handlebars

handlebar

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USAGE NOTE

The words "handlebar" and "handlebars" can be used interchangeably in English to refer to the part of a bicycle or motorcycle.

handlebar(

hahn

duhl

bar

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (general)

a. el manubrio

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

He fitted raised handlebars to his motorbike.Colocó un manubrio elevado en su moto.

b. el manillar

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(River Plate)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Adjust the handlebar and seat carefully so that you get a comfortable riding position.Ajusta el manillar y el asiento con cuidado para conseguir una posición cómoda cuando vas en la bici.

handlebars

[ˈhændəlbɑːz]

plural noun

1. manillar (m) (of bicycle, motorbike)manubrio (m) (Am)

handlebar [ˈhændlbɑːʳ]

noun

manillar (m); manubrio (m);handlebars manillar (m); manubrio (m);

modifier

handlebar moustache (n) bigote (m) Dalí or daliniano

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