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portar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • carry verb To hold something and move it from one place to another.
  • lead noun A soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal, chemical symbol Pb.
  • manage verb To be in charge of running something, such as a business, team, or project.
  • steer verb To control the direction of a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, typically using a wheel, rudder, or handlebars.
  • take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.
  • wear verb To have clothing, jewellery, or an accessory on one's body.

Senses

portar is used for these senses in English:

  • act (intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.
  • bear (transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
  • carry (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
  • lead To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
  • lead (intransitive) To tend or reach in a certain spatial direction, or to a certain place.
  • manage (transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
  • take (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
  • take (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.

act — full definition

  1. verb To do something; to take action.
  2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To behave in a particular way.
  4. noun Something done; a deed.
  5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

bear — full definition

  1. noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  2. noun An investor who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly; used as an adjective for a falling market.
  3. verb To carry, support, or endure something.
  4. verb To give birth to (a child), or to produce (fruit, etc.).

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