From the English verb bar:
barring is:
   Gerund

1. obstaculizante, atajador; Synonyms: damming, deterring, checking, stopping

1. excepto, salvo, a no ser por, con excepción de, con la excepción de, fuera de; Synonyms: except, apart from, but, but for, except for, excluding

Plural: bars

1. atrancar, encerrar con tranca, poner trancas a, poner una tranca a, trancar, barrear, barretear; Synonyms: bolt in, lock, lock in, batten, batten down, bolt; Secure with, or as if with, bars.
John barred the door, Juan atrancó la puerta.
He barred the door.


2. vedar, prohibir; Synonyms: forbid, prohibit, restrain, ban, prevent, disallow, inhibit, taboo, veto; Prevent from entering; keep out.; Expel, as if by official decree.
He was barred from membership in the club.
He was banished from his own country.


3. obstruir; Synonyms: clog, block up, blockade, obstruct, tie up; Render unsuitable for passage.
Block the way.
Barricade the streets.
Stop the busy road.

1. bar, cantina, taberna, tasca, boliche, tabanco; Synonyms: tavern, barroom, cafe, pub, bar-room, doggery, saloon, boozer; A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
He drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar.

[ + ] Quips, Quotes & Proverbs

A bar is a place where one drink calls for another to keep it company. Un bar es un lugar donde una bebida llama a otra para mantener la compañía.




2. barra, barrote; Synonyms: rod, thick bar; A rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon. ; A horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises.
There were bars in the windows to prevent escape.


3. barricada, barrera; Synonyms: barrier, barricade, block, roadblock, parapet, traverse; A structure or object that impedes free movement. ; Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access.
4. bar, anaquel de licores, barra, mostrador, mostrador del bar; Synonyms: liquor counter, counter; A counter where you can obtain food or drink.
He bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar.


5. lingote; Synonyms: ingot; A block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for convenient handling.
6. tranca; Synonyms: locking bar
7. tableta; Synonyms: small board, tablet; A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
A bar of chocolate.


8. tribunal, estrado; Synonyms: court, court of justice, courthouse, judgment seat, tribunal, bench, judicatory; A room in which a law court sits. ; An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business.
9. palanca; Synonyms: lever, crowbar, pry, pry bar, jemmy, jimmy, prybar; A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum. ; A simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum.
10. tableta, tablilla; Synonyms: chocolate bar, slab of chocolate, chocolate; A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax).
A bar of chocolate.


11. salón bar; Synonyms: bar saloon, lounge bar, saloon bar, wine bar, lounge; A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
He drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar.


12. compás; Synonyms: beat, measure rhytm, measure, time; A regular rate of repetition. ; The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music. ; The accent in a metrical foot of verse.
13. conjunto de los abogados de un distrito, conjunto de los abogados de un país; The body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction.
He was admitted to the bar in New Jersey.


14. colegio de abogados; Synonyms: bar association, Inns of Court

1. excepto, con excepción de; Synonyms: except, apart from, barring, but, but for, except for, excluding

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