barber
To cut the hair or beard ofTo cut the hair or beard of (a person).
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cut the hair or beard of (a person).
frisieren, Haare schneiden
perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of
(intransitive)(US, slang) To chatter, talk.
Examples
124 sentencesI met him at the barber's.
Я зустрів його у перукаря. — deniko
ruЯ встретил его у парикмахера. — Hellerick
deIch habe ihn beim Friseur getroffen. — Dejo
I have been to the barber's.
Я був у перукарні. — deniko
ruЯ был в парикмахерской. — sharptoothed
deIch war beim Friseur. — Esperantostern
I knew Tom wasn't a barber.
Я знав, що Том — не перукар. — deniko
I knew that Tom wasn't a barber.
Я знав, що Том — не перукар. — deniko
Is there a barber shop in the hotel?
Чи є в готелі перукарня? — deniko
ruЕсть ли парикмахерская в этом отеле? — Lenin_1917
deGibt es in dem Hotel einen Friseursalon? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
barbers, barbering, barbered, barberedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
6 patterns- was a barber
- to the barber
- become a barber
- a barber didn't
- barber shop
- a barber are
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.