bar
(=strip)
[+metal, wood] barre f
an iron bar une barre de fer
to raise the bar (fig)
(=raise the standard) mettre la barre plus haut
→ They were under pressure to raise the bar for pupils from private schools.
→ There is no doubt that Google has raised the bar on the quality users should expect.
(on cage, cell, window)
barreau m
→ We shook hands through the bars.
to be behind bars
[prisoner] être derrière les barreaux
→ Fisher was behind bars last night, charged with attempted murder.
(=block)
a bar of chocolate, a chocolate bar une barre de chocolat
a bar of soap une savonnette
a bar of gold, a gold bar un lingot
(fig) obstacle m
to be a bar to sth être un obstacle à qch
→ a bar to communication
→ One of the fundamental bars to communication is the lack of a universally spoken, common language.
(=pub) bar m
→ They went to a bar for a drink.
(=counter) (in pub)
comptoir m
→ He put the glass back on the bar.
(for food)
→
salad bar
→
burger bar
(MUSIC) mesure f
→ four beats to the bar
(=block)
[+road] barrer
→ A broken down truck barred the road.
to bar sb's way barrer le chemin à qn
→ He stepped in front of her, barring her way.
(=put bars on)
[+window] munir de barreaux
→ The windows were barred.
(=ban)
[+person] exclure
[+activity] interdire
to bar sb from doing sth interdire à qn de faire qch
→ He has been barred from entering Britain.
"no holds barred" "tous les coups sont permis"
It is a war with no holds barred. C'est une guerre où tous les coups sont permis.
It was a no-holds-barred interview. C'était une interview où tous les coups étaient permis.
→ It was a no-holds barred interview ... that is Jeremy's style. Jeremy asked a series of hard-hitting political questions
prep
(=excepting) sauf
all bar one tous sauf un
→ To all bar one of them, it seemed a perfect solution
bar none sans exception
→ He is the fastest sprinter in the world, bar none.
modif
(=pub)
[staff, owner, manager] du bar a bar job un boulot dans un bar → I got a bar job to support myself. → He doesn't earn much. He only has a bar job. bar staff serveurs mpl (dans un bar) → I like this nightclub because the bar staff are really friendly. →
bar food →
bar meal →
bar-stool
Bar
n (LAW)
the Bar
(=profession) le barreau m
→ Robert was planning to read for the Bar.
to be called to the Bar être admis (e) au barreau, être inscrit (e) au barreau
→ He was called to the Bar in 1948.
bar billiards
n (British) billard joué à l'aide de queues courtes et où des pièces de bois sont placées devant les trous billard joué à l'aide de queues courtes et où des pièces de bois sont placées devant les trous
Bar-B-Q
n abbr ( barbecue)
bar chart
n diagramme m en bâtons
bar code
n code m à barres
bar food
n
(=pub food) cuisine f de brasserie
→ The Red Lion has decent bar food.
bar graph (US)
n graphique m en barres
bar meal
n repas m de bistrot
to go for a bar meal aller manger au bistrot
bar mitzvah
n bar-mitsva f , bar-mitsvah f
bar-stool , barstool
n tabouret m de bar
→ She fell off a bar stool when she was drunk.
breakfast bar
n bar m de cuisine
bull bar
n pare-buffle(s) m
burger bar
n fast-food m (où l'on sert des hamburgers)
café bar , cafe bar
n bar m
candy bar
n (US) barre f chocolatée
chocolate bar
n barre f de chocolat, barre f au chocolat
cocktail bar
n bar m à cocktails
→ We went for a drink to a cocktail bar.
→ ... the hotel's cocktail bar.
coffee bar
n (British) café m
energy bar
n
(=food) barre f énergétique
heel-bar
n talon-minute m
lounge bar
n
[+pub] ~salon m
public bar
n (British) bar m
roll bar
n arceau m de sécurité
salad bar
n (in restaurant, canteen)
buffet m de crudités
sandwich bar
n sandwicherie f
scroll bar (COMPUTING)
n barre m de défilement
singles bar
n bar m pour célibataires
snack bar
n snack(-bar) m
space bar
n (on keyboard)
barre f d'espacement
sushi bar
n bar m à sushis
T-bar
n
(=lift) pioches fpl
tow bar
n barre f de remorquage
wine bar
n bar m à vins