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bar·ring

 (bär′ĭng)
prep.
Apart from the occurrence of; excepting: Barring strong headwinds, the plane will arrive on schedule.
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barring

(ˈbɑːrɪŋ)
prep
unless (something) occurs; except for: barring rain, the match will be held tomorrow.
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bar•ring

(ˈbɑr ɪŋ)

prep.
excepting; except for.
[1475–85]
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Barring

 bars collectively, i.e., decorative bars or stripes.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.barring - the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
blackball
expulsion, riddance, ejection, exclusion - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
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barring

preposition except for, saving, bar, excepting, apart from, but for, other than, excluding, besides, omitting, save for (archaic), exclusive of, if there is or are no Barring accidents, I believe they will succeed.
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Translations

barring

[ˈbɑːrɪŋ] PREP → excepto, salvo
we shall be there barring accidents → iremos a menos que suceda algo imprevisto
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barring

[ˈbɑːrɪŋ] prep → sauf
barring accidents ... → sauf accident ...
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barring

prep barring accidents → falls nichts passiert; barring one → außer einem
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