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Meanings of barrage in inglés

portugués
bombardeio
catalán
línea de foc

The heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target.

        bombardeio
        portugués
        barragem

        The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

              barragem

              Address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage.

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                    Examples for "bombard"
                    Examples for "bombard"
                    1
                    They must bombard Luthuli House with the message that Zuma must go.
                    The South African
                    2
                    That said, do not bombard them with comments about your personal life.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    June 21-Alliedships bombard Turkish batteries on Asiatic side of the Dardanelles.
                    New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, ...
                    4
                    The English and French were very cruel-ifnow they chose to bombard.
                    Antwerp to Gallipoli: A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behin...
                    5
                    From this position they began to bombard parts of the inner ring.
                    The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) / Neuve Chapelle, B...
                    Usage of barrage in inglés
                    1
                    It's good news against a barrage of bad news about these animals.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    Shah said the barrage would reduce water flow in the Jhelum river.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    Concerned parents will barrage the local papers with letters to the editor.
                    The abduction
                    4
                    Georg muttered something; the snapping sparks of the barrage blurred his words.
                    Tarrano the Conqueror
                    5
                    Even at the bus stop, the barrage of questions didn't let up.
                    Villain
                    6
                    Despite himself, Sam was growing weary of the constant barrage of questions.
                    The devil's touch
                    7
                    Back in the school hall the police continued the barrage of questions.
                    The Guardian
                    8
                    While they were in the midst of breakfast there was another barrage.
                    The War Romance of the Salvation Army
                    9
                    The 27-year-old became agitated under a barrage of questions throughout the day.
                    The Guardian
                    10
                    He did not have any idea how to respond to the barrage.
                    The Guardian
                    11
                    This double barrage demands countervailing voices to supply more historically informed perspectives.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    There has been a barrage of downward revisions to growth forecasts recently.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    The English keep such a barrage on our approaches it is terrible.
                    Now It Can Be Told
                    14
                    They say the barrage is as great a miracle as the Pyramids.
                    The Great Hunger
                    15
                    The barrage about the tower was lifted momentarily as he went out.
                    Tarrano the Conqueror
                    16
                    Perhaps the Germans were about to put a barrage on the road.
                    My Second Year of the War
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