bar
(redirected from Kennedy bar)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia.
BAR
abbr.
Browning automatic rifle
bar 1
(bär)n.
1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of solid material used as a fastener, support, barrier, or structural or mechanical member.
2.
a. A solid oblong block of a substance or combination of ingredients, such as soap or candy.
b. A usually rectangular slice of any of various flat baked confections that are typically dense in texture.
c. A rectangular block of a precious metal.
3. Sports
a. See horizontal bar.
b. A horizontal rod that marks the height to be cleared in high jumping or pole vaulting.
4. A standard, expectation, or degree of requirement: a leader whose example set a high bar for others.
5. Something that impedes or prevents action or progress: A poor education was a bar to his ambitions.
6. A ridge, as of sand or gravel, on a shore or streambed, that is formed by the action of tides or currents.
7. A narrow marking, as a stripe or band.
8.
a. A narrow metal or embroidered strip worn on a military uniform indicating rank or service.
b. Chiefly British A small insignia worn on a military decoration indicating that it has been awarded an additional time.
9. Heraldry A pair of horizontal parallel lines drawn across a shield.
10. Law
a. The nullification, defeat, or prevention of a claim or action.
b. The process by which nullification, defeat, or prevention is achieved.
11. The railing in a courtroom separating the participants in a legal proceeding from the spectators.
12. A court or courtroom.
13. Law
a. Attorneys considered as a group. Used with the.
b. The profession of law. Used with the.
14. Music
a. A vertical line drawn through a staff to mark off a measure.
b. A measure.
15. Variant of barre.
16.
a. A counter at which drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food, are served.
b. An establishment or room having such a counter.
tr.v. barred, bar·ring, bars
1. To fasten securely with a long, straight, rigid piece of material: barred the gate.
2. To shut in or confine: barred themselves in the basement.
3. To obstruct or impede; block: barred the access route.
4. To keep out; exclude: Tourists are barred from this room.
5.
a. To prohibit or prevent (someone) from doing something: Failing the eye exam barred him from driving.
b. To prohibit (an action): The state bars the dumping of waste in the river.
c. Law To nullify, defeat, or prevent (a claim or action).
6. To rule out; except: Can we bar the possibility of foul play?
7. To mark with stripes or bands.
prep.
Idiom: Chiefly British Except for; excluding: This was your best performance, bar none.
behind bars
In prison.
[Middle English barre, from Old French; see barre.]
bar 2
(bär)n.
A unit of pressure equal to one million (106) dynes per square centimeter.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
bar
(bɑː)n
1. (General Engineering) a rigid usually straight length of metal, wood, etc, that is longer than it is wide or thick, used esp as a barrier or as a structural or mechanical part: a bar of a gate.
2. a solid usually rectangular block of any material: a bar of soap.
3. anything that obstructs or prevents
4. (Physical Geography)
a. an offshore ridge of sand, mud, or shingle lying near the shore and parallel to it, across the mouth of a river, bay, or harbour, or linking an island to the mainland
b. US and Canadian an alluvial deposit in a stream, river, or lake
5. a counter or room where alcoholic drinks are served
6. a counter, room, or establishment where a particular range of goods, food, services, etc, are sold: a coffee bar; a heel bar.
7. a narrow band or stripe, as of colour or light
8. (Electrical Engineering) a heating element in an electric fire
9. (Law) (in England) the area in a court of law separating the part reserved for the bench and Queen's Counsel from the area occupied by junior barristers, solicitors, and the general public. See also Bar
10. (Law) the place in a court of law where the accused stands during his trial: the prisoner at the bar.
11. (Law) a particular court of law
12. (Parliamentary Procedure) Brit (in the House of Lords and House of Commons) the boundary where nonmembers wishing to address either House appear and where persons are arraigned
13. (Law) a plea showing that a plaintiff has no cause of action, as when the case has already been adjudicated upon or the time allowed for bringing the action has passed
14. anything referred to as an authority or tribunal: the bar of decency.
