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bear·a·ble

(bâr′ə-bəl)
adj.
Capable of being endured: bearable pain; a bearable schedule.

bear′a·bil′i·ty n.
bear′a·bly adv.
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bearable

(ˈbɛərəbəl)
adj
endurable; tolerable
ˈbearably adv
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bear•a•ble

(ˈbɛər ə bəl)

adj.
capable of being endured or tolerated.
[1540–50]
bear′a•bly, adv.
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Adj. 1. [画像:bearable - capable of being borne though unpleasant]bearable - capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment"
tolerable - capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"
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bearable

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bearable

adjective
Capable of being tolerated:
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Translations
مُحتمل، مُمْكِن احْتِماله
snesitelný
tåleligudholdelig
òolanlegur
dayanılabilirtahammül edilebilir

bearable

[ˈbɛərəbl] ADJsoportable
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bearable

[ˈbɛərəbəl] adjsupportable
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bearable

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bearable

[ˈbɛərəbl] adjsopportabile
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bear1

(beə) past tense bore (boː) : past participle borne (boːn) verb
1. (usually with cannot, ~could not etc) to put up with or endure. I couldn't bear it if he left. verduur يَتَحَمَّل издържам suportar snést ertragen bære; tåle; udholde αντέχω, ανέχομαι aguantar, soportar välja kannatama تحمل کردن؛ تاب آوردن sietää supporter לִסְבּוֹל धारण करना podnositi elvisel menyangga, memikul þola, afbera sopportare 我慢する 견디다 pakelti, išlaikyti izciest; paciest; panest tanggung verdragen tåle, holde ut, orke, utstå znosić, tolerować زغمل، ګالل suportar a su­porta терпеть zniesť prenesti podneti uthärda, stå ut med, tåla ทน çekmek, tahammül etmek, katlanmak 忍受 терпіти, зносити جھیلنا ، برداشت کرنا chịu đựng 忍受
2. to be able to support. Will the table bear my weight? dra يَسْنِدُ، يَحْمِلُ поддържам aguentar unést tragen bære σηκώνω, βαστώ, αντέχω να υποστηρίξω aguantar kandma متحمل شدن؛ طاقت داشتن kannatella supporter לַשֵׂאת बर्दाश्त करना podnijeti tart menahan þola reggere, sostenere 支える 감당하다 išlaikyti izturēt mampu tahan dragen tåle, bære dźwigać د زغملو وسه لرل suportar a rezista la выдерживать uniesť vzdržati izdržati bära [upp], hålla för พยุง çekmek, taşımak 承(擔) витримати برداشت کرنا chống đỡ 承受负荷
3. (past participle in passive born (boːn) ) to produce (children). She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7. baar تُنجب (طِفْلا) раждам parir porodit gebären, geboren føde γεννώ dar a luz, parir sünnitama, sündima زاییدن؛ به دنیا آمدن synnyttää donner naissance à; naître לָלֶדֶת पैदा करना rođen szül melahirkan fæða, bera, ala 生む 낳다 (pa)gimdyti piedzimt lahir baren føde, bære rodzić زيږول، زوكول parir a naşte рождать porodiť roditi (se) roditi föda[s] ให้กําเนิด doğurmak, doğmak 生(孩子) родити; народжувати(ся) پیدا کرنا ، پیدا ہونا sinh 生(孩子)
4. to carry. He was borne shoulder-high after his victory. dra يَحْمِلُ нося carregado nést, nosit tragen bære μεταφέρω cargar, llevar kandma با خود بردن؛ حمل کردن kantaa porter לַשֵׂאת ले जाना nositi hord(oz) membawa bera portare 運ぶ 나르다 nešti nest diangkat dragen bære nosić نقلول، ځان سره وړل transportar a purta нести niesť nositi nositi bära ถือ; นําไป taşımak 帶著 нести اٹھایا جانا mang vác
