barrier

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. A structure that bars passage.
2. An obstacle or impediment.
3. A boundary or limit.
4. A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
5. A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
6. (historical) The lists in a tournament.
7. (historical, in-plural) A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.

Verb

To block or obstruct with a barrier.

Concetti

barriera

ostacolo

sbarra

blocco

sbarramento

muro

impedimento

transenna

intralcio

chiusura

contrattempo

incaglio

inciampo

intoppo

margine

muraglia

ostruzione

barra

imballo barriera

bordo

difficoltà

diga

limite

parete

riserva

sponda

🏦

barricata

sinonimi

obstacle

hindrance

obstruction

bar

fence

impediment

barricade

hurdle

wall

block

roadblock

gate

handicap

dam

limit

dike

hedge

blockade

border

screen

difficulty

disturbance

shield

🛡️

blockage

levee

trouble

hinderance

enclosure

railing

rampart

dyke

clog

drawback

embarrassment

encumbrance

entanglement

family name

floodgate

fort

frontier

gap

gateway

gorge

groyne

gulf

hang-up

hazard

hinder

hitch

hook

🪝

interception

interference

interrupter

jump

latch

lock

🔒

membrane

mischance

obstruct

obstructive

obtrusion

obturator

paling

palisade

parapet

partition

port

portal

protection

rail

ravine

reservoir

resistance

restriction

shaft

shelter

shutoff

snag

spacer

spar

stockade

stonewall

stopper

stopping

stymie

stymy

trammel

trig

turnpike

wad

well

Wall

diagonal crossbar

Hindrance

checking station

enclosing wall

evil practice

evil practise

bullback

diriment impediment

separation barrier

gaseous diffusion barrier

porta

boundary wall

parapet wall

boom gate

levee banks

dykes and dams

circum-vallation

besel

abysm

dam, fence, barrier

balance beam

balk

balustrade

barrage

barrier layer

baulk

beam

besiege

binder

board

boom

💥

boundary

bulwark

chasm

check

cover

crimp

curtain

curtain wall

cushion

cutoff

defense

demarcation

deterrent

difficult

diffusion barrier

disadvantage

disincentive

disturber

drag

edge

embankment

Traduzioni

barrière

barrera

Hindernis

obstacle

Barriere

Schranke

barrière

Sperre

barrage

obstrucción

Pronunciato come (IPA)

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Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: barryer

Affine francese: barrière

In summary

From Middle English barryer, barrere, barryȝer, from Old French barriere (compare French barrière), from Old French barre (“bar”).