barrage

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbærɑːʒ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/bəˈrɑʒ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bə räzh; esp. Brit. baräzh for 1, 2, 4, 5; bärij for 3)


Inflections of 'barrage' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
barrages
v 3rd person singular
barraging
v pres p
barraged
v past
barraged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
barrage n (burst of artillery fire)descarga nf
  cortina de fuego loc nom f
 The troops were caught in a sudden barrage of enemy fire.
 Las tropas quedaron atrapadas en descarga súbita de fuego enemigo.
a barrage of [sth] n figurative (torrent of: questions, abuse, etc.) (preguntas, críticas)un aluvión de algo loc nom m
  (preguntas, críticas)una lluvia de algo loc nom f
  (reproches, críticas)una andanada de algo loc nom f
 The suspect endured a barrage of questions during the investigation.
 El sospechoso recibió un aluvión de preguntas durante la investigación.
barrage n (dam)presa nf
  represa nf
  dique nm
 A new tidal barrage will be constructed next month.
 El mes próximo se construirá una nueva presa mareomotriz.
barrage [sb/sth] vtr (shoot artillery fire)bombardear vtr
  (persona)bombardear a vtr + prep
 Enemy fire barraged the scout party.
 El fuego enemigo bombardeó el grupo de reconocimiento.
barrage [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep figurative (subject to: questions, etc.)acosar con preguntas a loc verb
  bombardear a preguntas a loc verb
 The police barraged the child with questions about what he witnessed.
 La policía acosó con preguntas al niño sobre lo que había presenciado.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
barrage balloon (aircraft defense)globo de barrera nm + loc adj
  globo de protección nm + loc adj
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'barrage' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
hail - ply
Spanish:

Collocations: sustained a barrage of [missiles, bombs, rockets], launched a barrage of [gun, machine gun] fire, in a [rocket, artillery] barrage (on), more...

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