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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