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barb

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

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
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	figurative (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
Inglés	Español
barb n	(part of feather)	barba nf
The barbs of a feather branch off the rachis.
barb n	(fish)	barbus petenyi n propio m
This barb has a red stripe running the length of its body.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
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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'barb' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

beard - uncinus

Spanish:

chute - pincho - púa

Synonyms: arrow, thorn, spike, point, prickle, more...

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