15. (Music, other) music
a. a group of beats that is repeated with a consistent rhythm throughout a piece or passage of music. The number of beats in the bar is indicated by the time signature
b. another word for bar line
16. (Military)
a. Brit insignia added to a decoration indicating a second award
b. US a strip of metal worn with uniform, esp to signify rank or as an award for service
17. (Ballet) a variant spelling of barre
18. (Soccer) sport See crossbar
19. (Rugby) sport See crossbar
20. (Athletics (Track & Field)) sport See crossbar
21. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) sport See crossbar
22. (Gymnastics) gymnastics See horizontal bar
23. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège)
a. part of the metal mouthpiece of a horse's bridle
b. the space between the horse's teeth in which such a part fits
24. (Zoology) either of two horny extensions that project forwards and inwards from the rear of the outer layer of a horse's hoof
25. (General Engineering) See crowbar, glazing-bar
26. (Knitting & Sewing) lacemaking needlework another name for bride2
27. (Heraldry) heraldry an ordinary consisting of a horizontal line across a shield, typically narrower than a fesse, and usually appearing in twos or threes
28. (Mathematics) maths a superscript line ⁻ placed over a letter symbol to indicate, for example, a mean value or the complex conjugate of a complex number
29. behind bars in prison
30. won't have a bar of wouldn't have a bar of informal Austral and NZ cannot tolerate; dislike
vb (tr) , bars, barring or barred
31. to fasten or secure with a bar: to bar the door.
32. to shut in or out with or as if with barriers: to bar the entrances.
33. to obstruct; hinder: the fallen tree barred the road.
34. (usually foll by from) to prohibit; forbid: to bar a couple from meeting.
35. (usually foll by from) to keep out; exclude: to bar a person from membership.
36. to mark with a bar or bars
37. (Law) law to prevent or halt (an action) by showing that the claimant has no cause
38. (Music, other) to mark off (music) into bars with bar lines
prep
39. except for: the best recital bar last night's.
40. bar none without exception
[C12: from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra (unattested) bar, rod, of unknown origin]
bar
(bɑː)n
(Units) a cgs unit of pressure equal to 106 dynes per square centimetre. 1 bar is equivalent to 105 newtons per square metre
[C20: from Greek baros weight]
bar
(bɑː)n
(Games, other than specified) immunity from being caught or otherwise penalized in a game
interj
(Games, other than specified) a cry for such immunity
[variant of barley2]
Bar
(bɑː)n
1. (Law) (in England and elsewhere) barristers collectively
2. (Law) US the legal profession collectively
3. (Law) be called to the Bar Brit to become a barrister
4. (Law) be called within the Bar Brit to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel
BAR
abbreviation for
(Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) Browning Automatic Rifle
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
bar1
(bɑr)n., v. barred, bar•ring,
prep. n.
1. a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose: the bars of a prison.
2. an oblong piece of any solid material: a bar of soap; a candy bar.
3. an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver.
4. a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of a body of water, often an obstruction to navigation.
5. any obstacle or barrier.
6. a counter or place where beverages, esp. liquors, or light foods are served to customers: a coffee bar, a wine bar.
7. a barroom or tavern.
8. a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages: a breakfast bar.
9.
a. the legal profession: admitted to the bar.
b. a bar examination: to pass the bar.
c. an objection that nullifies an action or claim.
d. a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the judges, jury, attorneys, etc.
e. Brit. a wooden railing in front of the judge's bench.
f. Brit. (formerly) a partition in the Inns of Court separating the readers from the general students.
10. any tribunal: the bar of justice.
11. a band or strip: a bar of light.
12. a crowbar.
13.
a. the line marking the division between two measures of music.
b. double bar.
c. the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure.
14. barre.
15.
a. an iron or steel shape, as a T-bar.
b. muntin.
16. one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia of rank worn by military officers.
17. a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted.
18. (in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks.
19. a horizontal band on a heraldic shield.
v.t. 20. to equip or fasten with a bar or bars: to bar the door.
21. to block by or as if by bars: to bar the exits.
