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bar

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English

Wikipedia has an article on: Bar

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English barre, from Old French barre

Noun

bar (plural bars)

  1. A solid, more or less rigid object with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
  2. (metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is .25 inch or greater (US), 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
  3. A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
    bar of chocolate
    bar of soap
  4. A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
  5. A diacritical mark that consists of a line drawn through a grapheme. (For example, turning A into Ⱥ.)
  6. A business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; public house.
  7. The counter of such a premises.
    Step up to the bar and order a drink.
  8. A similar device or simply a closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room.
  9. An official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity.
  10. (computing, 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.
  11. (UK, law) The railing surrounding the part of a courtroom in which the judges, lawyers, defendants and witnesses stay
  12. (law, "the Bar") Short for the Bar exam, the legal licensing exam.
    He's studying hard to pass the Bar this time; he's failed it twice before.
  13. (law, "the Bar") A collective term for lawyers; specifically barristers in some countries but including all lawyers in others.
  14. (law, loosely, "the Bar") The legal profession of lawyers; specifically barristers in some countries but including all lawyers in others.
  15. (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
  16. (music) One of those musical sections.
  17. (sports) A horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault
  18. (soccer) The crossbar
    • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:
      Composed play then saw Sam Ricketts nutmeg Ashley Cole before Taylor whipped a fine curling effort over Petr Cech's bar.
  19. (backgammon) The central divider between the inner and outer table of a backgammon board, where stones are placed if they are hit.
  20. An addition to a military medal, on account of a subsequent act
  21. A linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water.
  22. (nautical) A 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).
  23. (heraldry) One of the ordinaries in heraldry; a fess.
  24. A generic unit of measure of signal strength for a wireless device such as a cell phone.
    There were no bars so I didn't get your text.
  25. A city gate in UK places names, such as 'Potters Bar.'
Synonyms
Derived terms
derived terms
Translations
solid object with uniform cross-section
  • Icelandic: stöng (is) f.
  • Interlingua: barra
  • Portuguese: barra (pt) f.
  • Serbian: т\озиб (sr) (ozib) m.
  • Slovene: drog (sl) m.
  • Spanish: barra (es) f.
  • Swedish: ribba (sv), stång (sv) c., bom (sv) c.
  • Telugu: కడ్డీ (te) (kaDDee)
metallurgy: solid object of round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular section
cuboid piece of any commodity
  • Dutch: blok (nl) n., stuk (nl) n., reep (nl) f. (chocolate)
  • Finnish: patukka (fi) (chocolate, candy), pala (fi) (soap, etc.), harkko (fi) (metal, concrete)
long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder
business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages
  • Arabic: خانة (ar) (khaana) f., بار (ar) (bar) m.
  • Armenian: բար (hy) (bar)
  • Bulgarian: бар (bg)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 酒吧 (zh) (jiǔbā)
  • Czech: bar (cs) m.
  • Dutch: bar (nl) m., café (nl) n., taveerne (nl) m.
  • Estonian: baar (et)
  • Finnish: baari (fi), kapakka (fi) (colloquial), anniskelupaikka (fi) (law)
  • French: bar (fr) m.
  • German: Bar (de) f., Kneipe (de) f., Austrian: Beisl (de) n.
  • Greek: μπαρ (el) (bar) n., καπηλειό (el) (kapilio) n., ποτοπωλείο (el) (potopolio) n.
  • Hebrew: באר (he) (bar) m.
  • Icelandic: bar (is) m., krá (is) f.
  • Interlingua: bar
  • Italian: bar (it) m.
  • Japanese: バー (ja) (bā), 居酒屋 (ja) (いざかや , izakaya), パブ (ja) (pabu)
  • Korean: 술집 (ko) (suljip)
  • Latin: oecus potorius (la) m.
  • Lojban: barja (jbo)
  • Portuguese: bar (pt) m.
  • Russian: бар (ru) (bar) m., пивная (ru) (pivnája) f., кабак (ru) (kabák) m.
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàr (gd) m.
  • Spanish: bar (es) m.
  • Swedish: bar (sv) c., pub (sv) c., krog (sv) c.
  • Turkish: bar (tr), meyhane (tr)
counter of such a premises
  • German: Bar (de) f., Theke (de) f., Tresen (de) m.
  • Icelandic: bar (is) m.
  • Russian: бар (ru) (bar)
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàr (gd) m.
  • Swedish: bar (sv) c., disk (sv) c.
closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room
  • Armenian: բար (hy) (bar)
  • Dutch: bar (nl) m.
  • Estonian: baarikapp (et)
  • Finnish: baarikaappi (fi)
  • German: Bar (de) f.
  • Greek: μπαρ (el) (bar) n., μπαράκι (el) (baraki) n.
  • Russian: бар (ru) (bar) m.
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàr (gd) m.
  • Swedish: bar (sv) c., barskåp (sv) n.
official order prohibiting some activity
computing: a second entity following foo
  • Finnish: bee (fi)
collective term for lawyers
  • Bulgarian: адвокатура (bg)
  • Dutch: advocatuur (nl), balie (nl)
  • Finnish: lakimieskunta (fi)
  • Greek: δικηγόροι (el) (dikigori) m. pl.
  • Swedish: advokatsamfund (sv) n.
profession of lawyers
  • Dutch: advocatuur (nl), orde van advocaten (nl) f.
  • Finnish: lakimieskunta (fi)
  • Greek: δικηγορία (el) (dikigoria) f., ποινικολογία (el) (pinikologia) f.
  • Latin: forum (la) n.
music: vertical line across a staff
  • Bulgarian: тактова черта (bg)
  • Dutch: maatstreep (nl) f.
  • Finnish: tahtiviiva (fi)
  • German: Taktstrich (de) m.
  • Greek: διαστολή (el) (diastolí) f.
  • Icelandic: taktstrik (is) n.
  • Swedish: taktstreck (sv) n.
music: section of a staff
  • German: Takt (de) m.
  • Icelandic: taktur (is) m.
  • Swedish: takt (sv) c.
soccer: crossbar — see crossbar nautical: sand formation
heraldry: one of the ordinaries — see fess sports: in high jump and pole vault
  • Finnish: rima (fi)
  • Icelandic: slá (is) f.
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  • Basque: taberna (eu), ardandegi (eu) (5)

