noun🔗ShareBarreA 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 fenêtre était protégée par des barres d'acier.materialthingitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarreA 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."L'ancienne Sparte utilisait des barres de fer au lieu de pièces de monnaie pratiques en alliage plus précieux, pour décourager physiquement l'utilisation de l'argent.materialthingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarreA cuboid piece of any solid commodity."bar of chocolate"une barre de chocolatmaterialitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarre, bandeA broad shaft, or band, or stripe."a bar of colour"Une barre de couleur.appearanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarreA 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. "Le graphique en barres a montré une augmentation significative des inscriptions d'étudiants cette année.mathstatisticssignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarre, traitAny 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 barre de fraction dans le problème de mathématiques m'a aidé à comprendre comment diviser les nombres.grammarlinguisticswritinglanguagemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe signe moinsThe 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. "Le signe moins au-dessus du 2 du logarithme indiquait que la caractéristique était négative.mathnumbersignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne barreA 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. "Le scientifique a marqué le diagramme avec une barre pour montrer la charge négative sur la particule.physicssignscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBar, débit de boissonsA 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 rue était bordée de bars ouverts toute la nuit.drinkbusinessentertainmentplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComptoirThe counter of such premises."Step up to the bar and order a drink."Avancez-vous au comptoir et commandez un verre.entertainmentdrinkplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComptoir, 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. "Le bar de la chambre d'hôtel proposait une sélection de spiritueux pour les clients.drinkutensilentertainmentbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareComptoir, 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. "Après l'école, mes amis et moi sommes allés au bar à jus pour une boisson rafraîchissante.drinkfoodplaceentertainmentservicebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBar, débit de boissonsAn 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. "Après l'école, mes amis et moi sommes allés au bar du coin pour prendre un soda et quelques en-cas.drinkentertainmentplacebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBar, bistrotAn informal establishment selling food to be consumed on the premises."a burger bar"un bar à burgersfooddrinkentertainmentbuildingplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSalon de beauté, institut de beautéAn establishment offering cosmetic services."a nail bar; a brow bar"un salon de manucure ; un salon de beauté pour les sourcilsserviceappearancebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInterdiction, prohibitionAn official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity."The club has lifted its bar on women members."Le club a levé son interdiction aux femmes membres.lawgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareObstacle, barrièreAnything that obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier."The high wall was a bar to the children's view of the park. "Le haut mur était une barrière à la vue du parc pour les enfants.thingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVariable, entité(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."Supposons que nous ayons deux objets, foo et bar.computingwordlanguagetechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarre, limite(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 barre dans l'hémicycle sépare le public des législateurs.politicsgovernmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa barre, l'espace réservé aux juges, avocats, accusés et témoins dans une salle d'audienceThe 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. "L'avocat se tenait derrière la barre du tribunal, attendant que le juge appelle son affaire.lawgovernmentbuildingstateessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'examen du barreau, l'examen de droit"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. "Mon ami étudie dur pour l'examen du barreau afin de devenir avocat.laweducationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe barreau, les avocats(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."Il a été admis au barreau et est devenu avocat.laworganizationgovernmentsocietyjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarreOne 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 barre de signal du téléphone n'affiche qu'une seule barre, je devrai peut-être me déplacer vers un meilleur endroit.technologyelectronicscomputingsignaldeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarre de mesureA 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. "Le professeur de musique a montré aux élèves les barres de mesure sur la partition, leur indiquant où commençait chaque mesure.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMesureOne of those musical sections."The band played a fast bar in the middle of the song. "Le groupe a joué une mesure rapide au milieu de la chanson.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarreA horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault"The high jumper carefully positioned themselves to clear the bar. "Le sauteur en hauteur s'est positionné avec soin pour franchir la barre.sportachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDéfi, obstacleAny level of achievement regarded as a challenge to be overcome."Passing the final exam was a significant bar to achieving a good grade. "Réussir l'examen final était un défi important pour obtenir une bonne note.achievementvalueattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarre transversale(most codes) The crossbar."The teacher drew a bar graph on the whiteboard to show the class's test scores. "Le professeur a dessiné un graphique en barres sur le tableau blanc pour montrer les résultats des tests de la classe.structurepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa barreThe 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 barre du jeu de backgammon est l'endroit où je place ma pierre touchée.gamepartstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAgrafeAn 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. "Le sergent Jones a reçu une agrafe sur sa médaille pour bravoure lors du récent exercice d'entraînement.militaryachievementwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBanc, haut-fondA linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water."The river's current created a sand bar near the school's playground. "Le courant de la rivière a créé un banc de sable près de la cour de récréation de l'école.geographygeologyoceanenvironmentnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBanc de sable, barreA 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. "Le banc de sable empêchait le petit bateau d'entrer dans le port.geographynauticalenvironmentgeologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFasseOne of the ordinaries in heraldry; a fess."The family coat of arms featured a prominent bar. "Les armoiries familiales comportaient une fasse proéminente.heraldryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePorteA city gate, in some British place names."The old city bar was a landmark in the town. "La vieille porte de la ville était un point de repère de la ville.architectureplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarre, tigeA drilling or tamping rod."The construction worker used a bar to tamp down the soil around the foundation. "L'ouvrier du bâtiment a utilisé une barre pour tasser le sol autour des fondations.technicalutensilmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVeine, filonA vein or dike crossing a lode."The geologist found a thin bar of quartz crossing the main gold lode. "Le géologue a trouvé une fine veine de quartz traversant le filon d'or principal.geologymineralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePorte de château, barbacaneA gatehouse of a castle or fortified town."The soldiers guarded the castle's bar, preventing anyone from entering without permission. "Les soldats gardaient la porte du château, empêchant quiconque d'entrer sans permission.architecturebuildingmilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarre du sabotThe 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. "Le maréchal-ferrant a soigneusement taillé la barre du sabot du cheval, en veillant à ce qu'elle n'entrave pas le mouvement du cheval.animalanatomybiologypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarres(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. "Les barres du cheval étaient suffisamment larges pour que le cavalier puisse placer confortablement le mors.animalanatomypartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBarer, bloquerTo obstruct the passage of (someone or something)."Our way was barred by a huge rockfall."Notre chemin était barré par un énorme éboulement.actionlawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInterdire, empêcherTo prohibit."The school rules bar students from bringing cell phones to class. "Le règlement scolaire interdit aux élèves d'apporter des téléphones portables en classe.lawgovernmentpoliticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVerrouiller, barrerTo lock or bolt with a bar."bar the door"Verrouillez la porte !propertyutilitybuildinglawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBarrer, rayerTo imprint or paint with bars, to stripe."The artist barred the canvas with dark stripes of paint. "L'artiste a barré la toile de rayures sombres de peinture.appearanceartstylemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareSauf, hormisExcept, other than, besides."He invited everyone to his wedding bar his ex-wife."Il a invité tout le monde à son mariage, sauf son ex-femme.languageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareSans nommerDenotes 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. "Les cotes des paris sur la course de chevaux étaient de 2 contre 1, sans nommer de cheval spécifique.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. "Le manomètre des pneus indiquait 30 bars, ce qui est proche de la pression atmosphérique standard au niveau de la mer.physicsunitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading