barring

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

Verb

barring

1. present participle of bar

Noun

barring (plural barrings)

1. (collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
2. The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
3. The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
4. (mining) Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
5. (sewing) The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.

   Synonym: tacking

Translations

exclusion

• Bulgarian: изключване (bg) (izključvane)
• Finnish: sulkeminen pois

Preposition

barring

1. Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.

   Barring any further red tape, we will finally be able to open the restaurant.

   Barring any sudden storms, the plane should arrive on time.

Synonyms

• apart from, except for, save for; see also Thesaurus:except

Translations

excepting

• Arabic: إِلَا‎ (ar) (ʾilā)

  Egyptian Arabic: إلا‎ (ʾelaa)

• Bulgarian: освен (bg) (osven), с изключение на (s izključenie na)
• Dutch: behoudens (nl)
• Finnish: lukuun ottamatta (fi)
• Italian: eccetto (it)

• Norwegian: bortsett fra
• Portuguese: salvo (pt)
• Swedish: bortsett från
• Turkish: başka (tr), dışında (tr), gayrı (tr), hâricinde

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Portuguese: salvo, exceto (pt), excetuando-se.