22. to prevent or hinder: to bar one's entrance.
23. to exclude or except: barred from membership.
24. to mark with bars, stripes, or bands.
prep. 25. except; omitting; but: bar none.
Idioms: behind bars, in jail.
[1175–1225; Middle English barre < Old French < Vulgar Latin *barra rod, of obscure orig.]
bar′less, adj.
bar3
(bɑr)n.
a cgs unit of pressure, equal to one million dynes per square centimeter.
[1900–05; < Greek báros weight]
BAR
Browning automatic rifle.
Bar.
Bible.
Baruch.
bar.
1. barometer.
2. barrel.
3. barrister.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
bar
(bär) A unit used to measure atmospheric pressure. It is equal to a force of 100,000 newtons per square meter of surface area, or 0.987 atmosphere.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
bar
A submerged or emerged embankment of sand, gravel, or mud created on the sea floor in shallow water by waves and currents. A bar may be composed of mollusk shells.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Bar
a bank of sand or gravel, esp. at the mouth of a river; barristers or lawyers collectively.Examples: bar [barristers collectively], 1559; bar of gravel, 1586; of sand, 1586.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
bar
In American English, a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks is called a bar.
Leaving Rita in a bar, I made for the town library.
In British English, a place like this is called a pub.
We used to go drinking in a pub called the Soldier's Arms.
See pub - bar
In British English, the rooms in a pub where people drink are called the bars. In a hotel, club, or theatre, the place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks is also called a bar.
...the terrace bar of the Continental Hotel.
pub
– bar1. 'pub'
In Britain, a pub is a building where people meet friends and have drinks, especially alcoholic drinks, and sometimes food.
John was in the pub last night and he bought me a drink.
In formal English, this can also be called a public house.
The Green Man is often seen as a name or sign on public houses.
2. 'bar'
In American English, a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks is usually called a bar.
After work they went to a bar downtown.
In British English, the word bar is sometimes used, especially to refer to a place serving alcoholic drinks that is part of a larger building, or in expressions such as wine bar and cocktail bar.
I'll meet you in the hotel bar in 20 minutes.
See bar
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
bar
Past participle: barred
Gerund: barring
| Imperative |
|---|
| bar |
| bar |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
bar
1. The railing that encloses the part of a courtroom where legal business is conducted, or a term for the legal profession and lawyers in general.
2. A sandy or shingly ridge that lies across a river mouth or a bay.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  bar - a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"barrelhouse, honky-tonk - a cheap drinking and dancing establishment cocktail lounge - a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served gin mill, pothouse, pub, public house, taphouse, saloon - tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" sawdust saloon - a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust speakeasy - (during prohibition) an illegal barroom |
| 2. |  bar - a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar"cash bar - a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass counter - table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted oyster bar - a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways salad bar - a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste soda fountain - a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served sushi bar - a bar where sushi is served wet bar - a bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water wine bar - a bar that serves only wine | |
| 3. |  bar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"belaying pin - a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing) bolt - a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech carpenter's level - a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it chinning bar - a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself core - a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil crossbar - a horizontal bar that goes across something drawbar - a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled fret - a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch grab bar - a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself handlebar - the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle handspike - a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever heaver - a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope) implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum rail - a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) rotor - the revolving bar of a distributor shackle - a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar slice bar - iron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces anti-sway bar, stabilizer bar - a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis towel bar, towel rail - a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels | |
