English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

barra — meaning in English

Italian → English · translate English → Italian instead

English meaning

  • bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  • rail noun A horizontal bar used as a support or barrier, or one of the metal bars that trains run on.
  • rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
  • slash noun A quick, forceful cutting stroke, or the cut it leaves.
  • slat noun A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
  • stick noun A thin piece of wood, especially a fallen branch or twig.
  • tray noun A flat, rigid object used for carrying or holding items.

Senses

barra is used for these senses in English:

  • bar (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
  • bar (geography, nautical, hydrology) A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance; especially:
  • bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
  • bar (transitive) To prohibit.
  • bar (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
  • bar To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
  • rail A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
  • rod A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.

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.

rail — full definition

  1. noun A horizontal bar used as a support or barrier, or one of the metal bars that trains run on.
  2. noun Train transport considered as a system or industry.
  3. verb To complain loudly and bitterly (usually "rail against" or "rail at").

Related Italian words