Barres

/bæˈreɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of barre, referring to horizontal bars used in ballet practice to help dancers maintain balance and posture.

Etymology

From French 'barre' meaning 'bar,' derived from Late Latin 'barra.' The term entered English through the vocabulary of classical ballet in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

Ballet dancers spend countless hours gripping these bars, and the barre is so fundamental to training that entire fitness classes are now named after it—barre classes have become a major workout trend even for people who've never done ballet!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
penghalang
pen-ga-lang
ARالعربية
حواجز
ḥawājaz
BNবাংলা
বাধা
ba-dha
CACatalà
barreres
ba-re-res
CSČeština
bariéry
ba-rie-ry
DADansk
barrierer
ba-ri-er-er
DEDeutsch
Barrieren
ba-rie-ren
ELΕλληνικά
bariέρες
ba-ri-eres
ESEspañol
barreras
ba-rre-ras
FAفارسی
موانع
mo-a-ne
FISuomi
esteet
es-tee-t
FRFrançais
barrières
ba-ree-ers
GUGU
વડો
va-do
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
מכשולים
mek-sho-lim
HIहिन्दी
बाधाएँ
ba-dha-aen
HUMagyar
gát
gat
IDBahasa Indonesia
hambatan
ham-ba-tan
IGIG
n'eke
ne-ke
ITItaliano
barriere
ba-ree-e
JA日本語
バーリア
baa-ria
KKKK
өнім
ö-nim
KMKM
បារ
ba-ar
KO한국어
장애물
jang-ae-mul
MRMR
बाधा
ba-dha
MSBahasa Melayu
halangan
ha-la-ngan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင်း
kya-ng
NLNederlands
barrières
ba-ree-ers
NONorsk
barrierer
ba-ri-er-er
PAPA
ja-ar
PLPolski
bariery
ba-rie-ry
PTPortuguês
barreiras
ba-rei-ras
RORomână
bariere
ba-rie-re
RUРусский
барьеры
bar-ye-ry
SVSvenska
barriärer
ba-ri-er
SWKiswahili
vizu
vi-zu
TAதமிழ்
கட்டுப்பாடு
kat-tu-paadu
TEతెలుగు
బాధ్యత
ba-dhya-ta
THไทย
อุปสรรค
up-sarn-k
TLTL
hadlang
ha-dlang
TRTürkçe
bariyerler
ba-ri-yer-ler
UKУкраїнська
bariєри
ba-rie-ry
URاردو
باریئ
ba-ri-e
VITiếng Việt
rào cản
rao-can
YOYO
iṣẹ́
i-she
ZH中文
障碍
zhàngài
ZUZU
amandla
a-man-dla

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