| Traduções principais |
| bear n | (mammal: ursidae) | urso sm |
| | America is home to many species of bear. |
| | Os Estados Unidos são o habitat de muitas espécies de ursos. |
| bear [sth]⇒ vtr | (support weight) | suportar vt |
| | The bridge must bear the weight of the cars and trucks. |
| | A ponte deve suportar o peso dos carros e caminhões. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (endure [sth]) | suportar, aguentar vt |
| | He could hardly bear the suspense. |
| | Ele mal pôde suportar o suspense. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (produce flowers, fruit) | dar vt |
| | | produzir vt |
| | This plant bears pink flowers in the spring. |
| | Esta planta dá flores cor de rosa na primavera. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (give birth to: a child) | dar à luz loc v |
| | | parir vt |
| | The queen bore fourteen children, but only three survived childhood. |
| | A rainha deu à luz catorze filhos, mas só três sobreviveram à infância. |
| bear [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (give [sb] with an heir) (dar à luz) | dar vt |
| | The Queen bore her husband three daughters. |
| | A rainha deu três filhas ao seu esposo. |
| bear [sth]⇒ vtr | (withstand, stand up to) | admitir vt |
| | He knew his alibi would bear scrutiny, so he had no problem telling it to the detectives. |
| | Ele sabia que seu álibi iria admitir escrutínio, então não teve problemas em contar o fato aos detetives. |
| bear⇒ vi | (curve: left, right) | ir para vt + prep |
| | | dirigir-se para vt + prep |
| | You need to bear left at the fork in the road. |
| | Você deve ir para a esquerda na bifurcação da rodovia. |
| Traduções complementares |
| bear n | US, informal, figurative (rude person) (pessoa rude) | grosso sm |
| | He is a bear first thing in the morning. |
| | Ele é um grosso logo de manhã. |
| bear n | (business pessimist) | pessimista sm, sf |
| | In the current recession, we're all bears. |
| | Na atual recessão, somos todos pessimistas. |
| bear n | informal (finance: short seller) (mercado financeiro, vendedor) | urso sm |
| | A bear sells when he hopes prices will go even lower. |
| | Um urso vende quando espera que os preços descerão ainda mais. |
| bear n | US, informal, figurative ([sth] difficult) | osso sm |
| | | difícil adj |
| | Avoid taking economics with Professor Smith; his class is a bear! This tax form is a bear! |
| | Evite fazer economia com o Professor Smith, a aula dele é osso. Esse formulário de impostos é osso. |
| bear vi | (remain) | manter vt |
| | He would bear true to the promises he made. |
| | Ele se manteria leal às promessas que fez. |
| bear [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (carry [sth], [sb]) | carregar vt |
| | The donkey had to bear the load to the camp. |
| | O burro tinha de carregar a carga para o acampamento. |
| bear yourself vtr | (conduct: yourself) | comportar-se vp |
| | He bore himself with courage and distinction. |
| | Ele se comportou com coragem e distinção. |
| bear [sth]⇒ vtr | (assume) | assumir vt |
| | I will bear the responsibility for my decisions. |
| | Assumirei a responsabilidade pelas minhas decisões. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (ill will, resentment: harbor) (ressentimento) | nutrir vt |
| | George doesn't bear any ill will towards people whose views are completely different from his own. |
| | George não nutre qualquer má vontade em relação às pessoas que têm visões completamente diferentes das suas próprias. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (display, show [sth]) | apresentar vt |
| | The warrior's face bore several deep scars. |
| | O rosto do guerreiro tinha diversas marcas profundas. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (have: name, title) | carregar vt |
| | | levar vt |
| | He bears his father's name. |
| | Ele carrega o nome do pai. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (finance: attempt to lower price) (finanças) | tentar abaixar o preço expres v |
| | The brokers were trying to bear the stocks. |
| | Os corretores estavam tentando abaixar o preço das ações. |
Locuções verbais
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| bear [sth] away vtr phrasal insep | (carry off after winning) (figurado) | levar vt |
| | The winning team bore away the trophy. |
| bear away vi phrasal | (nautical: change course) | arribar v int |
| bear down vi phrasal | (labor: push baby out) (figurado, trabalho de parto) | empurrar v int |
| | The midwife told the woman to bear down during her contractions. |
