bear up

mantenerse firme, sobrellevar

Mantener la fortaleza y el ánimo cuando se atraviesan dificultades.

En inglés sencillo: To stay strong and positive when life is difficult.

• How are you bearing up?
• He bore up well after losing his job.
• She tried to bear up under the strain.

Cómo se usa: bear up under something (She is bearing up under enormous pressure.)

Sinónimos: cope, keep going

Antónimos: give up

Expresiones frecuentes: bear up, bear up under pressure

navegar de ceñida

Navegar a vela en una dirección cercana a aquella de donde viene el viento.

En inglés sencillo: To sail in a direction close to the direction the wind is coming from.

• The captain ordered us to bear up.
• The boat bore up toward the wind.
• We had to bear up to stay on course.

Sinónimos: sail close to the wind

Expresiones frecuentes: bear up, bear up to windward

sostener

Mantener a alguien o algo elevado para que no caiga ni se hunda.

En inglés sencillo: To hold someone or something up so they do not fall or sink.

• These beams bear up the roof.
• The water bore up her tired body.
• Could the old supports bear up such a heavy load?

Cómo se usa: bear someone/something up (The water bore him up as he floated.)

Sinónimos: support, hold up

Expresiones frecuentes: bear up something, bear up the roof