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barring

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bar·ring  (bärng)
prep.
Apart from the occurrence of; excepting: Barring strong headwinds, the plane will arrive on schedule.
barring [ˈbɑːrɪŋ]
prep
unless (something) occurs; except for barring rain, the match will be held tomorrow
Barring bars collectively, i.e., decorative bars or stripes.
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Noun1.barring - the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
blackball
expulsion, riddance, ejection, exclusion - the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
barring
preposition except for, saving, bar, excepting, apart from, but for, other than, excluding, besides, omitting, save for (archaic), exclusive of, if there is or are no Barring accidents, I believe they will succeed.
Translations
barring [ˈbɑːrɪŋ] PREP → excepto, salvo
we shall be there barring accidents → iremos a menos que suceda algo imprevisto
barring [ˈbɑːrɪŋ] prep → sauf
barring accidents ... → sauf accident ...
barring
prep barring accidents → falls nichts passiert; barring one → außer einem


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