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barrier ['bærɪə(r)](b) (obstacle) obstacle m;∎ lack of investment is a barrier to economic growth le manque d'investissement est un obstacle à la croissance économique;∎ the language barrier le barrage ou la barrière de la langue►► barrier cream crème f protectrice;barrier ice banquise f;barrier method méthode f de contraception locale;Mineralogy barrier pillar stot m;barrier reef barrière f de corail -
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barrier [ˈbærɪər]• to put up barriers to sb/sth dresser des obstacles sur le chemin de qn/qch* * *['bærɪə(r)]noun lit, fig barrière f(ticket) barrier — Railways guichet m (de quai)
language/trade barrier — barrière f linguistique/douanière
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barrier n2 fig (cultural, economic, medical, psychological) barrière ; (to understanding, progress) obstacle m (to à) ; language barrier barrière linguistique ; trade barrier barrière douanière ; to break down barriers supprimer les barrières ; to put up barriers Psych se fermer. -
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['bæriə]1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) barrière2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) obstacle -
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obstacle; barrière; restrictionEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > barrier
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12 barrier fort
fort d’arrêt mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > barrier fort
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Barrier — may refer to: * Automatic full barriers, railway * Barricade * Crash barrier, highway * Language barrier, culture/linguistics * Noise barrier, noise prevention * Road block * Separation barrier, prevents the movement of people across a certain… … Wikipedia
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barrier — UK US /ˈbæriər/ noun [C] ► something that prevents something else from happening or makes it more difficult: barrier (to sth) »In an ideal world, there would be no barriers to the free movement of people between countries. → See also NON TARIFF… … Financial and business terms
Barrier — Bar ri*er, n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barri[ e]re, fr. barre bar. See {Bar}, n.] 1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy. [1913 Webster] 2. A fortress or fortified town, on the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barrier — (n.) early 14c., barere, from Anglo Fr. barrere, O.Fr. barriere obstacle, gatekeeper, from barre bar (see BAR (Cf. bar) (n.1)). First record of barrier reef is from 1805 … Etymology dictionary
barrier — [n1] obstruction bar, barricade, blank wall, blockade, bound, boundary, confines, curtain, ditch, enclosure, fence, fortification, gully, hurdle, impediment, limit, moat, obstacle, pale, palisade, railing, rampart, roadblock, stop, trench, wall;… … New thesaurus
barrier — ► NOUN 1) an obstacle that prevents movement or access. 2) an obstacle to communication or progress: a language barrier. ORIGIN Old French barriere … English terms dictionary
barrier — I noun bar, barricade, bound, boundary, bulwark, check, confines, enclosure, encumbrance, fence, fortification, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, interference, limit, obstacle, obstruction, partition, prevention, preventive, prohibition, protective… … Law dictionary
barrier — n barricade, *bar … New Dictionary of Synonyms
barrier — [bar′ē ər, ber′ē ər] n. [ME barrere < OFr barriere < barre,BAR1] 1. Obs. a fortress, stockade, etc. for defending an entrance or gate 2. a thing that prevents passage or approach; obstruction, as a fence, wall, etc. 3. anything that holds… … English World dictionary
barrier — n. 1) to erect, place, set up a barrier 2) to overcome, take a barrier (the horse took the barrier easily) 3) to break down; remove a barrier 4) the sonic, sound barrier (to break the sound barrier) 5) a crush (BE), police barrier 6) a cultural;… … Combinatory dictionary