1 (relevance) relación (f) to have a/some/little/no bearing [on] sth
this has no bearing on the matter esto no tiene relación or no tiene nada que ver con el asunto; this has a direct bearing on our future esto influye directamente en nuestro futuro
the amount of exercise has little bearing on weight loss yesterday's events will have little bearing on the outcome of the negotiations experts agree that diet has an important bearing on your general health it may be that these events had some bearing on the subsequent shootings of British commandos
2 (in navigation) rumbo (m) to take a bearing (on sth) tomar una demora (de algo)
I took a bearing, corrected it by two degrees to allow for wind to take a [compass] bearing just after I had taken a compass bearing on the outer buoy, fog closed in I take a compass bearing and set off across bogs criss-crossed with deep old drainage ditches
to find or get one's bearings orientarse
a sightseeing tour of the city is included to help you get your bearings it always took Henry a moment or two to get his bearings. After that he was fine he watched them coming to, blinking round with startled eyes, trying to get their bearings stopping to take my bearings I saw the range of hills on the horizon "How long have I been here?" he demanded once he had taken his bearings, knew where he was
to lose one's bearings desorientarse
how badly the administration has lost its bearings was underlined by what happened yesterday he was in a part of the factory which was new to him and pretty soon he lost his bearings
3 (posture) porte (m); (behaviour) comportamiento (m); modales (m) he had an almost military bearing he did not have the bearing of a man who would ever use physical violence Woerner,forceful and with the direct bearing of a gentleman pilot of the Luftwaffe a courtly gentleman with erect, aristocratic bearing he was struck by the different bearing and attitude of the officers at GCQ
4 (Mec) cojinete (m) an oil seal was replaced, along with both front wheel bearings failure of a layshaft which caused loss of oil to the main bearings as the bearing failed, the turbine disc moved