barn
gb/bˈɑɹn/ us/bˈɑɹn/
A2
Inglese
~ 9000
pajta, istálló, hodály, barn
SOSTANTIVO
A2
1
Schema d'uso:
a [adjective] barn on [a farm]
They keep the cows in a large barn at the back of the farm.
A teheneket a gazdaság hátsó részén lévő nagy istállóban tartják.
We spent the afternoon stacking hay bales in the barn.
A délutánt azzal töltöttük, hogy szénabálákat pakoltunk a pajtában.
During the storm, the farmer moved all the equipment into the barn.
An old red barn stood in the middle of the field.
The wedding reception was held in a converted barn.
Esempi per chi studia
The horses sleep in the barn at night.
A lovak éjszaka az istállóban alszanak.
There is a big red barn near my house.
Van egy nagy piros pajta a házam közelében.
They put the new tractor in the barn.
We saw many cows inside the barn.
The farmer closed the barn door.
Errore comune:
Learners sometimes confuse 'barn' with 'stable'. A 'barn' is a general farm building that can hold animals, crops, and machines, while a 'stable' is mainly for horses.
Significato
Farm building for animals or crops
Collocazioni
old barn
|red barn
|dairy barn
|barn door
|inside the barn
|barn roof
Sinonimi
farm building (General term; does not specifically suggest animals or storage together the way 'barn' often does.)
|
stable (Usually for horses only, while a barn can hold many types of animals and equipment.)
|
shed (Suggests a smaller, simpler building; a barn is usually larger and more central to the farm.)
Contrari
open field (Opposite in that it is outdoors with no covered shelter for animals, crops, or equipment.)
Temi
agriculture
|buildings
|rural life
|work
|nature
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A big farm building where animals, crops, or machines are kept.
A large farm building used for housing animals, storing crops like hay or grain, and keeping farm machinery or supplies.
SOSTANTIVO
B2
2
hodály
B2
Schema d'uso:
a barn of a [building/room]
They turned that great barn of a warehouse into a music venue.
Azt a hatalmas, hodályszerű raktárt koncerthelyszínné alakították.
The living room was a barn of a space with high ceilings and bare walls.
A nappali egy hodálynyi tér volt, magas mennyezettel és csupasz falakkal.
He worked in a barn of an office, with only a few desks scattered around.
The school gym is a real barn of a building, cold in winter and boiling in summer.
It was a barn of a hall, and the tiny audience looked lost in it.
Esempi per chi studia
Their new living room is a barn of a room.
Az új nappalijuk kész hodály.
He rents a barn of an office in an old factory.
Egy régi gyárban bérel egy hodálynyi irodát.
The party was in a barn of a hall with very high walls.
They practice basketball in a barn of a gym.
To me, the house feels like a barn of a place.
Errore comune:
Learners may think this always means a real farm building. In this sense, 'barn' is used metaphorically to describe any large, plain, often empty building or room.
Significato
Very large, plain building or room
Collocazioni
a great barn of a place
|a barn of a hall
|a barn of a house
|huge barn of a warehouse
Sinonimi
warehouse (Also a large building, but focuses on storage rather than the awkwardly big, empty feeling.)
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hangar (Refers specifically to aircraft storage; 'barn' here is more metaphorical and about size and plainness.)
Contrari
cozy room (Emphasizes warmth and comfort, the opposite feeling of a cold, oversized 'barn' of a room.)
Temi
buildings
|descriptions
|housing
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
A very big, simple building or room that feels too large or empty.
A very large, usually plain and echoing building or room, especially one that feels too big or empty for its purpose.
SOSTANTIVO
C1
TECHNICAL
3
barn
C2
Schema d'uso:
[measurement] barns
The neutron capture cross section is about one barn at this energy.
A neutronbefogási hatáskeresztmetszet ezen az energián körülbelül egy barn.
Reaction probabilities are often given in units of barns or millibarns.
A reakcióvalószínűségeket gyakran barnban vagy millibarnban adják meg.
In nuclear physics, a barn represents 10⁻²⁸ square meters of effective area.
They reported a scattering cross section of several hundred barns.
At low energies, the cross section can reach thousands of barns.
Esempi per chi studia
In nuclear physics, area is sometimes measured in barns.
