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Meanings of bore in anglès

portuguès
calibre
espanyol
medida estándar
Wikidata

Diameter of a tube or gun barrel.

calibre
portuguès
macaréu
Wikidata

A wave caused by an incoming tide traveling up an estuary.

macaréu
portuguès
berbequim

A hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes.

berbequim
espanyol
diámetro

Measurement of diameter of a cylinder through which a piston travels.

Related terms
diámetro
Usage of bore in anglès
1
Its leap bore it to a point far short of my position.
The Great Book of Amber
2
Both governments bore a large share of the responsibility for what happened.
The Irish Times
3
Others said his comments bore the risk of undoing decades of peace-building.
Radio NZ
4
Prime Minister Jean Castex said it bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorism.
Reuters
5
The cars bore their national colours, and several of them carried ladies.
The Irish Times
6
The attack bore the hallmarks of Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.
The Irish Times
7
A local official said the attack bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda.
Reuters
8
The east point of the bay bore E.; the west point S.W.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
9
For the great planet bore a gaseous envelope thousands of miles deep.
Last and First Men
10
He hadn't explained, however, why the local loony bin bore their name.
Another life altogether: a novel
11
However, one one lane of the northbound bore is open to traffic.
The Irish Times
12
The letter bore the insignia of the Ardmore family in one corner.
Curlie Carson Listens In
13
The letter bore the postmark of a city in the Rhenish Palatinate.
The Goose Man
14
But it is a barrier; it is in fact rather a bore.
Jacob's Room
15
He bore out the testimony just given by Farley in every particular.
Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis / Two Plebe Midshipmen at ...
16
Yes, water, I think as the acid droplets bore deeper into me.
Catching Fire
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Bore through the time
Bore across language varieties
United Kingdom
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Canada
Common
United States of America
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