heypolyglot
Italian

barra

/ˈbar.ra/noun · feminineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 6,411

Meaning

bar, rod, slash

  • a long, rigid piece of wood, metal, or other solid material
  • a slash symbol (/)
  • a helm or tiller used to steer a boat

In a sentence

Premi la barra spaziatrice per mettere in pausa il video.

Press the spacebar to pause the video.

La finestra era protetta da una solida barra metallica.

The window was protected by a solid metal bar.

Inserisci una barra tra il giorno e il mese.

Insert a slash between the day and the month.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
barrafeminine · singular
barrefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • In computing, 'barra spaziatrice' is spacebar, and 'barra delle applicazioni' is taskbar.

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