barracks

UK
/ˈbær.əks/
US
/ˈbɛr.əks/
barracksnoun
barracks
pl
Plural-in-form noun that may take singular or plural agreement.
Translations
After lights-out, the cadets had to stay inside the barracks.
Après l’extinction des feux, les cadets devaient rester dans la caserne.
Additional translations
casernePar extension, pour un grand bâtiment austère ou peu attrayant.
Definitions
A building or group of buildings where soldiers live and sleep.
After lights-out, the cadets had to stay inside the barracks.
Any large, plain, and often unattractive building resembling military housing.
The new student dormitory was criticized as an ugly concrete barracks.
barracknoun

barracks

pl

barracks
pl
UK
/ˈbær.ək/
US
/ˈbɛr.ək/
Translations
baraquementLogement provisoire ou sommaire.
The workers were provided with barracks near the construction site.
Les ouvriers ont été logés dans des baraquements près du chantier.
caserneLogement militaire.
The soldiers returned to their barracks after the training exercise.
Les soldats sont retournés à leur caserne après l'exercice d'entraînement.
Definitions
A building or group of buildings used to house soldiers.
The soldiers returned to their barracks after the training exercise.
Temporary accommodations or housing, often of a simple or makeshift nature.
The workers were provided with barracks near the construction site.
barrackverb

barracks

barracked
Past Simple
barracked
Past Participle
barracking
ing-form
UK
/ˈbær.ək/
US
/ˈbær.ək/
Translations
encouragerSurtout en parlant d’un public ou de supporters.
The fans barracked for their team throughout the entire match.
Les supporters ont encouragé leur équipe pendant tout le match.
huerExprime une désapprobation bruyante.
The audience began to barrack the speaker when he made an unpopular statement.
Le public a commencé à huer l'orateur lorsqu'il a tenu un propos impopulaire.
Definitions
To shout loudly in support of a team or player.
The fans barracked for their team throughout the entire match.
To jeer or shout at someone in a way that shows disapproval.
The audience began to barrack the speaker when he made an unpopular statement.
barrackadjective
Definitions
Relating to or suitable for soldiers' quarters; characteristic of a barracks.
The recruits were assigned to barrack rooms furnished with simple wooden bunks.