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barre

also bar  (bär)
n.
1. A handrail fixed to a wall, as in a dance studio, used by ballet dancers as a support in certain exercises.
2. A fingering technique used with fretted stringed instruments in which a finger is laid across the fretboard to stop all or several strings at once.

[French, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *barra, of Gaulish origin.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

barre

(bar)
n
(Ballet) a rail at hip height used for ballet practice and leg exercises
[literally: bar]

barré

(ˈbæreɪ)
n
1. (Music, other) the act of laying the index finger over some or all of the strings of a guitar, lute, or similar instrument, so that the pitch of each stopped string is simultaneously raised. Compare capo1
2. (Music, other) the playing of chords in this manner
vb
(Music, other) to execute (chords) in this manner
adv
(Music, other) by using the barré
[C19: from French, from barrer bar1]
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barre

(bɑr)

n.
a handrail placed along a wall at hip height, used by a ballet dancer to maintain balance during practice.
Also bar.
[1935–40]
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barre


Past participle: barréed
Gerund: barréing

Imperative
barre
barre
Present
I barre
you barre
he/she/it barrés
we barre
you barre
they barre
Preterite
I barréed
you barréed
he/she/it barréed
we barréed
you barréed
they barréed
Present Continuous
I am barréing
you are barréing
he/she/it is barréing
we are barréing
you are barréing
they are barréing
Present Perfect
I have barréed
you have barréed
he/she/it has barréed
we have barréed
you have barréed
they have barréed
Past Continuous
I was barréing
you were barréing
he/she/it was barréing
we were barréing
you were barréing
they were barréing
Past Perfect
I had barréed
you had barréed
he/she/it had barréed
we had barréed
you had barréed
they had barréed
Future
I will barre
you will barre
he/she/it will barre
we will barre
you will barre
they will barre
Future Perfect
I will have barréed
you will have barréed
he/she/it will have barréed
we will have barréed
you will have barréed
they will have barréed
Future Continuous
I will be barréing
you will be barréing
he/she/it will be barréing
we will be barréing
you will be barréing
they will be barréing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been barréing
you have been barréing
he/she/it has been barréing
we have been barréing
you have been barréing
they have been barréing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been barréing
you will have been barréing
he/she/it will have been barréing
we will have been barréing
you will have been barréing
they will have been barréing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been barréing
you had been barréing
he/she/it had been barréing
we had been barréing
you had been barréing
they had been barréing
Conditional
I would barre
you would barre
he/she/it would barre
we would barre
you would barre
they would barre
Past Conditional
I would have barréed
you would have barréed
he/she/it would have barréed
we would have barréed
you would have barréed
they would have barréed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

barre

A wooden bar just above hip height to give hand support for ballet class exercises.
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Translations

barre

n (Ballet) → Stange f; at the barrean der Stange
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