| bear down vi phrasal | US (apply pressure, concentrate) | ir para cima expres v |
| | You have to know when to conserve your strength and when to bear down with every bit of energy you have. |
| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | pressionar vt |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) | cair sobre vt + prep |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | avançar sobre expres |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | aproximar-se vp |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
bear on [sth],
bear upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | formal (be relevant to) | ser relevante expres v |
bear [sth] out,
bear out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (confirm: a fact) | confirmar, apoiar vt |
| | These figures bear out the fact that more children are becoming obese nowadays. |
| | Esses números confirmam o fato de que mais crianças estão ficando obesas atualmente. |
bear out [sb],
bear [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (support: [sb]'s assertion) | apoiar vt |
| | | confirmar vt |
| | He said it was a job for younger men, and the statistics bear him out. |
| | Ele disse que era um trabalho para homens mais jovens, e as estatísticas o apoiavam. |
| bear up vi phrasal | (endure [sth] difficult) (figurado) | levar v int |
| | | resistir v int |
| | She is bearing up well despite the pressure she is under. |
| bear up vi phrasal | (remain strong in adversity) (figurado) | levar v int |
| | | resistir v int |
| bear with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be patient) | esperar vt |
| | | ter paciência expres v |
| | I asked them to bear with me while I checked the details of their booking. |
| | Eu pedi para eles esperarem enquanto eu verificava os detalhes da reserva. |
Formas compostas:
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| bear a child v expr | (give birth to a baby) | dar à luz expres |
| | (animais) | parir v int |
| | Helen bore a child at the age of 43. |
| bear a grudge v expr | (be resentful) | guardar rancor expres v |
| | | guardar ressentimento expres v |
| | Despite the cruel way her brother treated her, Sally has never borne a grudge. |
| bear a grudge against [sb] v expr | (be resentful) | guardar rancor expres v |
| | | guardar ressentimento expres v |
| | Fred bore a grudge against his brothers. |
| bear a grudge against [sb] for [sth] v expr | (be resentful) | guardar rancor expres v |
| | | guardar ressentimento expres v |
| | Julie bears a grudge against her neighbour for cutting down a hedge that was actually on Julie's property. |
| bear a resemblance to [sb] v expr | (look like) (figurado) | lembrar vt |
| | | parecer vt |
| Nota: Often used with an adjective, such as "striking", "strong", "uncanny", etc. |
| | He bears a striking resemblance to his sister. |
| bear arms v expr | (carry weapons) | portar armas expres |
| | Every citizen has the right to bear arms. |
| bear box n | US (animal-proof storage container) (à prova de animais) | recipiente de armazenamento loc sm |
| bear cub n | (baby bear) | filhote de urso loc sm |
| | Never get between a bear cub and its mother; she will attack you to protect her child. |
| bear false witness v expr | (lie in court) | dar falso testemunho expres v |
| | The law takes the act of bearing false witness very seriously. |
| bear false witness v expr | (Bible: lie about [sb]) | dar falso testemunho expres v |
| | The sin of bearing false witness is a serious offense before God. |
| bear false witness against [sb] v expr | (Bible: lie about [sb]) | dar falso testemunho expres v |
| | You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. |
| bear fruit vtr + n | (plant: produce fruit) | dar frutos vt + sm |
| | It can take several years before a new lemon tree begins to bear fruit. |
| | Pode levar vários anos até que um novo limoeiro comece a dar frutos. |
| bear fruit vtr + n | figurative (idea: succeed) (figurado) | dar frutos vt + sm |
| | | dar certo vt + adj |
| | It started as a brainstorm idea but gradually it began to bear fruit. |
| bear hug n | figurative (affectionate embrace) (figurado) | abraço de urso expres |
| | (figurado) | abraço bem apertado expres |
bear in mind that,
bear [sth] in mind v expr | (consider, take into account) | ter em mente loc v |
| | Bear in mind that we already have an enormous sum invested in the project. |
| | Tenha em mente que eu já tenho um montante enorme investido no projeto. |
