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barriera

barrier

noun bahr-RYEH-rah Less Common

Origin: from French 'barrière'

Usage Note

Barriera is feminine and works both physically and figuratively, as in barriera linguistica ('language barrier') or barriera architettonica (an access obstacle for the disabled). The plural is regular barriere.

Examples

"Hanno alzato una barriera."

Natural Translation

They raised a barrier.

Literal Translation

They-have raised a barrier.

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