5. to have. The cheque bore his signature. dra يُخْمِلُ، يوجَد عَلَيْهِ имам ter nést tragen bære φέρω llevar olema حاوی بودن؛ داشتن olla porter לַשֵׂאת वहन करना nositi, imati visel memuat vera með portare もっている (이름, 서명, 성질 등을) 가지다 turėti būt; atrasties terdapat dragen bære, ha nosić لرل ter a purta иметь mať nositi nositi bära, ha มี taşımak, doğmak, içermek 註明 мати موجود ہونا sở hữu 带有,显示
6. to turn or fork. The road bears left here. draai يَلْتَف، يَنْعَطِف разклонявам се, завивам virar zatáčet, táhnout se führen svinge κατευθύνομαι, στρίβω desviarse käänama به سمتی تغییر مسیر دادن kääntyä tourner, aller vers לִפְנוֹת zakretati elágazik membelok sveigja, liggja, stefna girare, deviare 向かう 돌다, 갈라지다 (pa)sukti, suktis, šakotis, atsišakoti []griezties pusing draaien ta av, svinge skręcać, rozwidlać się ګرځيدل، كږيدل virar a o lua la поворачивать zatáčať sa zaviti (proti) skretati svänga (vika) av มุ่งหน้าไปทางใดทางหนึ่ง sapmak 轉向,分岔 повертати; розгалужуватися مڑنا rẽ về 转向
ˈbearable adjective
able to be endured. draaglik مُحتمل، مُمْكِن احْتِماله поносим suportável snesitelný erträglich udholdelig; tålelig ανεκτός soportable talutav تحمل پذیر؛ تاب آوردنی siedettävä supportable נסבל सहनीय podnošljiv tűrhető dapat ditahan þolanlegur sopportabile 我慢できる 감당할 수 있는 pakeliamas paciešams; panesams menanggung draaglijk utholdelig, tålelig znośny د زغم وړ suportável su­por­tabil терпимый znesiteľný znosen podnošljivo uthärdlig, dräglig ทนได้ tahammül edilebilir, dayanılabilir 經得起的 стерпний قابل برداشت ہونا có thể chịu đựng được 经得起的
ˈbearer noun
a person or thing that bears. the bearer of bad news. draer حامِل، حمّال носител portador posel, nosič, nosník der Träger bærer; overbringer φορέας, κομιστής portador tooja حامل؛ آورنده kantaja porteur/-euse מביא, מוסר वाहक nositelj, donositelj átadó pembawa boðberi, beri; burðarmaður portatore 持参人 전하는 사람 nešėjas, pateikėjas nesējs orang yang menanggung drager bærer, budbringer, overbringer zwiastun وړونكي، گرځوونكي portador purtător, aducător носитель posol, nosič; nosník prinašalec nosilac bärare ผู้ถือมา taşıyan, hâmil 帶著(擔負、搬抬、背負某物)的人或物 носій سہنے والا جھیلنے والا người đem thư hoặc thông báo tới 负荷者(挑夫、搬运工),带信人,支撑物
ˈbearing noun
1. manner, way of standing etc. a military bearing. houding هَيـئَه ، مَظْهَر стойка postura postoj, chování die Haltung holdning; opførsel παράστημα porte kehahoid طرز رفتار ryhti allure הופעה, התנהגות ठहन stav magatartás sikap líkamsburður; framkoma comportamento; portamento 態度 태도 laikysena stāja; izturēšanās berdiri tegak houding holdning, oppførsel postawa, zachowanie سلوك، خوي او عادت postura ţinută осанка správanie, spôsoby vedenje držanje hållning, uppträdande ลักษณะการยืน duruş, poz 舉止、風範 поведінка; манера триматися نقطۂ نظر tác phong 举止,姿态
2. (usually in plural. sometimes short for ˌball-ˈbearings) a part of a machine that has another part moving in or on it. draaglaer سِناد، نُقْطَةُ ارتِكاز сачмен лагер rolamentos kuličkové ložisko das Lager (kugle-)leje ρουλεμάν cojinete (kuul)laager یاتاقان؛ بلبرینگ laakeri palier מֵסַב मशीन का एक हिस्सा kuglični ležaj csapágy bagian mesin (kúlu)lega cuscinetto 軸受け 베어링 guolis gultnis bebola galas lager lager łożysko د ماشين هغه پرزه چي بله پرزه پكى څرخيږى (پرينگ) rolamentos rulment (шарико)подшипник ložisko ležaj ležište kullager ส่วนที่รับแกนหมุน mil yatağı, yatak 軸承 шарикопідшипник ایک مشینی پرزےبال بئیرنگ کے لئے استعمال ہونے والا چھوٹا نام cái trụ 轴承
