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/bar/

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Translation

bar, pub, cafe

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Word origin

Borrowed from English 'bar' (a drinking establishment), which goes back through Old French barre to Vulgar Latin barra ('bar, rod'). The same source gives English 'barrier' and 'barrel'.

Origin
English
Root
bar
English cognates
bar, barrier

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbares

Examples

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We meet at the usual bar at eight to have something before dinner.

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The bar on the corner has been open for more than fifty years on the same premises.

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After the match, everyone went to the bar to celebrate the victory.

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I worked in a bar throughout last summer.

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That bar serves the best food in the neighbourhood.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 10: bar, cenar, permiso and 7 more words.