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barra — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • audacity noun Shocking boldness or nerve, especially when it disregards normal limits or manners.
  • bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  • barbell noun A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
  • loaf noun A shaped mass of baked bread, or a similarly shaped block of another food.
  • nerve noun A fiber-like bundle in the body that carries signals between the brain and other parts of the body.
  • slash noun A quick, forceful cutting stroke, or the cut it leaves.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.

Senses

barra is used for these senses in English:

  • audacity Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.
  • bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
  • bar (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
  • bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
  • barbell A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
  • bend sinister (heraldiccharge) A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from the sinister chief (the viewer's top right) to the dexter base, sometimes erroneously held to indicate bastardy.
  • loaf A solid block of soap, from which standard bar soap is cut.
  • nerve Courage; boldness; audacity; gall.

audacity — full definition

  1. noun Shocking boldness or nerve, especially when it disregards normal limits or manners.
  2. noun Fearless daring; the willingness to take big risks.

bar — full definition

  1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
  3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
  4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
  5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

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