ˈbearings noun plural
location, place on a map etc; The island's bearings are 10 North, 24 West. ligging إتّجاه، مَوْضِع местоположение coordenadas poloha die Lage position; orientering συντεταγμένες, θέση coordenadas asukoht موقعیت؛ مکان sijainti kartalla position מקום, מיקום स्थिति का ज्ञान koordinate helyzet posisi, arah afstaða, staðsetning posizione 方角 방위(각) geografinė padėtis ģeogrāfiskais izvietojums; atrašanās vieta kedudukan positie stilling, posisjon; orientering, retning położenie موقعيت، ځاي coordenadas poziţie ориентиры; азимут poloha lega položaj läge, bäring ตําแหน่งบนแผนที่ rota, kerteriz 方位 напрям; курс за компасом نقشے پر مقام کے تعین کے لئے دی گئی پیمائشیں vị trí 方位
bear down on
1. to approach quickly and often threateningly. The angry teacher bore down on the child. afstorm op يُهاجِم، يَغْضَب من приближавам заплашително atacar hnát se k, přiskočit k unterdrücken styre hen πλησιάζω απειλητικά avanzar hacia alguien amenazadoramente kallale sööstma نزدیک شدن؛ آمدن به سوی چیزی lähestyä uhkaavasti fondre sur לְהִתקָרֵב בְּצוּרָה מְאַייֶמֶת झपटना nasrnuti lecsap menghampiri æða að avvicinarsi a, lanciarsi su 急迫する 혼내 주다 prilėkti, prišokti draudoši tuvoties mengejan afstevenen op styre mot, bære ned mot ruszyć نژدی کیدل cair sobre a se repezi la набрасываться priskočiť planiti na stuštiti se närma sig เข้ามาใกล้อย่างรวดเร็วและน่ากลัว tehlikeli bir biçimde üstüne gelmek 衝向 накинутися на кого دھمکی آمیز رویہ رکھنا hạ gục 冲向
2. to exert pressure on. The weight is bearing down on my chest. swaar druk op يَضْغَط عَلى тежа pesar těžce dolehnout, snést se na niederdrücken tynge hårdt på πιέζω κτ. pesar sobre rhuma فشار آوردن بر kuormittaa accabler לִלְחוֹץ दबाना pritiskati nyomást gyakorol menekan þrÿsta á schiacciare 圧迫する 압박하다 spausti spiest meneran neerdrukken tynge hardt på, gå hardt inn på ciążyć زور اچول pesar a apăsa (pe) надавливать ťažko doľahnúť pritiskati na pritisnuti tynga ner, trycka mot กดน้ําหนักลงบน ezmek, bütün ağırlığıyla çökmek 壓在 тиснути وزن یا دباؤ ڈالنا gây áp lực 压向
bear fruit
to produce fruit. dra يُثمِرُ ، يُنْتِجُ натискам dar fruto nést ovoce Früchte tragen bære frugt καρποφορώ dar fruto vilja kandma میوه دادن،به بار نشستن tuottaa hedelmää porter des fruits לְהָנִיב פְּרִי फलदायी होना roditi gyümölcsöt terem menghasilkan buah bera ávöxt dare frutti, fruttificare 実を結ぶ 열매를 맺다 derėti, vesti vaisius dot/nest augļus menghasilkan buah vrucht dragen bære frukt owocować میوه ورکول dar fruto a face fructe приносить плоды priniesť ovocie roditi sadove donositi plodove bära frukt (ต้นไม้) ออกลูก meyve vermek 結出果實 плодоносити پھل پیدا کرنا sinh sản 结出果实
bear out
to support or confirm. This bears out what you said. beaam, bevestig يُقر، يُثبت подкрепям confirmar potvrdit bekräftigen bekræfte; underbygge; bestyrke επιβεβαιώνω, υποστηρίζω confirmar kinnitama تأیید کردن vahvistaa confirmer לִתְמוֹך, לְאָשֵר पुष्टि, करना, समर्थन करना podupirati megerősít memperkuat, membuktikan styðja confermare 支持する 입증하다 patvirtinti apstiprināt; atbalstīt menyokong bevestigen bekrefte potwierdzać منل confirmar a confirma подтверждать potvrdiť potrjevati potvrditi bekräfta, bestyrka รับรอง; ยืนยัน desteklemek 證實 підтверджувати تصدیق کرنا xác nhận 证实
bear up
