noun🔗ShareBarraA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length."The window was protected by steel bars."La ventana estaba protegida por barras de acero.materialthingitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarraA solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is 1/4 inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip."Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloy, to physically discourage the use of money."La antigua Esparta usaba barras de hierro en lugar de monedas prácticas de aleación más valiosa, para desalentar físicamente el uso del dinero.materialthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarraA cuboid piece of any solid commodity."bar of chocolate"barra de chocolatematerialitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarra, franjaA broad shaft, or band, or stripe."a bar of colour"Una barra de color.appearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarraA long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart."The bar chart showed a significant increase in student enrollment this year. "El gráfico de barras mostró un aumento significativo en la inscripción de estudiantes este año.mathstatisticssignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarra, líneaAny of various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in 12), and strikethrough (as in Ⱥ), formerly including oblique marks such as the slash."The fraction bar in the math problem helped me understand how to divide the numbers. "La barra de fracción en el problema de matemáticas me ayudó a entender cómo dividir los números.grammarlinguisticswritinglanguagemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa barraThe sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa."The logarithm's bar above the 2 indicated that the characteristic was negative. "La barra sobre el 2 del logaritmo indicaba que la característica era negativa.mathnumbersignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUna barraA similar sign indicating that the charge on a particle is negative (and that consequently the particle is in fact an antiparticle)."The scientist marked the diagram with a bar to show the negative charge on the particle. "El científico marcó el diagrama con una barra para mostrar la carga negativa en la partícula.physicssignscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBar, tabernaA business licensed to sell alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; public house."The street was lined with all-night bars."La calle estaba llena de bares que abrían toda la noche.drinkbusinessentertainmentplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarraThe counter of such premises."Step up to the bar and order a drink."Acércate a la barra y pide una bebida.entertainmentdrinkplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarra, barA counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room."The bar in the hotel room had a selection of liquors for the guests. "La barra de la habitación del hotel tenía una selección de licores para los huéspedes.drinkutensilentertainmentbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarra, bar(by extension, in combinations such as coffee bar, juice bar etc.) Premises or a counter serving any type of beverage."After school, my friends and I went to the juice bar for a refreshing drink. "Después de la escuela, mis amigos y yo fuimos al bar de jugos por una bebida refrescante.drinkfoodplaceentertainmentservicebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBar, tabernaAn establishment where alcohol and sometimes other refreshments are served."After school, my friends and I went to the local bar for a soda and some snacks. "Después de la escuela, mis amigos y yo fuimos al bar local por un refresco y algunos bocadillos.drinkentertainmentplacebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBar, tabernaAn informal establishment selling food to be consumed on the premises."a burger bar"un bar de hamburguesasfooddrinkentertainmentbuildingplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSalón de bellezaAn establishment offering cosmetic services."a nail bar; a brow bar"un salón de manicura; un salón de cejasserviceappearancebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProhibición, vetoAn official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity."The club has lifted its bar on women members."El club ha levantado su prohibición a las mujeres miembros.lawgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarrera, obstáculoAnything that obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier."The high wall was a bar to the children's view of the park. "El alto muro era una barrera para la vista del parque de los niños.thingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVariable, entidad(whimsical, derived from fubar) A metasyntactic variable representing an unspecified entity, often the second in a series, following foo."Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar."Supongamos que tenemos dos objetos, foo y bar.computingwordlanguagetechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarrera(Parliament) A dividing line (physical or notional) in the chamber of a legislature beyond which only members and officials may pass."The bar in the parliament chamber separates the public from the lawmakers. "La barrera en la cámara del parlamento separa al público de los legisladores.politicsgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa barra, la zona donde se encuentran los jueces, abogados, acusados y testigosThe railing surrounding the part of a courtroom in which the judges, lawyers, defendants and witnesses stay"The lawyer stood behind the courtroom bar, waiting for the judge to call his case. "El abogado estaba de pie detrás de la barra de la sala, esperando que el juez llamara su caso.lawgovernmentbuildingstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExamen de abogado, examen de habilitación legal"the Bar" or "the bar" The bar exam, the legal licensing exam."My friend is studying hard for the bar exam to become a lawyer. "Mi amigo está estudiando mucho para el examen de abogado y convertirse en abogado.laweducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl colegio de abogados, el foro(metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries but including all lawyers in others."He was called to the bar, he became a barrister."Fue llamado al colegio de abogados, se convirtió en abogado.laworganizationgovernmentsocietyjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarraOne of an array of bar-shaped symbols that display the level of something, such as wireless signal strength or battery life remaining."The phone's signal bar shows only one bar, so I might need to move to a better location. "La barra de señal del teléfono muestra solo una barra, por lo que es posible que deba moverme a una ubicación mejor.technologyelectronicscomputingsignaldeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarra de compásA vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value."The music teacher pointed to the bar lines in the sheet music, showing the students where each measure began. "El profesor de música señaló las barras de compás en la partitura, mostrando a los estudiantes dónde comenzaba cada compás.