| Principal Translations |
| bare adj | (person: naked) | desnudo/a adj |
| | Craig's towel fell off and he was left completely bare. |
| | La toalla de Craig se cayó y él quedó completamente desnudo. |
| bare adj | (body part: uncovered) (pies) | descalzo/a adj |
| | (cuerpo) | desnudo/a adj |
| | (cuerpo) | descubierto/a adj |
| | He suffered cuts to his bare feet from all the sharp stones. |
| | Tenía cortes en los pies descalzos de las piedras puntiagudas. |
| bare adj | (place: empty) (figurado) | desnudo/a adj |
| | (ES, figurado) | pelado/a adj |
| | | vacío/a adj |
| | (cuarto) | sin muebles loc adj |
| | The apartment was bare; it was as though the family had never lived there at all. |
| | El departamento estaba desnudo, parecía que la familia nunca había vivido ahí. |
| bare adj | figurative (facts, truth: basic) | básico/a adj |
| | | simple adj |
| | | esencial adj |
| | There is no way to argue against the bare facts of the matter. |
| | No hay manera de discutir los hechos básicos sobre este asunto. |
| bare adj | (tree: no leaves) | sin hojas loc adj |
| | (figurado) | desnudo/a adj |
| | The winter trees were bare against the pale grey sky. |
| | Los árboles de invierno estaban sin hojas frente al cielo gris. |
| bare [sth]⇒ vtr | (uncover, show) | mostrar⇒ vtr |
| | | descubrir⇒ vtr |
| | Before long, the truth will be bared to all. |
| | Pronto se mostrará la verdad. |
| Principal Translations |
| bear n | (mammal: ursidae) | oso nm |
| | America is home to many species of bear. |
| | Estados Unidos es el hogar de diversas especies de osos. |
| bear [sth]⇒ vtr | (support weight) | soportar⇒ vtr |
| | | aguantar⇒ vtr |
| | | resistir⇒ vtr |
| | The bridge must bear the weight of the cars and trucks. |
| | El puente debe soportar el peso de los coches y de los camiones. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (endure [sth]) | soportar⇒ vtr |
| | He could hardly bear the suspense. |
| | Apenas si podía soportar el suspenso. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (produce flowers, fruit) | dar⇒ vtr |
| | | tener⇒ vtr |
| | This plant bears pink flowers in the spring. |
| | Esta planta da flores rosas en primavera. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (give birth to: a child) | dar a luz a loc verb |
| | The queen bore fourteen children, but only three survived childhood. |
| | La reina dio a luz a catorce chicos, pero sólo tres sobrevivieron. |
| bear [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (give [sb] with an heir) | parir⇒ vtr |
| | (hijos) | tener⇒ vtr |
| | The Queen bore her husband three daughters. |
| | La Reina parió tres hijas. |
| bear [sth]⇒ vtr | (withstand, stand up to) | resistir⇒ vtr |
| | He knew his alibi would bear scrutiny, so he had no problem telling it to the detectives. |
| | Sabía que su coartada resistiría el escrutinio, por lo que no tuvo problema en decírselo a los detectives. |
| bear⇒ vi | (curve: left, right) (MX) | cargarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (CO, CR) | coger a vi + prep |
| | (AR, ES) | girar a vi + prep |
| | You need to bear left at the fork in the road. |
| | Tienes que cargarte a la izquierda en la bifurcación. |
| | Tienes que coger a la izquierda en la bifurcación. |
| | Tienes que girar a la izquierda en la bifurcación. |
| Additional Translations |
| bear n | US, informal, figurative (rude person) | fiera nf |
| | (CR) | concho nm |
| | He is a bear first thing in the morning. |
| | A primera hora de la mañana es una fiera. |
| | A primera hora de la mañana es un concho. |
| bear n | (business pessimist) (negocios) | pesimista adj mf |
| | In the current recession, we're all bears. |
| | Con la recesión actual, todos estamos pesimistas. |
| bear n | informal (finance: short seller) | vendedor al descubierto grupo nom |
| | A bear sells when he hopes prices will go even lower. |
| | Un vendedor al descubierto vende cuando espera que los precios bajen todavía más. |
| bear n | US, informal, figurative ([sth] difficult) (educación) | clase difícil nf + adj mf |
