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['bærɪə] 1. сущ.1)а) перегородка, барьерto erect / place / set up a barrier — воздвигнуть барьер
During the crash test the barrier stopped a 15,000 pound truck travelling at 50 mph. — Во время аварийного испытания барьер остановил грузовик весом 15 тысяч фунтов, ехавший на скорости 50 миль в час.
б) спорт. барьер, преградаThe horse leapt over the barrier. — Лошадь перескочила через барьер.
в) перила, поручни; парапет; ограждение ( арены)to lean on / over the barrier — облокотиться на перила
A protective barrier is usually built into the perimeter of a bullring. — Обычно по периметру арены для корриды выстроено защитное ограждение.
г) ограда, забор, стена2)а) шлагбаум ( на железной дороге)Just as it seems as if Max and the gang are going to get away, there is suddenly a barrier on the railway. — И в тот момент, когда Макс со своей бандой уже считали, что они смогут уйти от погони, шлагбаум вдруг закрывает железнодорожный переезд.
б) турникетPeople may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced. — Через турникет можно проходить лишь тогда, когда объявлено о прибытии поезда.
3) ( barriers) кордоны, заграждения (армии, полиции)The demonstrators broke through heavy police barriers. — Демонстранты прорвались сквозь плотные полицейские кордоны.
All the police cadets were holding barriers to keep the riffraff off the sidewalks. — Курсанты полицейской академии стояли в заграждениях, удерживая погромщиков на проезжей части.
the barrier between the southern highlands and the northern lowlands — естественный рубеж между горами на юге и долинами на севере ( о Шотландии)
Land mammals of the Western Hemisphere were separated for millions of years by a water barrier between North and South America. — Наземные млекопитающие западного полушария оказались на миллионы лет изолированы от внешнего мира благодаря водной преграде между Северной и Южной Америкой.
5)а) граница, рубежThe last barriers fell. — Последние рубежи пали.
б) ист.; воен. пограничная крепость; форпостBelgrade was formerly the barrier of Hungary. — Некогда Белград был крепостью на границе с Венгрией.
This colony was a barrier on the frontier between the French and their Indian allies. — Эта колония была форпостом на границе между французами и их индейскими союзниками.
6) помеха, преграда, препятствие; заслон; барьерDuties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade. — Пошлины и сборы - наиболее очевидная помеха на пути к свободной торговле.
Disability need not be a barrier to a successful career. — Инвалидность необязательно должна становиться препятствием для успешной карьеры.
We have put up a real barrier against the outbreak of new wars. — Нам удалось поставить реальный заслон на пути новых войн.
This paste provides a hygiene barrier against microbes. — Эта паста ставит гигиенический барьер микробам.
Syn:7) предел, порог, барьерsound / sonic barrier — звуковой барьер
The stock market broke the 10,000 barrier. — Фондовый рынок преодолел десятитысячную отметку.
The figure for inflation could go through the 5 per cent barrier. — Инфляция вполне может преодолеть пятипроцентный барьер.
Syn:8) тех. заслон, экран, барьер9) геол.; = ice barrier шельфовый лёд••2. гл.to break down (the) barriers (between smb.) — сломать лёд (между кем-л.; в отношениях)
ограждать, ставить барьер, обносить перилами; сооружать преграду
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