barring

Noun

 * 1)  Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
 * 2) The act of fitting or closing something with bars.
 * 3) The exclusion of someone; blackballing.
 * 4)  Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.
 * 5)  The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: blokování
 * Finnish: sulkeminen pois

Preposition

 * 1) Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:except

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: إلا
 * Bulgarian:, с изключение на
 * Czech:, s výjimkou, vyjma
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: bortsett fra
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: bortsett från
 * Turkish:, , , hâricinde


 * Portuguese: salvo,, excetuando-se.