| 4. |  bar - musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"musical notation - (music) notation used by musicians | |
| 5. |  bar - an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar"goal - game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult | |
| 6. |  bar - the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"averting - the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility" debarment - the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office" disqualification - the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified interception - the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible" nonproliferation, non-proliferation - the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons"; "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals" forestalling, obviation, preclusion - the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively prophylaxis - the prevention of disease save - (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression - forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent" | |
| 7. |  bar - (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter"meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) pressure unit - a unit measuring force per unit area millibar - a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars" bar absolute, barye, microbar - the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter | |
| 8. |  bar - a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"barrier - anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access ridge - a long narrow natural elevation or striation | |
| 9. |  bar - the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"profession - the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 10. |  bar - a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"marking - a pattern of marks | |
| 11. |  bar - a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate"block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" tablet - a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap" | |
| 12. |  BAR - a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War | |
| 13. |  bar - a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exerciseshigh bar, horizontal bar - gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends bars, parallel bars - gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" | |
| 14. | bar - a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars" heating element - the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom | |
| 15. |  bar - (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar"courtroom, court - a room in which a lawcourt sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. |  bar - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" |
| 2. |  bar - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" | |
| 3. |  bar - expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"spike - stand in the way of | |
| 4. |  bar - secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unbar - remove a bar from (a door) |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
bar
noun
1. public house, pub (informal, chiefly Brit.), counter, inn, local (Brit. informal), lounge, saloon, tavern, canteen, watering hole (facetious slang), boozer (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. informal), roadhouse, hostelry (archaic or facetious), alehouse (archaic), taproom the city's most popular country and western bar
3. rod, staff, stick, stake, rail, pole, paling, shaft, baton, mace, batten, palisade, crosspiece a crowd throwing stones and iron bars
5. obstacle, block, barrier, hurdle, hitch, barricade, snag, deterrent, obstruction, stumbling block, impediment, hindrance, interdict one of the fundamental bars to communication
obstacle help, benefit, aid
obstacle help, benefit, aid
6. measure (U.S.), snatch of music Another bar of music trills forth.
verb
1. lock, block, secure, chain, attach, anchor, bolt, blockade, barricade, fortify, fasten, latch, obstruct, make firm, make fast For added safety, bar the door to the kitchen.
preposition
1. except, but, saving, save (archaic), barring, excepting, apart from, other than, excluding, besides, omitting, with the exception of, exclusive of They provide everything the independent investor wants, bar advice.