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Verb

bar (third-person singular simple present bars, present participle barring, simple past and past participle barred)

  1. (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
    • 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
      "One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night, / But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light; / Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, / Then look for me by moonlight, / Watch for me by moonlight, / I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hell should bar the way."
  2. (transitive) To prohibit.
    I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred
  3. (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
    bar the door
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to obstruct the passage of
  • Interlingua: barrar
  • Portuguese: barrar (pt)
  • Romanian: bara (ro)
  • Simplified Chinese: 阻碍, 阻止
  • Swedish: utesluta (sv), avlysa (sv), spärra (sv)
  • Turkish: önünü kesmek (tr), sürgülemek (tr), yasaklamak (tr)
to prohibit
to lock or bolt with a bar
  • German: versperren (de)
  • Simplified Chinese: 闩上
  • Swedish: regla (sv), spärra (sv)
  • Turkish: sürgülemek (tr)
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Preposition

bar

  1. Except, with the exception of.
    He invited everyone to his wedding bar his ex-wife.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
with the exception of — see except

References

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”), coined c. 1900.

Wikipedia has an article on: Bar (unit)

Wikipedia

Noun

bar (plural bars)

  1. A unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
unit of pressure
  • Bulgarian: бар (bg)
  • Danish: bar (da) c.
  • Dutch: bar (nl)
  • Faroese: bar (fo) n.
  • Finnish: baari (fi)
  • French: bar (fr) m.
  • German: Bar (de) n.
  • Icelandic: bar (is) n.
  • Norwegian: bar (no) m.
  • Slovak: bar (sk) m., bary (sk) pl.
  • Swedish: bar (sv) c.

Anagrams

Afar

Noun

bar

  1. night

Albanian

Noun

bar m.

  1. The plant grass

Czech

Noun

bar m.

  1. A bar (business selling beverages)

Derived terms

Related terms

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin bibere, present active infinitive of bibō.

Verb

bar

  1. to drink

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse berr (“bare”). Compare Old English bær.

Adjective

bar (neuter bart, definite and plural bare)

  1. bare, naked
  2. sheer, pure

Etymology 2

From English bar.

Noun

bar c. (singular definite baren, plural indefinite barer)

  1. bar (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, counter of such a premises)
Inflection
Inflection of bar
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative bar baren barer barerne
genitive bars barens barers barernes

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”)

Noun

bar c. (plural indefinite bar)

  1. bar (unit of pressure)

Etymology 4

See bære (“to bear, carry”).

Verb

bar

  1. past of bære

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English bar

Noun

bar m. (plural bars, diminutive barretje)

  1. A bar, counter, drink cabinet
  2. A bar, pub
Derived terms

Etymology 2

cognate with English barren This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.

Adjective

bar (comparative barder, superlative barst)

  1. harsh, tough (used mainly with koude (cold), or omstandigheden (conditions))
  2. barren, inhospitable, bare
  3. crude, grim, unfriendly
Declension
Declension of bar
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial bar barder
neuter singular indefinite bar barder
definite barre bardere barste het barst(e)
common singular barre bardere barste de barste
plural barre bardere barste de barste
partitive bars barders

Adverb

bar

  1. extremely (only in a negative sense)

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”), coined c. 1900.

