barrier

1. A structure that bars passage.

   The bus went through a railway barrier and was hit by a train.

   The bomber had passed through one checkpoint before blowing himself up at a second barrier.

   Sperre, Schranke, Schlagbaum

   барье́рbarʹjér, шлагба́умšlagbáum

   бар'є́рbarʺjér, шлагба́умšlahbáum

2. An obstacle or impediment.

   Even a small fee can be a barrier for some students.

   Barriere, Hindernis, Hürde

   барье́рbarʹjér, препя́тствиеprepjátstvije, прегра́даpregráda

   бар'є́рbarʺjér, перешко́даpereškóda, перепо́наperepóna

3. A boundary or limit.

   Few marathon runners break the three-hour time barrier.

   Grenze

   преде́лpredél, грани́цаgraníca, лими́тlimít

   лімі́тlimít, межа́mežá

4. A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.

5. A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.

6. (historical)The lists in a tournament.

7. (historical, in the plural)A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.

1. We must work hard to break down social barriers.

   deWir müssen hart arbeiten, um gesellschaftliche Barrieren niederzureißen. — Lars224

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2. As a citizen of the world, I know ways of overcoming cultural barriers.

   ruКак гражданин мира, я знаю способы преодоления культурных барьеров. — odexed

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3. Let's tear down these barriers.

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4. Show your ticket at the barrier.

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5. Age is no barrier to romance.

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