English

Proper noun

Barra

1. (Scotland) An island of the outer Hebrides in Scotland.
2. (Rio, Brazil) A district of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics are situated

See also

• (Scotland): Barra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Barra

1. Barra (municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil)
2. Barra (municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

English

Noun

barra ‎(plural barras)

1. (Geordie) A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.

Related terms

• barra boy (Geordie)

Catalan

Noun

barra f ‎(plural barres)

1. bar (metal item)
2. (ballet) bar
3. loaf (of bread)
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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʁa/

Verb

barra

1. third-person singular past historic of barrer

Irish

Noun

barra m

1. Alternative form of barr
2. nominative plural of barr

Mutation

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros ‎(“the bushy end”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbar.ra/

Noun

barra f ‎(plural barre)

1. rod, bar
2. helm, tiller
3. stroke, slash ('/' symbol)
4. tray (computer)

Derived terms

• barrare
• codice a barre

Verb

barra

1. third-person singular present indicative of barrare
2. second-person singular imperative of barrare

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic [Term?].

Adverb

barra

1. out

Portuguese

barra

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin barra, from Gaulish [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁa/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ha/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʁɐ/
• (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /ˈba.ʀa/

Noun

barra f (plural barras)

1. bar (solid object with uniform cross-section)
2. bar, ingot
3. cuff (the end of a pants leg, folded up)
4. (typography) slash
5. (heraldry) bend sinister

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:barra.

Derived terms

• barrar
• barra oblíqua
• barra pesada

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /par̴ə/

Etymology 1

Noun

barra m

1. spike
2. bar
3. Court of Justice
4. sandbank

Derived terms

• barra-mhìslein m ‎(“common bird's foot trefoil”)

Etymology 2

Noun

barra m

1. genitive singular of bàrr

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros ‎(“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ra/

Noun

barra f ‎(plural barras)

1. bar
2. slash ("/" symbol)
3. (iron) rod
4. (heraldry) bend sinister
5. (weightlifting) barbell

Related terms

• barrilla
• barrita
• barrera
• barrote

Verb

barra

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of barrer.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of barrer.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of barrer.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of barrer.

Swedish

Verb

barra ‎(present barrar, preterite barrade, supine barrat, imperative barra)

1. (of a conifer, especially a Christmas tree) to drop its needles

Conjugation

Related terms

• barr
• barrning