brit sləʊθ, Am slɔθ, sloʊθ] N

1. sloth ZOOL:

sloth

paresseux m

2. sloth (idleness):

sloth form

paresse f

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

sloth bear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sloth bear in the English»French Dictionary

sloth [sləʊθ, Am slɑ:θ] N

1. sloth no pl (laziness):

sloth

paresse f

2. sloth (animal):

sloth

paresseux m

3. sloth fig, pej:

sloth

paresseux(-euse) m (f)

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

You could chance upon a leopard, a tiger or an elephant, a sloth bear, a bison or a wild dog at any given time.

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Mammal species that have been sighted include tiger, leopard, gaur, cheetal, sambar, nilgai, barking deer, chowsingha, sloth bear.

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The sloth bear is the only bear with long hair on its ears.

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Other wild animals found are leopard, sloth bear, wild dog, porcupine, jungle cat, fox, striped hyena, gaur, chowsingha and barking deer.

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