barn

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɑːrn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɑrn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bärn)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
barn n (farm building) (para granos)granero nm
  (para ganado)establo nm
 Farms in the United States often feature bright red barns.
 En Estados Unidos las granjas a menudo tienen graneros de color rojo vivo.
barn n (big storage building) (para vehículos)cochera nf
  almacén nm
 Michael's parents keep their camper in a barn on their property.
 Los padres de Michael guardan la autocaravana en una cochera dentro de su propiedad.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
barn n (large unattractive building) (casa vieja)caserón nm
  (coloquial)pajarera nf
  (AR, coloquial)mazacote nm
 The city is going to tear down that old barn on the outskirts of town.
 El ayuntamiento va a derribar ese viejo caserón de las afueras.
barn n (nuclear cross section unit)barnio nm
  (voz inglesa)barn nm
 The cross-section for a reaction in nuclear physics is measured in barns.
 La muestra de una reacción en física nuclear se mide en barnios.
barn n as adj (raised, cultivated in barns)de granja loc adj
  de granero loc adj
 Fresh barn eggs are available at the farmers' market every Saturday.
 En el mercado local se venden todos los sábados huevos frescos de granja.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
barn burner,
barnburner,
barn-burner n		 US, informal ([sth] exciting or impressive) (figurado)final en llamas expr
barn conversion n (outhouse modified for habitation)granero convertido en casa nm
 It's hard to believe that this magnificent house was a barn conversion.
barn dance n (square dancing event) (AR)peña nf
  baile popular nm + adj
  baile folclórico nm + adj
 The town puts on a barn dance every summer, with a community picnic and a bake sale.
barn dance vi (do square dancing)bailar música popular loc verb
  bailar música folclórica loc verb
  bailar baile campesino loc verb
 Let's go barn dance.
barn door n (door of a farm building)puerta de establo, puerta de granero, puerta del establo, puerta del granero grupo nom
 Buying an alarm system after you've been burgled is a lot like closing the barn door after the horses are out.
barn owl n (bird: nests in barns)lechuza nf
  lechuza común loc nom f
  lechuza de campanario loc nom f
 Barn owls are easily recognizable by their heart-shaped faces, but are rarely seen in the U.S.
barn raising (construction party)construcción colectiva de graneros loc nom f
barn swallow n (bird: common swallow)golondrina común loc nom f
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted,
shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted n		 figurative, informal (acting too late) (AR, coloquial)tarde piaste expr
 Tony's debts are huge now; buying a few items second-hand seems like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted.
 Las deudas de Tom son enormes, tarde piaste para andar comprando artículos de segunda mano ahora.
dairy barn n (for cows) (AR)tambo nm
 The dairy barn was modern and the milking process was almost fully automated.
  (CL)galpón de ordeña nm
horse barn n (stable)establo nm
 The horse barn was large--it held eight horses and their tack.
 El establo era grande, tenía ocho caballos y sus arreos.
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'barn' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bail - farmyard - hayloft - haymow - square dance - square dancing
Spanish:
granero - dormidero - galpón - troj - troja - troje - establo - a buena hora, mangas verdes - a buenas horas mangas verdes - cilla - lechuza - tecolote

Collocations: this is barn country, a barn [owl, cat], open the barn door, more...

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