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCompásOne of those musical sections."The band played a fast bar in the middle of the song. "La banda tocó un compás rápido en medio de la canción.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarraA horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault"The high jumper carefully positioned themselves to clear the bar. "El saltador de altura se posicionó cuidadosamente para superar la barra.sportachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarrera, desafíoAny level of achievement regarded as a challenge to be overcome."Passing the final exam was a significant bar to achieving a good grade. "Aprobar el examen final fue una barrera significativa para obtener una buena calificación.achievementvalueattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarra transversal(most codes) The crossbar."The teacher drew a bar graph on the whiteboard to show the class's test scores. "El profesor dibujó un gráfico de barras en la pizarra para mostrar las calificaciones de la clase.structurepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa barraThe central divider between the inner and outer table of a backgammon board, where stones are placed if they are hit."The bar on the backgammon board is where I put my hit stone. "La barra del tablero de backgammon es donde pongo mi piedra golpeada.gamepartstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarraAn addition to a military medal, on account of a subsequent act"Sergeant Jones received a bar to his medal for bravery during the recent training exercise. "El sargento Jones recibió una barra en su medalla por valentía durante el reciente ejercicio de entrenamiento.militaryachievementwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBanco de arena, barraA linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water."The river's current created a sand bar near the school's playground. "La corriente del río creó un banco de arena cerca del patio de recreo de la escuela.geographygeologyoceanenvironmentnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBanco de arena, barraA ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance, especially a formation extending across the mouth of a river or harbor or off a beach, and which may obstruct navigation. (FM 55-501)."The sand bar blocked the small boat from entering the harbor. "El banco de arena impidió que el pequeño bote entrara en el puerto.geographynauticalenvironmentgeologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFajaOne of the ordinaries in heraldry; a fess."The family coat of arms featured a prominent bar. "El escudo de armas familiar presentaba una faja prominente.heraldryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuertaA city gate, in some British place names."The old city bar was a landmark in the town. "La antigua puerta de la ciudad era un hito en la ciudad.architectureplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarra, varillaA drilling or tamping rod."The construction worker used a bar to tamp down the soil around the foundation. "El trabajador de la construcción usó una barra para apisonar la tierra alrededor de la base.technicalutensilmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVetaA vein or dike crossing a lode."The geologist found a thin bar of quartz crossing the main gold lode. "El geólogo encontró una delgada veta de cuarzo que cruzaba la veta principal de oro.geologymineralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePuerta de castillo, barbacanaA gatehouse of a castle or fortified town."The soldiers guarded the castle's bar, preventing anyone from entering without permission. "Los soldados custodiaban la puerta del castillo, impidiendo que alguien entrara sin permiso.architecturebuildingmilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarras del cascoThe part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the centre of the sole."The farrier carefully trimmed the horse's bar, ensuring it didn't interfere with the horse's movement. "El herrador recortó cuidadosamente las barras del casco del caballo, asegurándose de que no interfirieran con el movimiento del caballo.animalanatomybiologypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarras(in the plural) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed."The horse's bars were wide enough for the rider to comfortably place the bit. "Las barras del caballo eran lo suficientemente anchas para que el jinete colocara cómodamente la embocadura.animalanatomypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBloquear, obstruirTo obstruct the passage of (someone or something)."Our way was barred by a huge rockfall."Nuestro camino fue bloqueado por una enorme caída de rocas.actionlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProhibir, vetarTo prohibit."The school rules bar students from bringing cell phones to class. "Las reglas de la escuela prohíben a los estudiantes traer teléfonos celulares a clase.lawgovernmentpoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCerrar con barra, atrancarTo lock or bolt with a bar."bar the door"¡Atranca la puerta!propertyutilitybuildinglawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRayar, listrarTo imprint or paint with bars, to stripe."The artist barred the canvas with dark stripes of paint. "El artista rayó el lienzo con rayas oscuras de pintura.appearanceartstylemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareExcepto, aparte deExcept, other than, besides."He invited everyone to his wedding bar his ex-wife."Invitó a todos a su boda, aparte de su ex esposa.languageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareSin nombrarDenotes the minimum odds offered on other horses not mentioned by name."The betting bar on the horse race offered odds of 2-1, barring any specific horse. "La apuesta en la carrera de caballos ofrecía una cuota de 2-1, sin nombrar a ningún caballo específico.sportbetessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarA non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level."The tire pressure gauge showed 30 bars, which is close to the standard atmospheric bar at sea level. "El manómetro de los neumáticos mostraba 30 bares, lo que está cerca del bar atmosférico estándar a nivel del mar.physicsunitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading