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bear
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (animal)
a. l'ours (M), l'ourse (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Polar bears live mainly in the Arctic Circle.Les ours polaires vivent principalement dans le cercle arctique.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (difficult person or thing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. l'ours (M), l'ourse (F) (colloquial) (figurative) (for a person)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Wow, your boss seems like a bear. Is he always in a bad mood?Waouh, ton patron a l’air d’un ours. Il est toujours de mauvaise humeur ?
b. la tannée (F) (colloquial) (figurative) (for a thing)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Climbing that frozen mountain was a real bear.Gravir cette montagne glacée était une vraie tannée.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. supporter
The shelves have to bear the weight of the books.Les étagères doivent supporter le poids des livres.
4. (to endure)
a. assumer
Inès had to bear most of the responsibility for the company bankruptcy.Inès a dû assumer la majeure partie de la responsabilité pour la faillite de l'entreprise.
b. prendre en charge
You must bear the cost of repairs.Vous devez prendre en charge le coût des réparations.
c. porter
Gerard will have to bear the responsibility for the project's failure.Gerard devra porter la responsabilité de l’échec du projet.
6. (to carry)
a. porter
The boys bore a huge banner at the parade.Les garçons portaient une immense bannière lors du défilé.
7. (to show)
a. porter
Marlon's shirt bore a subtle logo on the collar.La chemise de Marlon portait un logo subtil au col.
8. (to produce)
a. donner
The lemon tree bore lemons for many months.Le citronnier a donné des citrons pendant plusieurs mois.
a. donner naissance à
Michelle bore three beautiful, healthy children.Michelle a donné naissance à trois beaux enfants en bonne santé.
a. se comporter
Pauline bore herself with grace during the debate.Pauline s'est comportée avec grâce pendant le débat.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
Conjugations
Indicative of "bear"
Collins English Verb Conjugation Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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