From the English verb bear:
bore is:
   Preterite Indicative

1. aburrir, cansar, fastidiar, hastiar, desganar, dar el peñazo; Synonyms: tire, exhaust, fatigue, make weary, put off, weary, pall, bore the pants off; Cause to be bored.
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A man bores you with what he has done; a woman with what she has said. Un hombre te aburre con lo que ha hecho, una mujer con lo que ha dicho.




2. aburrirse; Synonyms: be bored, get bored, be weary, get weary, grow weary
3. perforar, taladrar, abrir hueco en, agujerear, barrenar, hacer un agujero en, horadar, mandrilar, agujerar, trepanar; Synonyms: drill, punch, excavate, hollow, make a hole in, make holes in, perforate, pierce; Make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool.
We will bore the concrete, Mandrilaremos el concreto.
Don't drill here, there's a gas pipe.
Drill a hole into the wall.
Drill for oil.


4. ser aburridor, aburrir, cansar; Synonyms: be boring, be tiresome, get tedious, get tiresome, tire, dull, pall

1. aburrido, persona aburrida, persona pesada, pesado, tipo aburrido, abejorro, badea, peñazo; Synonyms: boring person, dull person, cold fish, snob, tiresome person, nuisance, meatball; A person who evokes boredom.
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A bore always runs out of listeners faster than he runs out of conversation. El pelmazo siempre se queda sin personas que lo escuchen más rápidamente de lo que se le acaba la conversación. A bore finds it easy to start talking, and even easier to get others to stop listening. Para el aburrido es fácil comenzar a hablar, y aún más fácil hacer que los otros dejen de escuchar. A bore is a man whose mother bore him and who now bores everyone else. La persona aburrida es aquélla cuya madre la hizo aburrirse y que ahora hace que todos los demás se aburran. A bore is a person who never likes to be alone, but makes you wish you were. A la persona aburrida nunca le gusta estar sola, pero te hace desear que tú si lo estuvieras. A bore is a person who talks when you want him to listen. El aburrido es una persona que te habla cuando quieres que te escuche. A bore is a person who uses his mouth to talk while you use yours to yawn. Aburrido es quien utiliza su boca para hablar mientras que tú usas la tuya para bostezar. A bore is a person whose conversation it is hard to listen to but easy to yawn at. El pelmazo es una persona cuya conversación es difícil de escuchar pero que fácilmente te hace bostezar. A bore is a person with plenty of time to spare--your time. La persona aburrida es alguien que tiene tiempo de sobra para malgastar-tu tiempo. A bore is always giving you twice as many details as you want to hear. El aburrido es alguien que siempre te da dos veces más detalles de los que quieres oír. A bore is the man who is having a good time when he is giving others a bad time. El aguafiestas es la persona que se divierte mientras que hace que los demás la pasen mal. A bore never puts off till tomorrow the tedium he can spread today. El aburrido nunca deja para mañana el tedio que puede esparcir hoy. A bore's idea of conversation is a monologue. La idea de una persona aburrida acerca de una conversación es un monólogo. A woman's definition of a bore is any man in love with another woman. La mujer define a un aburrido como cualquier hombre enamorado de otra mujer. A bore is a fellow who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it. Henry Ford Un aburrido es un tipo que abre su boca y pone sus logros en ella. Henry Ford A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you. Bert Leston Taylor Un aburrido es un hombre que, cuando le preguntas cómo es, te lo dice. Bert Leston Taylor A bore is a person who brightens a room simply by leaving it. Anonymous Un aguafiestas es alguien que ilumina el cuarto simplemente al dejarlo. Anonymous A bore is someone who persists in holding his own views after we have enlightened him with ours. Unknown Un aburrido es alguien que persiste en sus propios puntos de vista después que le hemos iluminado con los nuestros. Unknown Bore: a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company. Gian Vincenzo Gravina Aburrido: Un hombre que te priva de tu soledad sin proveerte de compañía. Gian Vincenzo Gravina




2. barreno; Synonyms: borehole, drill hole, blast-hole, blasthole; A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes.
3. latoso, majadero, pelmazo, sosaina, pelma; Synonyms: idiot, imbecile, drag, ninny, tiresome person, dolt, nuisance; A person of subnormal intelligence.
4. calibre; Synonyms: gauge, caliber, bore diameter, gage, jig, calibre; Diameter of a tube or gun barrel.
5. taladro; Synonyms: drill, boring-machine; Instrument used in dentistry to remove caries.
6. agujero; Synonyms: orifice; A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes.

Plural: bears

1. soportar, admitir, aguantar, aguantar estoicamente, padecer, sobrellevar, sufrir, tolerar, conllevar; Synonyms: endure, tolerate, withstand, abide, bear away, bear up, hold, put up with; Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
She bore the pain, Ella conllevó el dolor.
I cannot bear his constant criticism.
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks.
He learned to tolerate the heat.
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage.


2. aguantar, aguantarse; Synonyms: endure, hold, hold off, hold on, sustain; Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.
John bears a long time, Juan se aguanta mucho tiempo.
I cannot bear his constant criticism.
The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks.
He learned to tolerate the heat.
She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage.


3. producir, devengar, rendir; Synonyms: generate, produce, turn out, yield, bring about, give, net, return; Bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year". ; Bring in.
The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers.
Interest-bearing accounts.
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?


4. cargar, llevar cargando, portar; Synonyms: carry, bear in arms, carry over, take the weight of; Move while holding up or supporting.
Bear gifts.
Bear a heavy load.
Bear news.
Bearing orders.


5. mantener el curso hacia; Synonyms: bear to, keep to, keep
6. producir, acudir con; Synonyms: produce; Bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year". ; Bring in.
The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers.
Interest-bearing accounts.
How much does this savings certificate pay annually?


7. albergar; Synonyms: harbor, maintain; Contain or hold; have within.
Zoe bears much suffering, Zoe alberga mucho sufrimiento.
The jar carries wine.
The canteen holds fresh water.
This can contains water.


8. traer, conllevar; Synonyms: entail, carry, give as a result, imply, include; Impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result. ; Have as a logical consequence.
9. traer a luz, parir; Synonyms: give birth to, engender
10. soportar, sostener; Synonyms: support, maintain, uphold, backstop, bolster, keep up, prop, sustain; Be the physical support of; carry the weight of.
11. dar a luz; Synonyms: give birth, bring forth a child, deliver a child, deliver children; Give birth (to a newborn).
My wife had twins yesterday!


12. enrumbar; Synonyms: set out, strike out; Leave.
13. especular caídas de valores, especular a la baja; Synonyms: bear the market, go a bear, operate for a fall, speculate for a fall

1. oso; Synonyms: grizzly, grizzly bear; Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws.
2. bajista, especulador a la baja; Synonyms: bear of the stock market, bear operator; An investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price.

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