What does barra in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word barra in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use barra in Spanish.

The word barra in Spanish means bar, bar, counter, vertical bar, slash, rail, railing, stripe, bar, sweep, clear out, sweep away, wipe out, trail, sweep, breakfast bar, breakfast counter, snack bar, underscore, steel rod, bar top, row of buttons, bar of buttons, search bar, cereal bar, granola bar, chocolate bar, address bar, URL bar, address bar in the browser, URL bar, salad bar, balance beam, upper toolbar, taskbar, applications launch bar, progress bar, space bar, horizontal bar, backslash, open bar, program schedule, pipe. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word barra

bar

nombre femenino (cosa alargada y estrecha)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le golpearon con una barra de hierro.
He was hit with an iron bar.

bar, counter

nombre femenino (bar: mostrador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan no sirve en las mesas, está detrás de la barra.
John doesn't wait on tables; he's behind the bar.

vertical bar

nombre femenino (línea vertical) (| symbol)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Usa una barra para separar los números.
Use a vertical bar to separate the numbers.

slash

nombre femenino (signo ortográfico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rail, railing

nombre femenino (barandilla)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El público saltó la barra para subir al escenario.
The audience jumped over the rail to get to the stage.

stripe, bar

nombre femenino (militar: indica grado) (cloth insignia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los comandantes llevan cuatro barras en las mangas.
Majors wear four stripes on their sleeves.

sweep

verbo transitivo (pasar la escoba) (use a broom)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El piso está cubierto de polvo; tendré que barrer de nuevo.
The floor is covered in dust. I'll have to sweep it again.

clear out

(informal (no dejar nada)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Los ladrones barrieron con todas las cosas de valor que había en la casa.
The thieves cleared the house out of valuables.

sweep away

verbo transitivo (acabar con las dudas)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La explicación del maestro barrió todas las dudas de los estudiantes.
The teacher's explanation swept away the students' doubts.

wipe out

verbo transitivo (coloquial (derrotar, aplastar)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
El triunfo del boxeador fue contundente, barrió a su oponente.
The boxer's victory was overwhelming; he wiped out his opponent.

trail, sweep

verbo transitivo (arrastrar por el suelo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Levántate un poco el vestido, que es muy largo y vas barriendo el suelo.
Lift your dress up a bit, it's really long and it's trailing on the floor.

breakfast bar, breakfast counter, snack bar

locución nominal femenina (mostrador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sobre la barra americana no cabía ni un vaso más.
There wasn't room for any more glasses on the breakfast bar.

underscore

locución nominal femenina (símbolo de teclado) (line)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Su correo electrónico es con barra baja y no con guión.
His email has an underscore, not a hyphen.

steel rod

(pieza de acero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene un colgante con una pequeña barra de acero.
He has a pendant with a little steel rod.

bar top

(tipo de mueble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Verónica se acercó a la barra de bar para hablar con Nicolás.
Veronica approached the bar top to talk to Nicolas.

row of buttons, bar of buttons

locución nominal femenina (ordenador, computadora (herramientas) (electronic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La barra de botones es opcional, se puede ocultar o mostrar.
The row of buttons is optional; it can be hidden or visible.

search bar

locución nominal femenina (de un navegador) (computer navigation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ingresa lo que quieres buscar en la barra de búsqueda.
Type in what you're looking for in the search bar.

cereal bar, granola bar

locución nominal femenina (tipo de alimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Siempre desayuno una barra de cereal.
I always have a cereal bar (or: granola bar) for breakfast.

chocolate bar

locución nominal femenina (tipo de alimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenía un antojo de dulce y me compré una barra de chocolate.
I was feeling like something sweet and I bought a chocolate bar.

address bar, URL bar

locución nominal femenina (de un navegador) (IT)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Puso la dirección del sitio web en la barra de dirección.
I typed in the web address in the URL bar.

address bar in the browser, URL bar

locución nominal femenina (para navegar en internet) (IT)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tienes que poner la dirección en la barra de direcciones del navegador.
You have to put the address in the address bar in the browser (or: the URL bar).

salad bar

locución nominal femenina (de cafetería, restaurante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

balance beam

nombre femenino (aparato de gimnasia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me da miedo ver a los gimnastas utilizar las barras de equilibrio.

upper toolbar

locución nominal femenina (de un programa) (IT)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

taskbar, applications launch bar

locución nominal femenina (de un software) (IT)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ve a la barra de programas y selecciona "Abrir".
Go to the taskbar and select 'open'.

progress bar

locución nominal femenina (de una tarea, descarga) (IT)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

space bar

locución nominal femenina (del teclado) (keyboard)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La barra espaciadora es más larga que las otras teclas.
The space bar is longer than the other keys.

horizontal bar

nombre femenino (aparato de gimnasia) (men's gymnastics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gimnasta estuvo impecable sobre la barra fija.
The gymnast was perfect on the horizontal bar.

backslash

(signo informático)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La barra inversa no se usa frecuentemente.
Backslash is not used that often.

open bar

nombre femenino (fiesta con copas gratis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mañana en la cena habrá barra libre.
Tomorrow there will be an open bar at dinnertime.

program schedule

locución nominal femenina (de radio y televisión) (radio and TV)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pipe

(signo informático)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Cómo se escribe la barra vertical en este teclado?
Where's the pipe key on this keyboard?

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