bear up

tenir bon

Rester fort et garder le moral face aux difficultés.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : bear up under something (She is bearing up under enormous pressure.)

Synonymes : cope, keep going

Contraires : give up

Expressions courantes : bear up, bear up under pressure

naviguer au près

Naviguer à voile dans une direction proche de celle d'où vient le vent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : sail close to the wind

Expressions courantes : bear up, bear up to windward

soutenir, maintenir à flot

Soutenir une personne ou une chose pour l'empêcher de tomber ou de couler.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : bear someone/something up (The water bore him up as he floated.)

Synonymes : support, hold up

Expressions courantes : bear up something, bear up the roof