barricade [ˌbærɪˈkeɪd]
barricade
barricade(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (blockade)
a. la barricada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We put barricades around the building to prevent people from entering.Pusimos barricadas alrededor del edificio para impedir que la gente entrara.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to blockade)
a. cerrar con barricadas
The police barricaded the bank and surrounded it from all sides.La policía cerró el banco con barricadas y lo rodeó por todos lados.
3. (to lock oneself inside)
a. atrincherarse
We heard someone enter the house and barricaded ourselves in the basement.Oímos a alguien entrar en la casa y nos atrincheramos en el sótano.
barricadeNountransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la barricada(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (door, street)
a. poner barricadas en
she had barricaded herself into the roomse había atrincherado en su habitación
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