| Subject | English | Russian |
| Makarov. | get one's bearings | определять своё положение (We need to get above the tree line if we're going to get our bearings and reach the campsite before dark.) |
| idiom. | get bearings | воспрянуть духом (Solidboss) |
| gen. | get one's bearings | сориентироваться (прям. и перен.: They stopped to get their bearings. • We need to get above the tree line if we're going to get our bearings and reach the campsite before dark. • An introduction session helps new students get their bearings.) |
| idiom. | get one's bearings | воспрять духом (Ozzie drank his beer and got his bearings. Баян) |
| gen. | get one's bearings | привыкнуть (Coquinette) |
| gen. | get bearings | определить стороны света (также take a bearing; get a bearing; find the bearing: Obviously you must not only see the objects upon which you are to get bearings but you must see the compass at the same time. 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | get one's bearings | ориентироваться на местности (Ремедиос_П) |
| gen. | get one's bearings | сориентироваться (Anglophile) |
| gen. | get one’s bearings | ориентироваться |
| gen. | get one's bearings | сориентироваться (After arriving in the bustling city, Jane took a moment to get her bearings by studying the map and asking for directions, so she could confidently navigate her way to the hotel vogeler) |
| gen. | get one's bearings | разобраться что к чему (After arriving in the bustling city, Jane took a moment to get her bearings by studying the map and asking for directions, so she could confidently navigate her way to the hotel vogeler) |
| gen. | get one's bearings | осмотреться (After arriving in the bustling city, Jane took a moment to get her bearings by studying the map and asking for directions, so she could confidently navigate her way to the hotel vogeler) |
| Makarov. | get one's bearings | разобраться что к чему (An introduction session helps new students get their bearings.) |
| inf. | get one's bearings | определиться с местоположением (I'll be along soon, just wait till I get my bearings. Val_Ships) |
| Gruzovik, navig. | get one's bearings | определить своё местонахождение |
| psychol. | get bearings | сориентироваться (e.g., to help you get your bearings, let me give a bird’s-eye view of this generation – with some of its many complexities Alex_Odeychuk) |
| idiom. | get one's bearings | собраться (feel confident that you know what you should do next: It took her a minute to get her bearings. Abysslooker) |
| idiom. | get one's bearings | собраться с мыслями (I'll be along soon; just wait till I get my bearings. 4uzhoj) |
| idiom. | get bearings | собраться с силами (Abysslooker) |
| idiom. | get one's bearings | освоиться (It took me a little while to get my bearings in the new office, but after a week, I felt as if I'd been working there for years. • She's still new to the company and needs time to find her bearings. 4uzhoj) |
| idiom. | get one's bearings | обрести уверенность в своих силах (Solidboss) |
| Gruzovik, navig. | get one's bearings | определить своё положение |
| literal. | get one's bearings | сориентироваться на местности (We need to get above the tree line if we're going to get our bearings and reach the campsite before dark. 4uzhoj) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | get one's bearings | обсмотреться |
| gen. | get one's bearings | разобраться что к чему (Anglophile) |
| gen. | get one's bearings | ориентироваться (Ремедиос_П) |
| gen. | get one's bearings | осмотреться (в знач. "сориентироваться"; прям. и перн.: We need to get above the tree line if we're going to get our bearings and reach the campsite before dark. • For now, I only need a few days to get my bearings and such. Anglophile) |
| gen. | get one's bearings in | ориентироваться где-либо (kee46) |
| Makarov. | get one's bearings | определять своё местонахождение (We need to get above the tree line if we're going to get our bearings and reach the campsite before dark.) |
| gen. | get one's geographical bearings | ориентироваться (на местности Ремедиос_П) |
| gen. | get one's geographical bearings | сориентироваться на местности (Ремедиос_П) |
| gen. | get geographical bearings | ориентироваться на местности (Ремедиос_П) |
| gen. | get your bearings | разобраться что к чему (After arriving in the bustling city, Jane took a moment to get her bearings by studying the map and asking for directions, so she could confidently navigate her way to the hotel vogeler) |
| gen. | get your bearings | сориентироваться (After arriving in the bustling city, Jane took a moment to get her bearings by studying the map and asking for directions, so she could confidently navigate her way to the hotel vogeler) |
| gen. | get your bearings | осмотреться (After arriving in the bustling city, Jane took a moment to get her bearings by studying the map and asking for directions, so she could confidently navigate her way to the hotel vogeler) |
| gen. | he has trouble getting his bearings in our town | он плохо ориентируется в нашем городе |
| dipl. | we need to get our bearings in this plentitude of ideas, though | надо уже как-то определяться (bigmaxus) |
