barrier Význam & definícia

Význam barrier v slovenčine

• 0 a long pole, fence, wall, or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people from going somewhere:

  • Barriers have been erected all along the route the Pope will take.

  • The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the disease.

  • Passengers are requested to show their tickets at the barrier.

• 1 anything that prevents people from being together or understanding each other:

  • Despite the language barrier (= not speaking the same language), they soon became good friends.

  • Shyness is one of the biggest barriers to making friends (= something that makes this difficult).

• 2 used to describe methods of preventing pregnancy that work by physically blocking sperm from coming into contact with an egg:

  • GPs tend to offer the basic options of pill, barrier methods or sterilization.

  • Barrier contraception has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission.

• 3 anything used or acting to block someone from going somewhere or from doing something, or to block something from happening:

  • The Secret Service erected concrete barriers around the White House.

  • Jackie Robinson was the African-American who succeeded in breaking major league baseball’s color barrier (= use of race to block something from happening).

• 4 something that prevents something else from happening or makes it more difficult:

  • barrier (to sth) In an ideal world, there would be no barriers to the free movement of people between countries.

• 5 something that keeps people or things apart:

  • The language barrier is less frightening in print than over the telephone.

  • barrier between sb/sth (and sb/sth) Lack of regular communication is named time and time again as the major barrier between management and employees.

• 6 a number or measurement that is considered to be important or hard to reach:

  • The average wage in Britain has broken the £20,000 barrier.

  • The Dow Jones broke the 10,000 barrier early in the day, but closed down 41.85 points at 9923.42.