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bar

noun A2
1

bar

a place where people buy and drink drinks

We met at a small bar near the beach.

  • The hotel has a bar on the top floor.
2

kalıp, çubuk

a long, narrow piece of something hard, such as chocolate or metal

He ate a bar of chocolate.

  • There were iron bars on the windows.

bar

verb B2
1

engellemek, yasaklamak

to prevent someone from doing something or to prohibit the use of something

The teacher barred the students from leaving the classroom early.

  • Local authorities barred the road due to a landslide.
  • The new regulation bars manufacturers from using harmful chemicals.
  • International treaties may bar nations from developing certain types of weapons.
  • bar entry · girişe izin vermemek The security guard decided to bar entry after the fire alarm.
  • bar access · erişimi engellemek The new policy will bar access to the restricted files.
  • bar sb from doing sth The court barred the company from dumping waste into the river.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: preventprohibit

simpler: stop

opposite: allow

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