bear1, s.1aBéar m, mathghamhain m -mhna. Polar bear, béar bán. S.a. GRIZZLY 2 F: What a bear!, a leithéid de amhlóir!bAstr: The Great Bear, An Béar Mór. The Little Bear, An Béar Beag. 2St.Exch: Béar m.
bear2, v.tr. & i.aIompraím (ualach, arm). The document bears your signature, tá d'ainm leis an scríbhinn. He bears a good character, tá dea-chlú air. He bore himself well, d'iompair sé é féin i gceart. The love she bore him, an grá bhí aici dó. Bear in mind that . . ., cuimhnigh go . . . bFulaingím (meáchan); íocaim (costas); fulaingím (brón, pian, éagóir). To bear the penalty of one's misdeeds, íoc as do dhrochghníomhartha. To bear a part in sth., bheith páirteach i rud. It is he who bore the cost of it, eisean a chaill leis. It was he who bore the loss, eisean a bhí thíos leis. All truths will not bear telling, ní bhíonn an fhírinne ininste i gcónaí. Words that don't bear repeating, focail nach bhfuil inrásta a athrá. He could no longer bear it, níorbh fhéidir leis a fhulaingt ní ba shia. He can’t bear heat, níl aon acmhainn ar an teas aige. S.a. GRIN 2 I cannot bear to see it, ní ligfeadh mo chroí dom amharc air. To bear with s.o., duine a fhulaingt; foighneamh le duine. c (Press) We were borne backwards by the crowd, scuabadh ar gcúl sinn leis an slua. It was gradually borne in upon him . . ., as a chéile cuireadh ina luí air . . . Bear to the right, druid ar do dheis. To bear hard, heavily, on s.o., (i) (of pers.) bheith dian ar dhuine; (ii) (of thg.) luí go trom ar dhuine. Law that bears unjustly on s.o., dlí atá éagórach, atá ag luí go leatromach, ar dhuine. Matter that bears on the welfare of the country, rud a bhaineas le leas na tíre. That does not bear on the question, ní bhaineann sin leis an scéal, le hábhar. (Of pers.) To bear on a lever, tromú ar luamhán. dTo bring all one's strength to bear on a lever, iomlán do mheáchain a chur, a ligean, ar luamhán. To bring your mind to bear on sth., d'intinn, d'umhail, a leagan ar rud. S.a. PRESSURE 2To bring a telescope to bear on sth., teileascóp a dhíriú ar rud. To bring a gun to bear on sth., gunna a chocáil ar rud. eNau: The island bears south-west, tá an t-oileán siar ó dheas (uainn). How does the land bear? cén taobh a bhfuil an talamh?f(Produce) Tuismím, beirim. She bore a child, rugadh duine clainne di. She bore him three sons, bhí triúr mac aici leis. S.a. BORN. Money that bears interest, airgead a dtagann gaimbín as. S.a. FRUIT1 1.