Bar
noun
the Bar (Law) barristers, court, lawyers, solicitors, counsel, judgment, advocates, tribunal, legal advisers, body of lawyers Gareth Williams QC, chairman of the Bar
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
bar
noun1. A relatively long, straight, rigid piece of metal or other solid material:
2. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
بارحَانَةخانةخَط، شَريطعائِق، حاجِز
bartyčvyloučitzávorazavřít na závoru
barstangstribestykketakt
baribufedostango
baar
baaritankoteljetätukkiaviiva
barprečka
ivórúd
aflangt stykki, stöngbar, barborîbar, vínveitingastaîurdómgrindurhindra
バー棒
막대술집
barasbarjerasbarmenasbarmenėbrūkšninis kodas
a kvētaizliegtaizšaujamaisaizšaut, aizbultētbarjera
bar
barkospalicarešetkatablica
barförbudkrogpubstång
บาร์ ที่จำหน่ายเครื่องดื่มราว แท่ง
quán rượuthanh
bar
1 [bɑːʳ]A. N
2. (= lever) → palanca f; (on electric fire) → resistencia f; [of window, cage etc] → reja f; (on door) → tranca f
behind bars → entre rejas
to put sb behind bars → encarcelar a algn
to spend three years behind bars → pasar tres años entre rejas
behind bars → entre rejas
to put sb behind bars → encarcelar a algn
to spend three years behind bars → pasar tres años entre rejas
4. (= ban) → prohibición f (on de)
6. (Jur) the Bar (= persons) → el colegio de abogados; (= profession) → la abogacía, la Barra (Mex)
the prisoner at the bar → el/la acusado/a
to be called or > admitted to the Bar (US) → recibirse de abogado, ingresar en la abogacía
see also read B4
the prisoner at the bar → el/la acusado/a
to be called or > admitted to the Bar (US) → recibirse de abogado, ingresar en la abogacía
see also read B4
7. (Brit) (Mus) (= measure, rhythm) → compás m
B. VT
1. (= obstruct) [+ way] → obstruir
2. (= prevent) [+ progress] → impedir
3. (= exclude) → excluir (from de) (= ban) → prohibir
to be barred from a club → ser excluido de un club
to bar sb from doing sth → prohibir a algn hacer algo
to be barred from a club → ser excluido de un club
to bar sb from doing sth → prohibir a algn hacer algo
4. (= fasten) [+ door, window] → atrancar
C. CPD bar billiards N (Brit) → billar m americano
bar chart N → cuadro m de barras
bar code N → código m de barras
bar girl N (US) → camarera f de barra
bar graph N (esp US) → gráfico m de barras
bar stool N → taburete m (de bar)
bar chart N → cuadro m de barras
bar code N → código m de barras
bar girl N (US) → camarera f de barra
bar graph N (esp US) → gráfico m de barras
bar stool N → taburete m (de bar)
bar
2 [bɑːʳ] PREP → salvo, con excepción deall bar two → todos salvo or con excepción de dos
bar none → sin excepción
it was all over bar the shouting (fig) → en realidad ya estaba concluido el asunto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Bar
[ˈbɑːr] n (LAW) the Bar (= profession) → le barreau mto be called to the Bar → être admis(e) au barreau, être inscrit(e) au barreau
bar
[ˈbɑːr] n
(= strip) [metal, wood] → barre f
an iron bar → une barre de fer
to raise the bar (fig) (= raise the standard) → mettre la barre plus haut
an iron bar → une barre de fer
to raise the bar (fig) (= raise the standard) → mettre la barre plus haut
(= block) a bar of chocolate, a chocolate bar → une barre de chocolat
a bar of soap → une savonnette
a bar of gold, a gold bar → un lingot
a bar of soap → une savonnette
a bar of gold, a gold bar → un lingot
(= pub) → bar m
(= counter) (in pub) → comptoir m
(for food) salad bar, burger bar
(MUSIC) → mesure f
vt
(= ban) [+ person] → exclure; [+ activity] → interdire
to bar sb from doing sth → interdire à qn de faire qch
"no holds barred" → "tous les coups sont permis"
It is a war with no holds barred → C'est une guerre où tous les coups sont permis.
It was a no-holds-barred interview → C'était une interview où tous les coups étaient permis.
to bar sb from doing sth → interdire à qn de faire qch
"no holds barred" → "tous les coups sont permis"
It is a war with no holds barred → C'est une guerre où tous les coups sont permis.
It was a no-holds-barred interview → C'était une interview où tous les coups étaient permis.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bar
:bar chart
n → Balkendiagramm nt, → Säulendiagramm nt
bar code
n → Strichkode m, → Bar-Code m
bar-coded
adj → mit Strichkodierung
bar code reader
n → Strichkodeleser m
bar
:barmaid
n → Bardame f
bar
1n
(of metal, wood) → Stange f; (of toffee etc) → Riegel m; (of electric fire) → Element nt; bar of gold → Goldbarren m; a bar of chocolate, a chocolate bar (= slab) → eine Tafel Schokolade; (Mars® bar etc) → ein Schokoladenriegel m; a bar of soap → ein Stück nt → Seife; a two-bar electric fire → ein Heizgerät nt → mit zwei Heizstäben
