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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbarre transversale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bar transversale
"Le ballon a frappé la barre transversale pendant le match."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A horizontal bar that crosses between two vertical supports.
"The crossbar of the goalpost was struck by the ball during the match." - 2
In sports, the horizontal bar that forms the upper part of a goal.
"He scored a goal by hitting the ball just above the crossbar."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'crossbar' originates from the combination of 'cross', derived from Old Norse 'kross', meaning 'a structure that crosses', and 'bar', from Old English 'bær', meaning 'a rod or beam'. The term has evolved to refer to various structural elements in different contexts, particularly in sports and construction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crossbar" is said worldwide
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barre transversale
Transliteration: bar transversale
"Le ballon a frappé la barre transversale pendant le match."
Querbalken
Transliteration: kver-balken
"Der Ball traf den Querbalken während des Spiels."
traversa
Transliteration: tra-ver-sa
"La palla ha colpito la traversa durante la partita."
travesaño
Transliteration: tra-ve-sa-ño
"El balón golpeó el travesaño durante el partido."
trave
Transliteration: tra-ve
"A bola bateu na trave durante o jogo."
क्रॉसबार
Transliteration: krosbar
"गेंद ने मैच के दौरान क्रॉसबार को मारा।"
横杆
Transliteration: héng gǎn
"球在比赛中击中了横杆。"
가로대
Transliteration: garodae
"공이 경기 중 가로대를 맞았다."
クロスバー
Transliteration: kurosubā
"ボールは試合中にクロスバーに当たった。"
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