| | | complicado/a adj |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | rompedero de cabeza nm + loc adj |
| | Avoid taking economics with Professor Smith; his class is a bear! This tax form is a bear! |
| | No tomes Economía con el Sr. Smith: ¡es una clase difícil! |
| | ¡Esta declaración de impuestos es un rompedero de cabeza! |
| bear vi | (remain) | mantenerse firme loc verb |
| | He would bear true to the promises he made. |
| | Se mantenía firme en cuanto a las promesas que hacía. |
| bear [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (carry [sth], [sb]) | cargar⇒ vtr |
| | (persona) | cargar a vtr + prep |
| | The donkey had to bear the load to the camp. |
| | El asno tuvo que llevar la carga hasta el campamento. |
| bear yourself vtr | (conduct: yourself) | comportarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He bore himself with courage and distinction. |
| | Se comportó con coraje y dignidad. |
| bear [sth]⇒ vtr | (assume) | asumir⇒ vtr |
| | I will bear the responsibility for my decisions. |
| | Asumiré la responsabilidad por mis decisiones. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (ill will, resentment: harbor) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | | tener⇒ vtr |
| | George doesn't bear any ill will towards people whose views are completely different from his own. |
| | George no guarda ningún resentimiento contra quienes tienen un punto de vista completamente diferente al suyo. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (display, show [sth]) | mostrar⇒ vtr |
| | | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | The warrior's face bore several deep scars. |
| | La cara del guerrero mostraba profundas cicatrices. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (have: name, title) | llevar⇒ vtr |
| | He bears his father's name. |
| | Él lleva el nombre de su padre. |
| bear [sth] vtr | (finance: attempt to lower price) | intentar bajar el precio de loc verb |
| | The brokers were trying to bear the stocks. |
| | Los accionistas intentaban bajar el precio de las acciones. |
Locuciones verbales
bear | bare |
| bear away vtr phrasal insep | (carry off after winning) | llevarse⇒ v pron |
| bear away vi phrasal | (nautical: change course) (náutica) | cambiar de curso expr |
| bear down vi phrasal | (labor: push baby out) (parto) | pujar⇒ vi |
| | | empujar⇒ vi |
| bear down vi phrasal | US (apply pressure, concentrate) | presionar hacia abajo loc verb |
| | You have to know when to conserve your strength and when to bear down with every bit of energy you have. |
| | Tienes que saber cuando conservar tus fuerzas y cuando presionar hacia abajo con toda la energía que poseas. |
| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | accionar con fuerza loc verb |
| | | hacer presión sobre loc verb |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| | Acciona con fuerza la birome para hacer copias con carbónico. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) (figurado) | aplastar a vtr + prep |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| | Las preocupaciones financieras aplastaban a Ema. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | venirse encima loc verb |
| | | echarse encima loc verb |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| | El camión se les vino encima a los hermanos cuando estaban cruzando la calle. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | cernerse sobre loc verb |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
bear on [sth],
bear upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | formal (be relevant to) | pesar sobre vi + prep |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Su política financiera pesará sobre nuestra forma de actuar el próximo trimestre. |
bear [sth] out,
bear out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (confirm: a fact) | confirmar⇒, corroborar⇒ vtr |
| | These figures bear out the fact that more children are becoming obese nowadays. |
| | Las cifras confirman que más niños se vuelven obesos en la actualidad. |
bear out [sb],
bear [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (support: [sb]'s assertion) | estar del lado de loc verb |
