barrios in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for barrios in the Spanish»English Dictionary

barrios bajos N mpl

barrios bajos

poor neighborhoods pl

barrio

barrio N m (zona):

barrio

neighborhood Am

barrio

neighbourhood Brit

la gente del barrio

people in the neighborhood

la gente del barrio

local people

el mercado del barrio

the local market

ese chico es de mi barrio

that boy lives in my neighborhood o round my way

un barrio residencial

a residential district o area o neighborhood

lo conozco del barrio

I've seen him around in my area o in the area I live in

un comité de barrio

neighborhood association

los barrios más antiguos de la ciudad

the oldest parts o areas o quarters of the city

es el hazmerreír del barrio

he's the laughing stock of the neighborhood

vive en un barrio de las afueras

she lives out in the suburbs

cine/peluquería de barrio

local cinema/hairdresser's

irse al otro barrio Spain inf, hum

to kick the bucket inf, hum

barrio Info

barrio

A city neighborhood, defined by its geographical location, a characteristic of its inhabitants, a particular feature, or its history. Most barrios have very strong identities. Buenos Aires is unique, with a total of forty-six distinctive barrios, some very well known, such as the oldest, San Telmo, and La Boca.

See also La Boca, La Boca

La Boca Info

La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination.

La Boca N f

La Boca → La Boca

barrio espontáneo N m AmC

barrio espontáneo

shantytown

barrio latino N m

barrio latino

Latin Quarter

barrio residencial N m

barrio residencial

residential neighborhood

barrio residencial

residential area

barrio periférico N m

barrio periférico

suburb

barrio obrero N m

barrio obrero

working-class neighborhood

barrio obrero

working-class area

barrio alto N m Chil

barrio alto

smart neighborhood

barrio chino N m

barrio chino (de chinos)

Chinatown

barrio chino (zona de prostitución) Spain

red-light district

barrios in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barrios in the Spanish»English Dictionary

barrio [ˈba·rrjo] N m

1. barrio (de ciudad):

barrio

district

barrio

neighborhood

barrio chino

red-light district

barrio comercial

business quarter

2. barrio (arrabal):

barrio

suburb

Phrases:

irse al otro barrio inf

to snuff it

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los barrios más extremos

the outermost areas

barrio proletario

working-class area

Translations for barrios in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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suburbia

barrios m pl periféricos

in uptown Manhattan

en los barrios del norte de Manhattan

an uptown shop

una tienda en los barrios periféricos de la ciudad

uptown

hacia el norte/los barrios periféricos

the prevalence of drugs in some neighborhoods

la presencia habitual de drogas en algunos barrios

hood

barrio m

Chinatown

barrio m chino

gutter fig

barrio m marginal

skid row

barrio m bajo