Pronúncia: brɪŋ
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transitive verb
[preterite & past participle brought]
- portar, fer venir, conduir.
- [charge] fer, formular.
- to bring a suit against someone demandar algú davant dels tribunals.
- you bring nothing but trouble no em portes més que problemes.
- he brought me bad luck em va portar mala sort.
- to bring someone to do something portar algú a fer alguna cosa.
- to bring about causar, ocasionar.
- (idem) [change] fer, efectuar, produir.
- to bring along portar.
- bring it along! porta-ho tu!, emportar-se'n
- to bring away emportar-se.
- to bring back tornar a portar.
- (idem) [thing borrowed] tornar.
- to bring down [carry down] abaixar, fer baixar.
- (idem) Military & Hunting abatre, fer caure.
- (idem) [price] rebaixar.
- to bring forth parir, donar.
- (idem) figurative produir.
- to bring forward [issue] proposar, presentar.
- (idem) [date, clock] avançar.
- (idem) Commerce transferir, traspassar, passar a un altre compte.
- to bring someone home portar algú a casa.
- to bring something home to someone figurative fer que algú s'adoni d'alguna cosa.
- to bring in [bill, reform] presentar, proposar.
- (idem) [harvest] recollir, aplegar, arreplegar.
- (idem) [fashion] introduir, inventar.
- (idem) [meal] servir, portar la taula.
- (idem) [income] produir, portar, donar.
- (idem) [person] fer entrar.
- bring him in! fes-lo entrar!, que entri!
- this should bring them in això els farà venir en massa.
- to bring off [crew, passengers] rescatar, aconseguir.
- (idem) [success] tenir, obtenir.
- to bring on [plant] fer créixer.
- (idem) [attack] causar, fer venir, reportar.
- to bring out treure.
- (idem) [flower] fer obrir.
- (idem) [argument] retreure.
- (idem) [aspect] recalcar, insistir en.
- (idem) [person] fer agafar confiança, fer perdre la timidesa, espavilar.
- to bring round [win over] guanyar-se la voluntat de, convèncer, convertir.
- (idem) Medicine fer tornar en si.
- to bring together reunir, aplegar.
- (idem) [enemies] reconciliar.
- to bring under sotmetre.
- to bring up [carry up] pujar.
- (idem) [subject] començar a parlar de, treure.
- (idem) [person] pujar, educar, criar.
- (idem) colloquial treure, vomitar. reflexive verb
- to bring oneself to + infinitive resignar-se a + infinitiu, convèncer-se de la conveniència de + infinitiu, agafar ànims per (a) + infinitiu.