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barb

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑːrb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɑrb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bärb)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
barb n (sharp point)lengüeta nf
  punta nf
  púa nf
  pincho nm
 Arrows used for practice usually do not have barbs.
barb n (spike, bristle)púa nf
  cerda nf
 Be careful of these bushes; they're covered in barbs.
barb n (cruel remark)comentario cruel nm + adj
  pulla nf
  dura crítica adj + nf
  observación mordaz nf + adj
 Julia's barbs hurt me more than she knows.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
barb n (part of feather)barba nf
barb n (fish)barbus petenyi n propio m
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
barbed-wire fence,
also US: barbwire fence,
barb-wire fence
n
(metal security fence) (AR)cerca de alambre de púa nf + loc adj
  (ES)cerca de alambre de espino nf + loc adj
barbed wire,
also US: barb wire,
barbwire
n
(spiked wire)alambre de púas loc nom m
  alambre de espino loc nom m
 The farmer has put up barbed wire round his field to deter trespassers.
 El granjero puso alambre de púas alrededor de su campo.
barbed-wire,
also US: barb-wire,
barbwire
n as adj
(made of spiked wire)de alambre de púas loc adj
  de alambre de espino loc adj
 The prisoners were held inside a barbwire enclosure.
 Los prisioneros estaban dentro de un cerramiento de alambre de púas.
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