| | | apoyar a vtr + prep |
| | He said it was a job for younger men, and the statistics bear him out. |
| | Dijo que era un trabajo para un hombre más joven y las estadísticas están de su lado. |
| bear up vi phrasal | (endure [sth] difficult) (una situación) | sobrellevar⇒ vtr |
| | | llevarla v prnl |
| | She is bearing up well despite the pressure she is under. |
| | Está sobrellevando bien la situación a pesar de la presión que está soportando. |
| bear up vi phrasal | (remain strong in adversity) | mantenerse fuerte loc verb |
| | | mantener el ánimo loc verb |
| bear with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be patient) | tener paciencia loc verb |
| | | aguantar⇒ vtr |
| | I asked them to bear with me while I checked the details of their booking. |
| | Les pedí que tuvieran paciencia mientras revisaba los detalles de su reserva. |
Compound Forms:
bare | bear |
| bare all v expr | figurative (tell your secrets) | revelar todo expr |
| | | contar todo expr |
| | In the next issue of the gossip magazine, one of the top Hollywood stars will bare all! |
| | ¡En el siguiente número de la revista, una de las principales estrellas de Hollywood revelará todo! |
| bare bones npl | figurative (essential facts) | esencia nf |
| | | base nf |
| | | fundamento nm |
| bare facts npl | (plain truth of [sth]) | hechos concretos, hechos puros y duros, simplemente a los hechos grupo nom |
| bare feet npl | (feet without shoes) | descalzo/a adj |
| | It's good to walk along the beach with bare feet and feel the sand between your toes. In some cultures, walking around in your bare feet in public is considered rude. |
| | Es tan saludable caminar por la playa descalzo y sentir la arena entre tus dedos. |
| | | pies descalzos nmpl + adj |
| | Es tan saludable caminar por la playa con los pies descalzos y sentir la arena entre tus dedos. |
| bare minimum n | (least possible) | mínimo indispensable nm + adj mf |
| | | mínimo necesario mn + adj |
| bare necessities npl | (only the essentials) | lo necesario nm |
| | | lo básico nm |
| | | lo imprescindible nm |
| | Only take the bare necessities, or you will have too much luggage. |
| | Lleva sólo lo necesario, o el equipaje será demasiado pesado. |
| bare of [sth] adj + prep | (devoid of [sth]) | desprovisto de adj + prep |
| bare patent licensee n | (law: use invention) | licencia de patente grupo nom |
| bare skin n | (unclothed body) | piel desnuda nf + adj |
| | I wear shorts and a T-shirt in summer so I can feel the wind on my bare skin. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es peligroso que tu piel desnuda roce otra piel sin esterilizar. ("Pastillas para no soñar", Joaquín Sabina) |
| bare your teeth v expr | (snarl, show teeth) (ES) | enseñar los dientes loc verb |
| | (AmL, en una sonrisa) | pelar los dientes loc verb |
| | (AmL, con coquetería) | pelar el diente loc verb |
| | (CL) | mostrar los dientes loc verb |
| | The dog growled and bared his teeth at the cat. |
| | Además, los partidos políticos vuelven a mostrar los dientes a la hora de las definiciones. |
| bare-bones n as adj | figurative (basic, fundamental) | básico/a adj |
| | | fundamental adj mf |
| | | esencial adj mf |
| bare-chested adj | (of men: shirtless) | de torso desnudo loc adj |
| | | de pecho descubierto loc adj |
barefaced,
bare-faced adj | figurative (brazen) | descarado/a adj |
| | | caradura adj mf |
| | | insolente adj mf |
| | | desvergonzado adj |
| | How dare you tell me such a barefaced lie! |
barefaced,
bare-faced adj | figurative (liar: brazen) | caradura adj mf |
| | | mentiroso/a adj |
barefaced,
bare-faced adj | (with face uncovered) | sin máscara loc adj |
| | | a cara descubierta loc adj |
lay [sth] bare,
lay bare [sth] v expr | figurative (reveal, expose) | revelar⇒ vtr |
| | | exponer⇒ vtr |
| | The investigation laid bare the corruption by government officials. |
| | La investigación reveló la corrupción de los oficiales de gobierno. |
| with your bare hands adv | (without the aid of weapons, tools) | con sus propias manos loc adv |
| | | sin ayuda loc adv |