barricade

barricata

Ostacolo costruito su una strada per fermare persone o veicoli, spesso per proteggersi.

In inglese semplice: A barrier built across a road to stop people or vehicles, often for protection.

• A barricade blocked the road.
• Protesters built barricades across the main streets.
• The soldiers waited behind a wooden barricade.

Sinonimi: barrier, roadblock

Espressioni comuni: police barricade, build a barricade

barricare

Chiudere o proteggere un luogo mettendo ostacoli davanti agli ingressi.

In inglese semplice: To block a place or protect it by putting barriers across its entrances.

• They barricaded the door with chairs.
• Protesters tried to barricade the street.
• He barricaded himself in his room.

Come si usa: barricade something with something (They barricaded the entrance with heavy furniture.); barricade yourself in somewhere (She barricaded herself in the office.)

Sinonimi: block, block off

Espressioni comuni: barricade a door, barricade yourself in