| bear market n | (stock trading) | mercado com tendência baixista expres |
| | Oil prices are currently in a bear market. |
| bear no resemblance to [sth/sb] v expr | (be totally unlike) | não ter nenhuma semelhança expres |
| | | não parecer em nada expres |
| | (coloquial) | não ter nada a ver expres |
| | The boy bears no resemblance to his father or his other brother. |
bear the brunt of [sth],
take the brunt of [sth] v expr | (take the worst of [sth]'s impact) | sofrer as consequências expres v |
| | (figurado) | suportar o fardo expres v |
| bear the cost v expr | (pay) | suportar os custos loc v |
| | | custear vt |
| | Taxpayers will bear the cost of health care reform. |
| bear the cost of [sth] v expr | (pay) | arcar com os custos de expres v |
| bear the expense v expr | (pay) | arcar com os custos loc v |
| | | suportar os custos loc v |
| bear the expense of [sth] v expr | (pay) | arcar com os custos de expres v |
| | Her father is bearing the expense of the wedding. |
| bear the name of [sb] vtr | (be named after) | levar o nome expres |
| | Many butterfly species bear the name of their discoverers. |
| bear trap n | (snare to catch bears) | armadilha para ursos loc sf |
| bear trap n | figurative, UK (stock market indicator) (indicador do mercado de ações) | bear trap loc sf |
| bear upon [sth] vi + prep | formal (be relevant) | influenciar v int |
| | | ser relevante expres v |
| | How will these new findings bear upon our approach to educating children? |
| Bear with me interj | (Please be patient) | tenha paciência interj |
| | Please bear with me - this will only take five minutes. |
| bear witness to [sth] vtr + n | (testify) | testemunhar vt |
| bear witness against [sb] v expr | (testify) | testemunhar vt |
| | A wife cannot be forced to bear witness against her husband. |
bear-baiting,
bearbaiting n | historical (blood sport: attacking a chained bear) (esporte sangrento) | ataque a um urso acorrentado loc sm |
| | | bear-baiting estrang |
bear-baiting,
bearbaiting n as adj | historical (pertaining to bear-baiting) | relacionado ao esporte bear-baiting loc adj |
| black bear n | (American mammal) | urso-negro sm |
| | Black bears are smaller than Grizzly or Polar bears. |
| black bear n | (Asian mammal) (asiático) | urso-negro-asiático sm |
| bring [sth] to bear on [sth] v expr | (apply [sth]) | pôr, colocar vt |
| | Ali brought all his strength to bear on the heavy door. |
| brown bear n | (North American mammal) | urso pardo loc sm |
| | Kodiak bears and grizzly bears are species of the brown bear. |
| grin and bear it v expr | (suffer without complaint) | sorrir e aguentar expres |
| | | aceitar sem reclamar expres v |
| grizzly n | (American bear) | urso-pardo sm |
| | | urso-cinzento sm |
| | Don't bring any food with you when you camp here; there are grizzlies. |
| grizzly bear n | (American mammal) | urso-cinzento sm |
| gummy bear n | (chewy candy) | goma de mascar sf + prep + vt |
keep [sth] in mind,
bear [sth] in mind,
keep in mind that,
bear in mind that v expr | (remember [sth]) | ter em mente expres v |
| | Now, keep in mind that in May of 1929 the stock market hadn't crashed yet. |
| | Agora, tenha em mente que em maio de 1929, as ações não tinham caído ainda. |
keep [sb] in mind,
bear [sb] in mind v expr | (consider [sb] for [sth]) | ter em mente expres |
| | | considerar vt |
| | If you ever need a cleaner, keep me in mind. |
kinkajou,
honey bear,
potto n | (rainforest mammal, American) (mamífero encontrado nas Américas) | jupará sm |
| koala bear n | incorrect but common (Australian marsupial) (animal típico da Austrália) | coala sm |
| | Koala bears are native to Australia. |
| not bear thinking about v expr | (be unpleasant thought) | não suportar a ideia de loc v |
panda bear,
panda n | (black-and-white bearlike animal) | urso panda sm |
| | They say that panda bears will only eat bamboo. |
| polar bear n | (arctic mammal) | urso-polar sm |
| | The polar bear hunts for seals as its main food. |
| | O urso-polar caça focas como seu alimento principal. |
| she-bear n | (animal: female bear) | ursa sf |
| teddy bear n | (soft toy bear) | urso de pelúcia loc sm |
| | | ursinho de pelúcia loc sm |
| | | urso de peluche loc sm |
| | | ursinho sm |
| | Timmy never goes anywhere without his teddy bear. |
| | Timmy nunca vai a lugar nenhum sem seu urso de pelúcia. |
Ursa Major,
Great Bear,
Charles's Wain n | (constellation) (constelação) | Ursa Maior sf |
| | I identified Ursa Major on the star chart. |
Ursa Minor,
Little Bear n | (constellation) (constelação) | Ursa Menor sf |