Wikipedia has an article on: Bar (unit)

Wikipedia

Noun

bar (plural bars)

  1. A unit of pressure, equal to 100,000 pascals.
Derived terms
Related terms

References

Faroese

Verb

bar

  1. he, it bore, carried; 1st and 3rd person singular past tense form of bera (to bear, to carry)

Conjugation

bera,
number singular plural
person first second third all
Indicative eg tú hann / hon tað vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present beri bert ber bera
Past bar bart bar bóru
Imperative tú tit
Present — ber ! — berið !
Infinitive bera
Pres. part. berandi
Past part. borin
Supine borið

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

Noun

bar m. (plural bars)

  1. A bar (establishment)
  2. A bar (counter)
  3. A bass (fish)

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

bar

  1. bare

Adverb

bar

  1. in cash
  2. pure

Preposition

bar

  1. without

Synonyms

Gothic

Romanization

bar

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐍂

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English bar (1), from Old French barre.

Noun

bar m. (genitive singular bars, plural barir)

  1. bar (establishment offering alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises)
  2. bar (counter at which such beverages are sold or offered)
  3. (by extension) a counter where a buffet or a specialized kind of food is offered
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bar barinn barir barirnir
accusative bar barinn bari barina
dative bar barnum börum börunum
genitive bars barsins bara baranna

Etymology 2

From English bar (2), from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”).

Noun

bar n. (genitive singular bars, plural bör)

  1. bar (unit of pressure)
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bar barið bör börin
accusative bar barið bör börin
dative bari barinu börum börunum
genitive bars barsins bara baranna

Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

bar m. inv.

  1. bar (place serving drinks)
    C'è un bar qui vicino? - Is there a bar nearby?
  2. café

Derived terms

Kurdish

Noun

bar m.

  1. burden (a heavy load)

This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at burden. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see bar in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) October 2009

Lojban

Rafsi

bar

  1. Rafsi of bartu.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *baizaz.

Noun

bār m.

  1. A boar

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bazaz, whence also Old English bær, Old Norse berr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bar

  1. bare

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English bar

Noun

bar m.

  1. bar, lunchon bar, buffet
  2. bar (a long table or counter where drinks are served)
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
nominative bar bary
genitive baru barów
dative barowi barom
accusative bar bary
instrumental barem barami
locative barze barach
vocative barze bary
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin barium

Noun

bar m.

  1. barium
  2. bar (a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals)
Declension
#1 #2
Singular only
Nominative bar
Genitive baru
Dative barowi
Accusative bar
Instrumental barem
Locative barze
Vocative barze
declension of bar
singular plural
nominative bar bary
genitive bara barów
dative barowi barom
accusative bar bary
instrumental barem barami
locative barze barach
vocative barze bary

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on: Bar

Wikipedia pt

Etymology

From English bar.

Pronunciation

Noun

bar m. (plural bares)

  1. A pub (public house)

Romani

Noun

bar f. (plural bara)

  1. A garden
  2. A fence

bar m. (plural bar)

  1. stone

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From English bar

Pronunciation

Noun

bȃr m. (Cyrillic spelling ба̑р)

  1. public house, bar
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
nominative bȃr bȁrovi
genitive bara bara
dative baru barima
accusative bar bare
vocative bare bari
locative baru barima
instrumental barom barima

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”), coined c. 1900.

Pronunciation

Noun

bȃr m. (Cyrillic spelling ба̑р)

  1. bar (unit of pressure)
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
nominative bȃr bȃri
genitive bara barova
dative baru barovima
accusative bar barove
vocative baru barovi
locative baru barovima
instrumental barom barovima

Etymology 3

Shortened from bàrem

Pronunciation

Adverb

bȁr (Cyrillic spelling ба̏р)

  1. at least

Spanish

Etymology

From English bar.

Noun

bar m. (plural bares)

  1. Bar, pub

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish bar (Old Norse berr). Cognate with English bare. See Old English bær.[1]

Adjective

bar

  1. bare, uncovered; not covered by e.g. clothes (about people), fur (about certain animals) or a snow cover (about the ground)
Declension
Declension of bar
Inflections of bar Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite singular Common bar barare barast
Neuter bart
Definite singular Masc. bare baraste
All bara baraste
Plural bara baraste

Etymology 2

See bära.

Verb

bar

  1. past tense of bära.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bar.[1]

Noun

bar c.

  1. A bar, pub; place where mainly alcoholic drinks are served.
  2. A (bar) counter
Declension
Declension of bar
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bar baren barer barerna
genitive bars barens barers barernas

Etymology 4

Originally from Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”).

Noun

bar c.

  1. A bar; a unit of pressure

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 bar in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Turkish

Etymology

From Armenian պար (par, “dance”).

Noun

bar

  1. (dialectal) dance, round dance

References

 

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