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carrying

/ˈkæɹiɪŋ/

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verb

Porter, transporter

To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

Examples :

"She was carrying a heavy backpack to school. "

Elle portait un lourd sac à dos à l'école.

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Transférer, transporter

To transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.

Examples :

"to carry an account to the ledger"

Transférer un compte au grand livre.

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Transporter, prolonger

To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.

Examples :

"The builders are going to carry the chimney through the roof. They would have carried the road ten miles further, but ran out of materials."

Les constructeurs vont faire passer la cheminée à travers le toit. Ils auraient prolongé la route de dix miles, mais ils ont manqué de matériaux.

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Transporter, porter

To move; to convey using force

Examples :

"The construction worker is carrying heavy bricks to the building site. "

L'ouvrier transporte des briques lourdes sur le chantier.

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Mener, guider

To lead or guide.

Examples :

"The teacher is carrying her class to the next level of understanding. "

L'enseignante mène sa classe au niveau de compréhension suivant.

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Stocker, avoir en réserve

To stock or supply (something); to have in store.

Examples :

"The small grocery store is carrying fresh vegetables from local farms. "

L'épicerie vend des légumes frais provenant de fermes locales.

business commerce economy

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Adopter, reprendre

To adopt (something); take (something) over.

Examples :

"The new manager is carrying the responsibilities of her predecessor. "

La nouvelle directrice reprend les responsabilités de son prédécesseur.

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Adopter, décider

To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly

Examples :

"The court carries that motion."

Le tribunal adopte cette motion.

politics government

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Reporter

In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.

Examples :

"Five and nine are fourteen; carry the one to the tens place."

Cinq et neuf font quatorze ; reportez le un à la place des dizaines.

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Porter, détenir, posséder

To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).

Examples :

"Always carry sufficient insurance to protect against a loss."

Souscrivez toujours une assurance suffisante pour vous protéger contre les pertes.

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Transporter, se propager

To be transmitted; to travel.

Examples :

"The sound of the bells carried for miles on the wind."

Le son des cloches se propageait sur des kilomètres grâce au vent.

physics energy communication signal technology

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verb

Insulter, dénigrer

To insult, to diss.

Examples :

""He was carrying her for being late to the meeting, even though he's late all the time." "

Il l'a insultée pour être arrivée en retard à la réunion, alors qu'il est toujours en retard lui-même.

language communication

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verb

Aborder

To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.

Examples :

"The pirate ship was carrying the merchant vessel after a fierce battle at sea. "

Le navire pirate abordait le navire marchand après une bataille acharnée en mer.

nautical military sailing

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Porter, avancer avec le ballon

To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.

Examples :

"The quarterback is carrying the ball towards the end zone. "

Le quarterback avance avec le ballon vers la zone d'en-but.

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Porter, avoir sur soi

To have on one's person.

Examples :

"she always carries a purse; marsupials carry their young in a pouch"

Elle porte toujours un sac à main ; les marsupiaux portent leurs petits dans une poche.

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Être enceinte, porter

To be pregnant (with).

Examples :

""The doctor confirmed that my sister is carrying her first child." "

Le médecin a confirmé que ma sœur porte son premier enfant.

family body physiology biology medicine human

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verb

Propulser, entraîner

To have propulsive power; to propel.

Examples :

"A gun or mortar carries well."

Un pistolet ou un mortier propulse bien.

physics energy action machine technology

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Porter la tête

To hold the head; said of a horse.

Examples :

"to carry well, i.e. to hold the head high, with arching neck"

Porter la tête haut, c'est-à-dire tenir la tête haute, avec une encolure arquée.

animal physiology

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Avoir de la terre ou du givre collé aux pieds en courant, comme un lièvre

To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.

Examples :

"The hare was carrying badly on the wet clay, slowing its escape. "

Le lièvre avait beaucoup de terre collée aux pieds sur l'argile mouillée, ce qui ralentissait sa fuite.

animal nature action

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Défendre, soutenir

To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, for example a leader or principle

Examples :

"The teacher is carrying the class through the difficult math unit. "

Le professeur soutient la classe à travers l'unité de mathématiques difficile.

achievement action ability politics government

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Gagner, remporter

To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.

Examples :

"The Tories carried the election."

Les conservateurs ont remporté l'élection.

achievement sport game business outcome

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S'emparer de, capturer

To get possession of by force; to capture.

Examples :

"The soldiers were carrying the enemy flag after they captured the fort. "

Les soldats se sont emparés du drapeau ennemi après avoir capturé le fort.

military war action

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Contenir, comprendre, présenter

To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit

Examples :

"The presentation carried important information about the new project. "

La présentation contenait des informations importantes sur le nouveau projet.

aspect function

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Se comporter, se conduire

To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.

Examples :

"The student is carrying herself confidently in class today. "

L'élève se comporte avec assurance en classe aujourd'hui.

attitude character way action being

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Supporter, assumer

To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.

Examples :

"A merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance."

Un commerçant supporte un stock important ; une ferme supporte une hypothèque ; un courtier assume des actions pour un client ; souscrire une assurance-vie.

business finance economy

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Porter une arme sur soi, être armé

To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.

Examples :

"The police officer was carrying a gun. "

L'agent de police portait une arme.

weapon military police law

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Être responsable de manière disproportionnée du succès d'une équipe

To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success.

Examples :

"He absolutely carried the game, to the point of killing the entire enemy team by himself."

Il a absolument porté le jeu, au point de tuer toute l'équipe ennemie à lui seul.

sport game achievement group

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noun

Transport, port

Transportation.

Examples :

"carryings away of goods"

Transport de marchandises

vehicle traffic