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| Subject | English | Russian |
| 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) |
| idiom. | get bearings | собраться с силами (Abysslooker) |
| 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 bearings | воспрянуть духом (Solidboss) |