to keep up courage, strength etc (under strain). She's bearing up well after her shock. uithou يَصْمُد، يَتَحَمَّل بِشَجاعَه държа се suportar odolávat, vytrvat standhalten klare sig; holde ud; holde modet oppe διατηρώ τις δυνάμεις και το ηθικό μου σε μια δύσκολη κατάσταση, αντέχω llevar con entereza, resistir vastu pidama روحیه خود را حفظ کردن selviytyä tenir le coup לְהַחֲזִיק מַעֲמָד साहस nositi se nem csügged bertahan láta ekki hugfallast, harka af sér farsi forza/coraggio がんばる 지탱하다 laikytis nezaudēt dūšu/drosmi hadapi dengan tabah zich flink houden holde motet oppe; holde ut nie tracić ducha خپله روحيه ساتل aguentar-se a rezista держаться стойко byť statočný držati se držati se hålla modet uppe ร่าเริงขึ้น; สดชื่นขึ้น toplamak 保持振作,支撐下去 триматися стійко حوصلہ بلند ررکھنا có nghị lực 支撑,支持
bear with
to be patient with (someone). Bear with me for a minute, and you'll see what I mean. geduldig wees met يَصْبُ، يَتَحَمَّل، يكونُ طويلَ الأناة търпелив съм с ter paciência mít strpení s Geduld haben bære over med κάνω υπομονή, ανέχομαι tener paciencia, dar un minuto kannatlik olema شکیبایی داشتن؛ صبوری کردن olla kärsivällinen supporter patiemment לִהיות סַבלָנִי सहन करना imati strpljenja, podnositi elnéző bersabar sÿna þolinmæði portare pazienza 我慢する 참고 듣다 turėti kantrybės pacietīgi izturēties; samierināties bersabar geduld hebben met bære over med; ha tålmodighet med znosić cierpliwie صبر کول ter paciência a avea răbdare (cu) терпеливо относиться к mať trpezlivosť s potrpeti strpeti se ha tålamod med อดทนต่อ katlanmak, sabır göstermek, tahammül etmek 容忍,忍耐 відноситися з терпінням صبر کرنا chịu đựng ai 宽容
find/get one's bearings
to find one's position with reference to eg a known landmark. If we can find this hill, I'll be able to get my bearings. rigting vind يَجِدُ طَريقَه، يَعْرِف الأتِّجاه ориентирам се orientar-se orientovat se sich zurechtfinden finde position; orientere sig προσανατολίζομαι orientarse õiget teed leidma مکان کسی را دقیقاً تعیین کردن löytää oma sijainti repérer לִמְצוֹא אֶת מקוֹמוֹ स्थिति का पता लगाना orijentirati se kezdi kiismerni magát menetapkan posisi, menentukan tempat átta sig orientarsi; fare un rilevamento 位置を見付ける 자신의 처지를 알다 susiorientuoti, nustatyti padėtį orientēties; noteikt atrašanās vietu mencari arah zich oriënteren finne posisjonen, orientere seg ustalić położenie د چا دقيق ځاي ټاكل orientar-se a afla poziţia; a repera сориентироваться orientovať sa orientirati se orijentisati se orientera sig หาตําแหน่งโดยเทียบจากสถานที่ที่เป็นที่รู้จัก mevki 找出方位 орієнтуватися, визначати своє місцезнаходження اپنی صورت حال ، مقام کا اندازہ لگانا xác định vị trí 找出方位
lose one's bearings
to become uncertain of one's position. He's confused me so much that I've lost my bearings completely. rigting verloor يَفْقِدُ الأتِّجاه، يَضِلُّ طَريقَه، يَتوه губя се desorientar-se ztratit orientaci die Orientierung verlieren miste orienteringen αποπροσανατολίζομαι desorientarse orientatsiooni kaotama مکان را گم کردن eksyä être désorienté לְאַבֵּד אֶת הַצָפוֹן अनिश्चत होना izgubiti se eltájolódik kebingungan, kehilangan arah ruglast, tÿna áttum disorientarsi; perdere la bussola 位置を見失う 어찌할 바를 모르다 netekti orientacijos, pasimesti apmaldīties hilang arah verdwaald zijn miste orienteringen/retningen być zdezorientowanym ځای ورکول desorientar-se a fi dez­orientat потерять ориентацию stratiť orientáciu zgubiti orientacijo izgubiti orijentaciju tappa orienteringen ไม่แน่ใจว่าอยู่ที่ใด yönünü şaşırmak 迷失方向 розгубитися حوصلہ پست ہونا mất phương hướng 迷失方向
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bearable

a. soportable, tolerable.
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bearable

adj soportable, tolerable
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