barrier

barrier
noun
1) (fence) Barriere, die; (at railway, frontier) Schranke, die
2) (gate of railway station) Sperre, die
3) (obstacle, lit. or fig.) Barriere, die

a barrier to progress — ein Hindernis für den Fortschritt

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['bæriə]
noun
1) (something put up as a defence or protection: a barrier between the playground and the busy road.) die Barriere
2) (something that causes difficulty: His deafness was a barrier to promotion.) das Hindernis
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bar·ri·er
[ˈbæriər, AM ˈberiɚ]
n
1. (obstacle) Barriere f, Hindernis nt; (man-made) Absperrung f; (at railway station) Schranke f
2. (preventing communication) Barriere f, Hindernis nt
language \barrier Sprachbarriere f
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['brɪə(r)]
n
1) (natural) Barriere f; (man-made, erected also) Sperre f; (= railing etc) Schranke f; (= crash barrier) (Leit)planke f
2) (fig: obstacle) Hindernis nt, Barriere f (to für); (of class, background, education, between people) Schranke f, Barriere f

trade barriers — Handelsschranken pl

barrier of language, language barrier — Sprachbarriere f

a barrier to success/progress etc —

because of the barrier of her shyness — aufgrund or auf Grund ihrer Schüchternheit, die ein Hemmnis ist/war etc

to put up/break down barriers — Zäune errichten/niederreißen

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barrier [ˈbærıə(r)] s
1. Schranke f (auch fig), Barriere f, Sperre f
2. Schlag-, Grenzbaum m
3. PHYS Schwelle f, (Schall) Mauer f
4. GEOL der Küste vorgelagerte Barriere, freier Strandwall
5. oft Barrier GEOG Eisbarriere f der Antarktis
6. Pferderennen: Startmaschine f
7. Verpackungstechnik: Isolierung f (gegen Hitze etc)
8. fig Hindernis n (to für):
be a barrier to sth etwas verhindern, einer Sache im Weg stehen
9. fig Mauer f (des Misstrauens etc)
10. Grenze f
11. pl HIST Turnier, bei dem über eine Schranke hinweggekämpft wurde
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noun
1) (fence) Barriere, die; (at railway, frontier) Schranke, die
2) (gate of railway station) Sperre, die
3) (obstacle, lit. or fig.) Barriere, die

a barrier to progress — ein Hindernis für den Fortschritt

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n.
Absperrung f.
Absperrvorrichtung f.
Barriere - f.
Grenzschicht f.
Hindernis n.
Schlagbaum f.
Schranke -n f.
Sperre -n f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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