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'pa pdd chac-sb tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'" {{word}} {{#beta}} Beta{{/beta}} {{#preferredDictionaries}} {{^selected}} {{name}} {{/selected}} {{/preferredDictionaries}} Translation of bear – English–French dictionary bear verb [ transitive ]  /bɛər/ past bore | past participle borne Add to word list Add to word list ● formal to be able to deal with supporter I didn’t think I could bear much more. Je ne pensais pas pouvoir en supporter davantage. Synonym stand ● formal to be responsible for porter , supporter to bear the responsibility/blame for the accident porter la responsabilité de l’accident to bear the cost of sth supporter le coût de qqch bear in mind ● to remember sth when considering sth else garder à l’esprit I bore that fact in mind while making my decision. J’ai gardé ce fait à l’esprit ten prenant ma décision. bear a resemblance to ● to look or be very similar to ressembler à He bears a striking resemblance to his father. C’est frappant comme ressemble à son père. It bore little resemblance to the first document. Ça ne ressemblait pas tellement au premier document. can’t bear ● Brit ne peux/peut/pouvons/pouvez/peuvent pas supporter bear noun [ countable ]  /bɛər/ ● a heavy strong furry animal ours [ masculine ] a black/brown/grizzly/polar bear un ours noir/brun/grizzly/polaire (Translation of bear from the GLOBAL English-French Dictionary © 2016 K Dictionaries Ltd) Translation of bear | PASSWORD English-French Dictionary bear verb  /beə/ past tense bore /boː/ | past participle borne /boːn/ ● (usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure supporter I couldn’t bear it if he left. ● to be able to support supporter Will the table bear my weight? ● (past participle in passive born /boːn/) to produce (children) donner naissance, naître She has borne (him) several children She was born on July 7. ● to carry porter The boxer was borne shoulder-high after his victory. ● formal to have porter The letter bore his signature. ● to turn or fork tourner , aller vers The road bears left here. See also bearable bearer bearing bearings bear down on bear fruit bear out bear up bear with find/get one’s bearings View all lose one’s bearings bear noun  /beə/ ● a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws ours a grizzly bear. See also bearskin (Translation of bear from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of bear bear Electrostatic potential between surfaces bearing ionizable groups in ionic equilibrium with physiologic saline solution. From the Cambridge English Corpus It should be borne in mind that the scale is a screen for depressive symptoms rather than a diagnostic instrument. From the Cambridge English Corpus That to me represents lack of understanding of the very special knowledge that is brought to bear. From the Cambridge English Corpus The children were interested in the bear and wanted to hear ' him ' reply. From the Cambridge English Corpus His perceptions are certainly borne out by my own experience of visiting the building. From the Cambridge English Corpus Indeed, prompt-the control delimiter-was "born" twice for radically different reasons. From the Cambridge English Corpus In some cases, arguments bear semantic properties that, typically, require that they bear a direct grammatical function, but in these cases they do not. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is worth bearing in mind, however, that their subjects were university students. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. B2,C1,C2,C1,A2 Translations of bear in Chinese (Traditional) 接受, 忍受, 容忍… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 接受, 忍受, 容忍… See more in Spanish soportar, dar a luz a, oso… See more in Portuguese suportar, aguentar, tolerar… See more in more languages in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Russian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian सहन करणे, बेअर, असणे किंवा असलेले… See more ～に耐える, ～をがまんする, （物）を支える… See more tahammül etmek, kaldırmak, dayanmak… See more suportar, donar a llum, ós… See more verdragen, dragen, baren… See more எதையாவது ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது, பொறுத்துக்கொள்வது அல்லது சகித்துக்கொள்வது, குறிப்பாக விரும்பத்தகாத ஒன்று… See more (विशेषतः कुछ अप्रिय) सहन करना, स्वीकारना, किसी चीज़ का अपने पास होना… See more સહન કરો, સ્વીકારો (ખાસ કરીને કંઈક અપ્રિય), ધરાવવું… See more bære, tåle, udholde… See more uthärda, stå ut med, tåla… See more tanggung, mampu tahan, lahir… See more ertragen, tragen, gebären… See more klare, tåle, holde ut… See more برداشت کرنا, رکھنا, کسی چیز کا حامل ہونا… See more терпіти, зносити, витримати… See more терпеть, нести, выдерживать… See more భరించు, ఏదైనా కలిగి ఉండటం లేక కొనసాగించడం, పిల్లలకు జన్మనివ్వడం లేక పండు లేక పువ్వులు ఇవ్వడం లేక ఉత్పత్తి చేయడం… See more يَحْتَمِل, يَتَحَمَّل, تَلِد… See more কিছু গ্রহণ করা, সহ্য করা, বিশেষত অপ্রীতিকর কিছু… See more snést, unést, porodit… See more menyangga, memikul, menahan… See more ทน, พยุง, ให้กำเนิด… See more chịu đựng, chống đỡ, sinh… See more znosić, nieść, wytrzymać… See more -을 견디다, -을 지탱하다, 아기를 낳다… See more sopportare, sostenere, dare alla luce… See more Need a translator? 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