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1 bearing
A n1 ( posture) allure f ; of soldierly bearing à l'allure martiale ; regal bearing port de roi or reine ; his dignified bearing son port digne ;2 ( relevance) to have no/little bearing on sth n'avoir aucun rapport/avoir peu de rapport avec qch ;3 Naut relèvement m au compas ; the bearing is 137° le relèvement est de 137° ; true/magnetic bearing relèvement vrai/magnétique ; to take a compass bearing faire un relevé au compas ; to take the ship's bearings faire le point ;4 Tech palier m ;5 Herald meuble m.1 ( orientation) to get ou find one's bearings se repérer ; to lose one's bearings lit être désorienté ; fig perdre le nord ; to take one's bearings s'orienter ; -
2 bearing
bearing [ˈbεərɪŋ]a. ( = posture, behaviour) allure fb. ( = relation) rapport m* * *['beərɪŋ] 1.1) ( posture) allure f2) ( relevance)to have no/little bearing on something — n'avoir aucun rapport/avoir peu de rapport avec quelque chose
3) Nautical relèvement m au compas4) Technology palier m2.bearings plural noun1) ( orientation)to get ou find one's bearings — se repérer
to lose one's bearings — lit être désorienté; fig perdre le nord
2) Automobile, Technology palier m -
3 bearing
bearing ['beərɪŋ]1 noun(a) (relevance) rapport m, relation f;∎ his comments have some or a bearing on the present situation ses remarques ont un certain rapport avec la situation actuelle;∎ the event had no bearing on the outcome of the war l'événement n'eut aucune incidence sur l'issue de la guerre(b) (deportment) maintien m, port m;∎ a man of distinguished bearing un homme à l'allure distinguée;∎ her queenly bearing son port de reine∎ it's beyond or past all bearing c'est absolument insupportable(d) (direction) position f; Building industry (in surveying) gisement m, azimut m; Nautical & Aviation relèvement m, position f;∎ to take a (compass) bearing (on sth) relever la position (de qch) au compas;∎ Nautical to take a ship's bearing faire le point;∎ Nautical to get or to find one's bearings retrouver sa direction ou sa route; figurative se repérer, s'orienter;∎ Nautical to lose one's bearings perdre sa direction ou sa route; figurative perdre le nord(e) Technology palier mHeraldry armoiries fpl
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