(of window, grate, cage) → (Gitter)stab m; (of door) → Stange f; the window has bars → das Fenster ist vergittert; behind bars → hinter Gittern; to put somebody behind bars → jdn hinter Gitter or hinter Schloss und Riegel bringen
(Sport) (horizontal) → Reck nt; (for high jump etc) → Latte f; (= one of parallel bars) → Holm m; bars pl (parallel) → Barren m; (wall) bars → Sprossenwand f; to exercise on the bars → am Barren turnen
(Comput) → Leiste f
(fig: = obstacle) → Hindernis nt → (to für), Hemmnis nt → (to für); to be a bar to something → einer Sache (dat) → im Wege stehen
(Jur) the Bar → die Anwaltschaft; to be a member of the Bar → Anwalt vor Gericht sein; to be called or (US) admitted to the Bar → als Anwalt (vor Gericht) or Verteidiger zugelassen werden; to read for the Bar → Jura studieren; at the bar of public opinion (fig) → vor dem Forum der Öffentlichkeit
(for prisoners) → Anklagebank f; to stand at the bar → auf der Anklagebank sitzen; prisoner at the bar → „Angeklagter!“
(for drinks) → Lokal nt; (esp expensive) → Bar f; (part of pub) → Gaststube f; (= counter) → Theke f, → Tresen m; (at railway station) → Ausschank m; we’re going to hit the bars (Brit inf) we’re going to the bars (US inf) → wir machen eine Kneipentour, wir machen die Kneipen unsicher (inf)
(Brit: on medal) DSO and bar zweimal verliehener DSO
(Her) → Balken m
(Met) → Bar nt
(in river, harbour) → Barre f
vt
(= obstruct) road → blockieren, versperren; to bar somebody’s way → jdm den Weg versperren or verstellen; to bar the way to progress → dem Fortschritt im Wege stehen
(= exclude, prohibit) person, possibility → ausschließen; action, thing → untersagen, verbieten; to bar somebody from a competition → jdn von (der Teilnahme an) einem Wettbewerb ausschließen; to bar somebody from a career → jdm eine Karriere unmöglich machen; they’ve been barred (from the club) → sie haben Klubverbot; minors are barred from this club → Minderjährige haben keinen Zutritt zu diesem Klub
bar
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bar
1 [bɑːʳ]1. n
b. (piece, of wood, metal) → sbarra, barra; (of chocolate) → tavoletta; (of electric fire) → elemento
bar of soap → saponetta
bar of soap → saponetta
c. (of window, cage) → sbarra; (on door) → spranga
bar (to) (fig) (obstacle) → barriera (a), ostacolo (a)
behind bars (prisoner) → dietro le sbarre
bar (to) (fig) (obstacle) → barriera (a), ostacolo (a)
behind bars (prisoner) → dietro le sbarre
d. (Law) (professional group) the Bar → l'ordine m degli avvocati
the prisoner at the bar (area in court) → l'imputato/a
to be called to or (Am) admitted to the Bar → essere ammesso/a all'ordine degli avvocati
the prisoner at the bar (area in court) → l'imputato/a
to be called to or (Am) admitted to the Bar → essere ammesso/a all'ordine degli avvocati
e. (Mus) → battuta
2. vt (obstruct, way) → sbarrare; (fasten, door, window) → sbarrare, sprangare; (ban, person) → escludere; (activity, thing) → proibire, interdire
bar
2 [bɑːʳ] prep → ad esclusione di, trannethe fastest sprinter bar none → il velocista più veloce in assoluto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bar
(baː) noun1. a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance). a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.
2. a broad line or band. The blue material had bars of red running through it.
3. a bolt. a bar on the door.
4. a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold. a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.
5. a public house.
6. a measured division in music. Sing the first ten bars.
7. something which prevents (something). His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.
8. the rail at which the prisoner stands in court. The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.
verb – past tense, past participle barred – 1. to fasten with a bar. Bar the door.
2. to prevent from entering. He's been barred from the club.
3. to prevent (from doing something). My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.
preposition except. All bar one of the family had measles.
ˈbarmaid, ˈbarman (-tendə) , (mainly American) ˈbartender noun a person who serves at the bar of a public-house or hotel.
ˈbar code noun a code in the form of parallel lines printed on goods from which the computer reads information about their price etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bar
→ حَانَة, قَضِيب bar, tyč bar, stang Bar, Stange μπαρ, ράβδος bar, barra baari, tanko bar, barre bar, prečka bar, sbarra バー, 棒 막대, 술집 bar, staaf bar, stripe bar, drążek bar, barra, tira бар, брусок bar, stång บาร์ ที่จำหน่ายเครื่องดื่ม, ราว แท่ง bar, çubuk quán rượu, thanh 横条, 酒吧Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bar
n barra; grab — agarradera, barra de seguridadEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.