bring to bear

English

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Verb

bring to bear (third-person singular simple present brings to bear, present participle bringing to bear, simple past and past participle brought to bear)

(transitive) To aim a weapon at a target.
The battleship brought her main guns to bear on the fort.
(transitive, idiomatic) To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect.
Every possible pressure was brought to bear on the minister to ensure the unjust law was not passed.

Translations

aim a weapon

Chinese:
Mandarin: 瞄準 (zh), 瞄准 (zh) (miáozhǔn)
Finnish: suunnata (fi)

French: pointer (fr), viser (fr)
German: richten (de)

employ to achieve an effect

Chinese:
Mandarin: 施加 (zh) (shījiā), 應用 (zh), 应用 (zh) (yìngyòng)
Finnish: ottaa käyttöön, käyttää (fi)
French: employer (fr), appliquer (fr)
German: aufbringen (de), ausüben (de)

Greek: εξασκώ (el) (exaskó)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: applicera (sv), tillämpa (sv), ta till (sv)

Anagrams

rebrobating

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