A magfizikában a területet néha barnban mérik.
One barn is a very, very small area.
Egy barn nagyon-nagyon kicsi területnek felel meg.
The scientist wrote that the cross section was two barns.
The table shows the values in barns and millibarns.
Students learn that a barn is 10 to the minus 28 square meters.
Errore comune:
Learners may think this has something to do with farms because of the everyday meaning of 'barn'. In physics, it is only a name for a very small unit of area and is not related to buildings.
Significato
Physics unit of nuclear area
Collocazioni
measured in barns
|cross section in barns
|a few barns
|millibarn
|microbarn
Sinonimi
unit of area (General description; lacks the specific size and nuclear-physics context of 'barn'.)
Contrari
square meter (A standard SI unit; contrasts with the much smaller, specialized 'barn' used only in nuclear physics.)
Temi
science
|physics
Definizione
A very small unit for area in nuclear physics, used to say how big a nucleus or particle looks when another particle hits it.
A unit of area equal to 10⁻²⁸ square meters, used in nuclear and particle physics to express the effective cross-sectional area of atomic nuclei and particles.
Grammatica
Forma base
barn
IPA
GB/bˈɑɹn/
US/bˈɑɹn/
Sillabe e accento
barn (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (barn)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: barn
- Plural: barns
Famiglia di parole
Forms
barns
noun
Related words
barnyard
noun
Espressioni
barn burner
1/bˈɑɹn bˈɚnɚ/
idiom
informal
Very exciting event or game
A very exciting game, race, or other event, usually because it is very close or intense.
Esempi
- The game turned into a real barn burner in the final quarter.
- Commentators called it a barn burner after three lead changes in the last minute.
- The election was a barn burner, with both candidates neck and neck until the end.
barn dance
1/bˈɑɹn dˈæns/
fixed phrase
Social dance in a barn
A social dance party, often with country or folk music, usually held in a barn or a place like a barn.
Esempi
- They met at a barn dance in the countryside.
- The festival ended with a lively barn dance and live folk music.
- Every summer the town organizes a barn dance to raise money for charity.
big as a barn
1/bˈɪɡ ˈæz ə bˈɑɹn/
idiom
informal
Extremely large in size
Very large in size, often used in a joking or unkind way.
Esempi
- That truck is big as a barn.
- The dog used to be tiny, but now he's big as a barn.
- He felt big as a barn in his tight new suit.
born in a barn
1/bˈɔɹn ˈɪn ə bˈɑɹn/
idiom
informal
Have very bad manners
To seem to have very bad manners, for example leaving doors open or making a mess.
Esempi
- He eats with his mouth open like he was born in a barn.
- Close the door; you act like you were born in a barn.
- My grandma used to say I must have been born in a barn whenever I left muddy shoes in the hallway.
couldn't hit the broad side of a barn
1/kˈʊdənt hˈɪt ðə bɹˈɔd sˈaɪd əv ə bˈɑɹn/
idiom
informal
Be very bad at aiming
To be very bad at hitting a target, especially in sports or shooting.
Esempi
- When it comes to basketball, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.
- The rookie pitcher couldn't hit the broad side of a barn that night.
- He joked that their strikers couldn't hit the broad side of a barn in the first half.
like shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted
1/lˈaɪk ʃˈʌtɪŋ ðə bˈɑɹn dˈɔɹ ˈæftɚ ðə hˈɔɹs hˈæz bˈoʊltɪd/
idiom
informal
Taking action too late
To do something to stop a problem, but only after the problem has already happened, so it is too late.
Esempi
- Adding security cameras now is like shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted.
- Apologizing after months of silence felt like closing the barn door after the horse had bolted.
- New rules after the scandal seemed like shutting the barn door after the horse has bolted.
were you born in a barn?
1/wɚ jˈu bˈɔɹn ˈɪn ə bˈɑɹn ‖/
idiom
informal
Rebuke someone for bad manners
Something you say to someone, often joking, when they leave a door open or do something rude or messy.
Esempi
- "Were you born in a barn?" his mom shouted when he walked in and left the door wide open.
- Dad called from the kitchen, "Hey, were you born in a barn? Close the fridge!"
- She laughed and said, "Were you born in a barn?" when he tracked mud across the clean floor.