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barrio

/ˈbarjo/, [ˈba.rjo]

neighborhood, quarter

Noun barrio m (plural barrios)

  1. neighbourhood
    un barrio de clase media
    a middle-class neighborhood
  2. (Mexico) any neighbourhood of the original or ancient part of a city (usually excluding new growths after 30s, 40s or 50s, depending on the state or city)
  3. (Venezuela, Dominican Republic) slum

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Nuestra escuela está en un buen barrio.

    Our school is in a good neighbourhood.

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  • María vive en un barrio de clase media.

    Maria lives in a middle class neighborhood.

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  • Tengo que recorrer todo el camino desde un barrio lejano.

    I have to commute all the way from a distant suburb.

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  • No conozco muy bien este barrio.

    I don't know this neighborhood too well.

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  • Soy un cliente habitual en un restaurante en este barrio. Vamos a comer hoy ahí.

    I'm a regular at a restaurant in this neighborhood. Let's have lunch there today.

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  • Se dice que los plateros de aquel barrio comían plata debido a la pobreza extrema.

    It is said that the silversmiths of that town ate silver due to extreme poverty.

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  • No puedo estacionar mi auto en este barrio. Hay muchos delincuentes aquí.

    I cannot park my car in this neighborhood. There are a lot of thieves here.

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  • Recibí un llamada con la noticia, y de un momento a otro, todo el barrio ya lo sabía.

    I got a call about the news, then all of the sudden the entire neighborhood knew about it.

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  • Hay una tienda de cebos en mi barrio.

    There's a bait shop in my neighborhood.

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  • No dejo las puertas abiertas porque hay animales en mi barrio.

    I don't leave the doors open, because there are animals in my neighborhood.

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