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bear

Gender

The gender of ours is masculine. E.g. un ours.

French Definition


bear
     1. n. (Zoologie) Ours.
     2. n. (Finance) Investisseur qui croit que le marché va baisser.
     3. n. (LGBT) Homme poilu et barbu, généralement enveloppé ou gros.
     4. v. Tolérer, souffrir, soutenir, subir, supporter.
           I can't bear it anymore! I'll put an end to my life.
           Je n'arrive plus à supporter cela ! Je mettrai fin à ma vie.
     5. v. Porter.
           He bore his burdens in a life of quiet contemplation.
           Il portait ses fardeaux dans une vie de contemplation silencieuse.
     6. v. Accoucher de, enfanter, donner naissance.
           Mammals bear their young live.
           Les mammifères accouchent de leurs petits vivants.
           In the course of time, the couple bore a child.
           Avec le temps, le couple finit par avoir un enfant.
     7. v. (Finance) (Rare) Faire baisser (le marché, les actions).



Translations for bear and their definitions

supporter
     1. v. to support
     2. v. to bear
     3. n-m. (sports) supporter, fan


Porter
     1. Proper noun. surname, from=English, xlit=Porter
     2. Proper noun.          (surname, eq=fr:Portier)
     3. v. to carry
     4. v. to support, to bear
     5. v. to wear
     6. v. (indtr, sur) to be about, to concern
           Sur quoi portait la question ? - What was the question concerning?
     7. v. to feel, to carry one's self
           Je me porte mieux. - I am feeling better.
           Il se porte bien. - He's in good health.
     8. n-m. porter (beer)


ours
     1. n-m. bear (animal)
     2. n-m. (gay slang) bear (hairy gay man)
     3. n-m. masthead (list of a newspaper's main staff)
     4. n-m. (cinematography) rough cut


soutenir
     1. v. to support
     2. v. to keep up
     3. v. (used with que) to maintain (that)
     4. v. to argue


tolérer
     1. v. to tolerate


endurer
     1. v. to endure


obliquer
     1. v. to bear, bear off
           obliquer à gauche - bear left
     2. v. to look away (from someone)


baissier
     1. n-m. bear (investor who anticipates falling prices)
     2. adj. bearish (of a market)


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