bárbaro

adj.

1 barbarian, barbarous, barbaric, beast-like.

2 super.

3 non-Greco-Roman.

intj.

super.

m.

barbarian, philistine, chuff, savage.

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bárbaro

► adjetivo

1 HISTORIA barbarian

2 (cruel) barbaric, savage, cruel

3 (temerario) daring

4 familiar (grande) enormous, tremendous

5 familiar (espléndido) fantastic, terrific

■ nos dieron una comida bárbara they gave us a fantastic lunch

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 HISTORIA barbarian

► adverbio bárbaro

1

■ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a great time

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bárbaro

► adverbio

1

■ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a great time

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1. (f. - bárbara)

noun m.

barbarian

2. (f. - bárbara)

adj.

1) barbarian, uncivilized

2) fantastic

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bárbaro, -a

1. ADJ

1) ( Hist) barbarian

2) (=cruel) barbarous, cruel; (=espantoso) awful, frightful

3) (=grosero) rough, uncouth; (=inculto) ignorant

4) * (=increíble) tremendous *, smashing *

un éxito bárbaro — a tremendous o smashing success *

es un tío bárbaro — he's a great o fantastic guy *

hace un frío bárbaro — it's freezing

¡qué bárbaro! — (=estupendo) great!, terrific!; (=horrible) how awful!

2.

ADV * (=estupendamente) brilliantly

lo pasamos bárbaro — we had a tremendous time *

canta bárbaro — she signs brilliantly, she's a terrific singer

3.

EXCL Cono Sur * fine!, OK! *

4. SM / F

1) ( Hist) barbarian

2) (=bruto) uncouth person

conduce como un bárbaro — he drives like a madman

gritó como un bárbaro — he gave a tremendous shout, he shouted like mad

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I

-ra adjetivo

1) (Hist) barbarian

2)

a) (imprudente)

no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there

b) (bruto)

el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar — the brute made her cry

no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him

3) (fam) (como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantastic

tengo un hambre bárbara — I'm starving

II

adverbio (fam)

lo pasamos bárbaro — we had a fantastic time (colloq)

III

-ra masculino, femenino

1) (Hist) Barbarian

2) (fam) (bruto) lout, thug

esos bárbaros me la destrozaron — those louts ruined it

esos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows

comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse

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² = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.

Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.

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I

-ra adjetivo

1) (Hist) barbarian

2)

a) (imprudente)

no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí — don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there

b) (bruto)

el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar — the brute made her cry

no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas — don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him

3) (fam) (como intensificador) <casa/coche> fantastic

tengo un hambre bárbara — I'm starving

II

adverbio (fam)

lo pasamos bárbaro — we had a fantastic time (colloq)

III

-ra masculino, femenino

1) (Hist) Barbarian

2) (fam) (bruto) lout, thug

esos bárbaros me la destrozaron — those louts ruined it

esos bárbaros me rompieron los vidrios del coche — those vandals o thugs smashed my car windows

comer como un bárbaro — (fam) to eat like a horse

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bárbaro¹

¹ = savage, barbarian.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.

bárbaro³

³ = great, swell.

Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.

Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.

² = barbaric, philistine, barbarous, barbarian.

Nota: Adjetivo.

Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.

Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.

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bárbaro¹ -ra

adjective

A (Hist) barbarian

B

1

(imprudente): no seas bárbaro, no te tires de ahí don't be an idiot o don't be so stupid, don't try jumping off there

2

(animal): el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar the brute made her cry

no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass/cruel, don't tell him

C (fam)

1

(como intensificador): tengo un hambre bárbara/un sueño bárbaro I'm starving/absolutely bushed o (BrE) whacked (colloq), I'm incredibly hungry/tired (colloq)

hace un frío/calor bárbaro it's freezing (cold)/boiling (hot) (colloq), it's incredibly cold/hot (colloq)

2 (estupendo, magnífico) super (colloq), fantastic (colloq)

¿te parece bien? — ¡bárbaro! do you think it's a good idea? — fantastic! (colloq)

bárbaro²

adverb

(fam):

lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time (colloq)

me viene bárbaro it's super!, it's just what I needed!

bárbaro³ -ra

masculine, feminine

A (Hist) Barbarian

los bárbaros the Barbarians

B (fam)

(bruto): estos bárbaros me destrozaron la alfombra these louts ruined my carpet

esos hinchas de fútbol son unos bárbaros those football fans behave like animals o are just a bunch of thugs

esos bárbaros me han roto los cristales del coche those vandals o thugs have smashed my car windows

comer como un bárbaro (fam); to eat like a horse

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bárbaro 1

◊ -ra adjetivo

1 (Hist) barbarian
2 (bruto):

◊ el muy bárbaro la hizo llorar the brute made her cry;

no seas bárbaro, no se lo digas don't be crass o cruel, don't tell him
3 (fam) (como intensificador) ‹casa/coche› fantastic;

◊ tengo un hambre bárbara I'm starving

bárbaro 2 adverbio (fam):

◊ lo pasamos bárbaro we had a fantastic time (colloq)

bárbaro 3 -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Hist) Barbarian
2 (fam) (bruto) lout, thug
bárbaro,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cruel, despiadado) barbaric: fue un castigo bárbaro, it was a barbaric punishment
2 (incivilizado, rudo) barbarous
3 fam (en mucha cantidad) massive: tengo un cansancio bárbaro, I'm absolutely exhausted
4 fam (fenomenal, maravilloso) fantastic, terrific
5 Hist barbarian
II m,f Hist barbarian
'bárbaro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
English:
barbarian
- barbaric
- boor
- boorish
- yahoo
- swell

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bárbaro, -a

♦ adj

1. Hist barbarian

2. [cruel] barbaric, cruel

3. [bruto] uncouth, coarse;

no seas bárbaro, desconecta primero el enchufe don't be such an idiot, take the plug out first

4. Fam [excelente] fantastic, great;

su último disco es bárbaro her latest record is fantastic o great;

con esa falda estás bárbara you look fantastic o great in that skirt;

es una persona bárbara she's a wonderful person;

conseguí las entradas – ¡bárbaro! I got the tickets – great o fantastic!

5. Fam [como intensificador]

hacía un frío bárbaro it was dead cold;

tengo una sed bárbara I'm dead thirsty

♦ nm,f

1. Hist barbarian;

los bárbaros the barbarians

2. [persona bruta] brute, animal;

el bárbaro de su marido le pega her brute of a husband beats her;

unos bárbaros destrozaron la cabina telefónica some animals o Br yobs destroyed the phone Br box o US booth

♦ adv

Fam [magníficamente]

pasarlo bárbaro to have a wild time

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bárbaro

I adj fam

tremendous, awesome fam ;

¡qué bárbaro! amazing!, wicked! fam ;

lo pasamos bárbaro fam we had a whale of a time

II m, bárbara f fam

punk fam

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bárbaro adv, fam : wildly

anoche lo pasamos bárbaro: we had a wild time last night

bárbaro, -ra adj

1) : barbarous, wild, uncivilized

2) fam : great, fantastic

bárbaro, -ra n

: barbarian

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bárbaro adj

1. (violento) brutal / violent

algunos hinchas bárbaros empezaron a lanzar botellas some violent fans began throwing bottles

2. (estupendo) fantastic / terrific

un concierto bárbaro a fantastic concert