bar in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bar in the English»French Dictionary

I.bar [Brit bɑː, Am bɑr] N

1. bar (strip of metal, wood):

bar

barre f

2. bar (on cage, cell, window):

bar

barreau m

to put sb/be behind bars

mettre qn/être derrière les barreaux

3. bar:

bar (place for drinking)

bar m

bar (counter)

comptoir m

to sit at the bar

s'asseoir au comptoir

I'll go to the bar

je vais chercher les boissons

4. bar (block):

bar (of soap, gold, chocolate)

barre f

5. bar (obstacle):

bar

obstacle m (to pour, to doing pour faire)

your age is not a bar

votre âge ne constitue pas un obstacle

6. bar LAW (profession):

the Bar

le barreau

to study for the Bar

se destiner au barreau

to be called to the Bar

entrer au barreau

7. bar LAW (in court):

bar

barre f

to come to the bar

venir à la barre

the prisoner at the bar

l'accusé/-e m/f

8. bar SPORTS (in gym, across goal):

bar

barre f

to practise on the bars

s'exercer aux barres

9. bar MUS:

bar

mesure f

two beats in a/to the bar

deux temps dans une/par mesure

10. bar (in electric fire):

bar

résistance f

11. bar MIL:

bar Brit (on medal)

barrette f

bar Am (on uniform)

galon m

12. bar HERALD:

bar

barre f

II.bar [Brit bɑː, Am bɑr] PREP

bar

sauf

all bar one

tous sauf un seul

bar none

sans exception

III.bar <pres part barring; pret, pp barred> [Brit bɑː, Am bɑr] VB trans

1. bar (block):

bar way, path

barrer

to bar sb's way

barrer le passage à qn

2. bar (ban):

bar person

exclure (from sth de qc)

bar activity

interdire

journalists were barred

l'accès était interdit aux journalistes

to bar sb from doing

interdire à qn de faire

his religion bars him from marrying

sa religion lui interdit de se marier

3. bar (fasten):

bar gate, shutter

mettre la barre à

the gate was barred

on avait mis la barre au portail

IV.barred ADJ

1. barred window:

barred

à barreaux

Phrases:

barred with (striped with) colour, mud

barré de

V.-barred COMP

four/five-barred gate

portail à quatre/cinq barreaux

VI.bar [Brit bɑː, Am bɑr]

a no holds barred contest

une lutte où tous les coups sont permis

it was a divorce battle with no holds barred

le divorce a été une lutte où tous les coups semblaient permis

torsion bar N

torsion bar

barre f de torsion

sports bar N Am

sports bar

bar m (où l'on peut regarder les chaînes de sport à la télévision)

breakfast bar N

breakfast bar

bar m de cuisine

candy bar N Am

candy bar

barre f (de confiserie)

burger bar N

burger bar

fast-food m

cutter bar N FARM

cutter bar

barre f de coupe

coffee bar N

coffee bar

café m

wine bar N

wine bar

bar m à vin

crush bar N Brit

crush bar

bar m (de théâtre)

bar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bar in the English»French Dictionary

I.bar¹ [bɑ:ʳ, Am bɑ:r] N

1. bar (elongated piece):

bar of steel

barre f

bar of chocolate

tablette f

bar of gold

lingot m

bar of soap

savonnette f

2. bar (rod):

bar of cage

barreau m

3. bar (band):

bar of light

raie f

bar of colour

bande f

4. bar FOOD:

bar

bar m

bar (counter)

comptoir m

5. bar LAW:

to be called to the Bar

être inscrit au barreau

6. bar MUS:

bar

mesure f

beats to [or in] the bar

temps par mesure

bar line

barre f de mesure

7. bar SPORTS:

bar

barre f

8. bar (heating element):

bar

résistance f

9. bar fig:

bar

obstacle m

II.bar¹ <-rr-> [bɑ:ʳ, Am bɑ:r] VB trans

1. bar (fasten):

bar

verrouiller

2. bar (obstruct):

bar

barrer

to bar the way

bloquer le passage

to bar the way to sth

faire obstacle à qc

3. bar (prohibit):

to bar sb from sth/doing sth

défendre qc à qn/à qn de faire qc

to be barred from playing

être interdit de jeu

bar² [bɑ:ʳ, Am bɑ:r] PREP Brit (except for)

bar sb/sth

excepté qn/qc

bar none

sans exception

colo(u)r bar N

colo(u)r bar

discrimination f raciale

T-bar [ˈti:bɑ:ʳ, Am -bɑ:r], T-bar lift N

T-bar

remonte-pente m

heel bar N

heel bar

cordonnerie-minute f

wine bar N

wine bar

bar m à vins

coffee bar N

coffee bar → coffee shop

See also coffee shop

coffee shop N

coffee shop

café m

wet bar N Am

wet bar

bar m

scroll bar N COMPUT

scroll bar

barre f de défilement

snack bar N

snack bar

snack-bar m

snack bar

casse-croûte m Quebec

bar Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the bar area

le bar m

beats to [or in] the bar

temps par mesure

to bar the way to sth

faire obstacle à qc

a bar/piece of soap

une savonnette

beats to [or in] the bar

temps par mesure

to bar sb from one's door

interdire sa porte à qn

a big name at the bar

un ténor du barreau

everyone in Paris goes to this bar

ce bar est couru du tout Paris

catch (bar mechanism on windows in France)

espagnolette

to bar sb from a team Brit

exclure qn d'une équipe

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the western species, the crown is more scraggly and hair-like, the chest is a uniform blue-gray and not maroon and there is a less distinct wing-bar.

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Scientific research has found that gripping strength is far greater using a horizontal bar than a vertical bar in a fall situation.

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The pay-off for any single round of the game is defined by the pay-off matrix for a single round game (shown in bar chart 1 below).

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For example, one might want to change how the pieces of a scroll bar work.

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He was called to the bar in 1839, but he never practiced and soon abandoned law for journalism.

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The address bar has been modified to present a breadcrumbs view, which shows the full path to the current location.

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The largest has a wet bar, full-size hot tub and an outdoor kitchen; there's a second, two-person hot tub on another.

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The beach also sports a shack and a bar with seating in the open sky.

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However, bar jiggers come in other sizes and may not actually measure a fluid jigger.

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It's all too easy, as you knock back one glass after another, to forget to use your indoor voice at the wine bar.

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