1. The minimum level of assistance, backing, or structural support necessary to maintain something; support that is just sufficient without extras or redundancy
The project received only bare support from management, with minimal funding and resources.
O projeto recebeu apenas apoio mínimo da gerência, com financiamento e recursos mínimos.
2. In construction/engineering: structural support that is reduced to essential elements only
The roof was held up by bare support beams without insulation.
O telhado era sustentado por vigas de apoio mínimas sem isolamento.
3. The act of providing only essential, unadorned assistance or endorsement
His bare support for the initiative was reluctant and unenthusiastic.
Seu apoio mínimo à iniciativa foi relutante e sem entusiasmo.