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barrow

UK
/ˈbærəʊ/
US
/ˈbɛroʊ/
barrownoun
barrows
pl
UK
/ˈbærəʊ/
US
/ˈbɛroʊ/
Translations
tumulusEn archéologie et en histoire ancienne.
The archaeologists discovered a barrow that dated back to the Bronze Age.
Les archéologues ont découvert un tumulus datant de l’âge du bronze.
porc châtréTerme d’élevage.
The farmer separated the barrow from the breeding sows.
L’éleveur a séparé le porc châtré des truies reproductrices.
brouetteQuand il s’agit d’un véhicule à une roue pour transporter des charges.
He filled the barrow with soil.
Il a rempli la brouette de terre.
Additional translations
charrette à brasPour un petit chariot manuel, notamment chez les marchands ambulants.
Definitions
A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site, often from ancient times.
The archaeologists discovered a barrow that dated back to the Bronze Age.
A hand-propelled cart used for carrying loads, such as a wheelbarrow or a street vendor’s pushcart.
The costermonger wheeled his barrow through the market square.
A castrated male pig.
The farmer separated the barrow from the breeding sows.
Synonyms
tumulus
burial mound
grave
hill
mound
barrowadjective
UK
/ˈbærəʊ/
US
/ˈbæroʊ/
Used attributively, especially in the collocation “barrow pig”, meaning ‘relating to a castrated male pig’
Translations
de porc châtréEmploi zoologique, rare et technique.
Barrow pork tends to be leaner than that from entire boars.
La viande de porc châtré est généralement plus maigre que celle des verrats entiers.
Definitions
Relating to or characteristic of a barrow (castrated male pig).
Barrow pork tends to be leaner than that from entire boars.
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