barrer
French → English
(action) to block: to obstruct a path, road, or passage with a physical barrier.
Les autorités ont dû barrer l'avenue principale à cause d'une importante fuite de gaz.
(English) The authorities had to block the main avenue because of a major gas leak.
Une masse nuageuse très sombre barrait la route aux pilotes qui devaient atterrir d'urgence.
(English) A very dark mass of clouds was blocking the route for the pilots who had to land urgently.
(maritime) to steer: to control the direction of a vessel using a tiller, wheel, or rudder.
Le capitaine a passé toute la nuit à barrer le navire pour éviter les récifs dangereux.
(English) The captain spent the whole night steering the ship to avoid dangerous reefs.
Il a appris à barrer un voilier dès son plus jeune âge sur les côtes de Bretagne.
(English) He learned how to steer a sailing boat from a very young age on the coasts of Brittany.
(writing) to cross out: to draw a line through written text to indicate it should be ignored or deleted.
Il faut barrer ces deux lignes inutiles dans le contrat avant de le signer officiellement.
(English) Those two useless lines in the contract must be crossed out before officially signing it.
Le comptable a dû barrer l'article erroné pour corriger le bilan financier de l'entreprise.
(English) The accountant had to cross out the incorrect item to correct the company's financial balance.
Entry ID: fr:en:barrer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary