the government bears some responsibility for this crisisel gobierno tiene parte de responsabilidad en esta crisis;he bore no responsibility for what had happenedno era responsable de lo que había pasado;they bear most of the responsibility for elderly relativescargan con la mayor parte de la responsabilidad de atender a familiares ancianos
patients should not have to bear the cost of their own treatmentBritain had to bear the burden of the war's expensehe bears a heavy burden on his shouldersdeveloping countries bear the burden of an enormous external debtthe company bears the burden of proofyou will be compensated for the risk you have to bear
3(endure)[+pain, suspense]soportar;aguantar
I can't bear the suspenseno puedo soportar or aguantar el suspense;I can't bear himno lo puedo ver;no lo soporto or aguanto
they have to bear the misery of living in constant fearI couldn't bear a job where I was indoors all dayit was painful of course but I bore itstop keeping me in suspense! I can't bear it!to bear [doing] sthI can't bear [being] in the same room as that man
the dog can't bear being shut inel perro no soporta estar encerrado
I don't think I could bear having to do it all againto bear [to] do sth
I can't bear to lookno puedo mirar;he can't bear to talk about itno puede hablar de ello;he can't bear to see her sufferno soporta verla sufrir
could you bear to do it once more?it was more than I could bear to see her go
a letter bearing important newsuna carta que trae/traía importantes noticias
they came bearing gifts for the childhe arrived, bearing a large bottle of winea messenger has arrived bearing news of a great victorybeware of Greeks bearing gifts
5(carry)llevar;portar (literary)
protesters bearing placardsmanifestantes (m) llevando or portando pancartas;to bear armsportar armas (formal)
there was a simple dignity in the way he bore himselfthey bore [themselves] with honour
he bore himself like a soldier(posture)tenía un porte soldadesco;(behaviour)se comportó como un verdadero soldado;there was dignity in the way he bore himselfhabía dignidad en su porte
his ideas bore little relation to realitysus ideas no tenían mucha relación con la realidad;she bore no resemblance to the girl I knew 20 years agono se parecía en nada a la chica que había conocido 20 años atrás;the room bore all the signs of a violent struggleel cuarto conservaba todas las huellas de una riña violenta;to bear a grudgeguardar rencor;she bears him no ill-will(grudge)no le guarda rencor;(hostility)no siente ninguna animadversión hacia él
a petition bearing nearly half a million signatureshe still bore the scars of his unhappy childhoodxthe model must bear some resemblance to realitya car bearing Irish licence platesnotepaper bearing the Presidential sealeach floral tribute bore a message of sympathythis is my first son, who bears his grandfather's namethe card bore the message "I love you"he wasn't one to bear a grudge
her story won't bear scrutinysu historia no resistirá un análisis;it doesn't bear thinking aboutda horror solo pensarlo;the film bears comparison with far more expensive productionsla película puede compararse con producciones mucho más caras
Madonna's brash charms don't bear comparison with Marlene's sultry sex appealthe results just don't bear examination
8(produce)[+fruit]dar;[+child]dar a luz a;(Economics)[+interest]devengar
her hard work bore fruit when she was promotedsus esfuerzos dieron fruto cuando la ascendieron;she bore him a daughterle dio una hija
she bore three children in three yearshe married her because she was about to bear his child
verbo intransitivo
1(move)
to bear (to the) right/lefttorcer or girar a la derecha/izquierda
bear left across a fieldthe path bears right
2
to bear on sth(relate to)guardar relación con algo;tener que ver con algo;(influence)influir en algo
the aspects of home life that bear on a child's behaviour at schoolall aspects of the research process are interrelated and all bear on each othermany different factors bear on the formation of political interestscertain facts bearing on the choice of time should be carefully consideredto [bring] sth to bear (on sth)they are bringing pressure to bear on him to agreehe brought his knowledge to bear on the situationthe marines brought their artillery to bear on the enemyshe brought her influence to bear and got him the jobChina doesn't want to bring too much pressure to bear
bear baiting (n)espectáculo en el que se azuzan a unos perros contra un oso
bear-baiting disappeared in Britain after the 15th Centurythe first South Bank entertainment complex was a string of brothels run by the Bishop of Winchester. Bear-baiting and bullfighting were also popular
bear cub (n)osezno (m)
bear garden (n)manicomio (m);casa (f) de locos
the site of the Bear Gardens where Mr Sam Wanamaker is constructing a replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
Prime Minister's Question Time was like a bear gardenMPs behaved as if they were in a bear garden
bear hug (n)fuerte abrazo (m)
he gave me a great bear-hugmy uncle laughed as he lifted me off the ground with a bear hughe went round the room like a politician, gripping hands, slapping backs, and giving an occasional bear hug - a gesture of strength and affection
bear market (n)(Economics)mercado (m) bajista
bear pit (n)manicomio (m);casa (f) de locos
I stumbled on 20 bears begging for food in the town centre's open bear pit - the bear pit has been a tourist draw since the 12th CenturyIt was like a bear pit. Shareholders, 500 of them, packed the seats and aisles, and demanded some answers
