bearing

repères, orientation

Compréhension de l’endroit où l’on se trouve ou de sa place dans une situation nouvelle.

En anglais simple : Your understanding of where you are or how you fit into a new situation.

• I stopped to get my bearings.
• She lost her bearings in the dark.
• Give him time to find his bearings in the new job.

Synonymes : orientation

Expressions courantes : get your bearing, lose your bearing

roulement, palier

Pièce qui soutient une partie mobile d’une machine et lui permet de bouger sans difficulté.

En anglais simple : A machine part that supports a moving part and helps it move smoothly.

• The wheel bearing needs replacing.
• Worn bearings can make the motor noisy.
• He put grease on the bearing.

Expressions courantes : ball bearing, wheel bearing

porteur

Qui porte ou produit ce que désigne le mot placé avant.

En anglais simple : Carrying or producing the thing named before it.

• A gift-bearing visitor stood at the door.
• We planted several fruit-bearing trees.
• Pollen-bearing flowers attract bees.

Comment l'utiliser : something-bearing + noun (Seed-bearing plants grew beside the path.)

Synonymes : carrying

Expressions courantes : gift bearing visitor, fruit bearing tree

porteur

Qui supporte le poids d’un bâtiment ou d’une autre structure.

En anglais simple : Supporting the weight of a building or another structure.

• This is a bearing wall.
• The engineer checked every bearing column.
• Do not remove that bearing beam.

Synonymes : load-bearing

Expressions courantes : bearing wall, bearing column