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2 Translation results for barbarian in Spanish

noun | adjective

barbarian noun

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barbarians
bárbaro, -ra

barbarian adjective

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bárbaro; tosco, bruto

Example sentences of
barbarian adjective

  • people who were regarded as barbarian by the ancient Romans

Synonyms of
barbarian adjective

Detailed synonyms for barbarian adjective

Barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, savage, primitive significan característico de un pueblo incivilizado.
  • Barbarian indica a menudo un estado medio entre el salvajismo tribal y la civilización total <the relations between the Romans and the barbarian peoples to the north>.
    antonyms: civilized
  • Barbaric tiende a indicar una profusión desenfrenada y falta de compostura que señalan el mal gusto y la falta de control de sí mismo <treated animals with barbaric cruelty>.
    antonyms: restrained, refined, subdued
  • Barbarous suele usarse más para indicar una crueldad incivilizada, la ausencia total de compasión, o puede indicar asimismo la falta total de gusto cultivado y de refinamiento <outlawed the barbarous practices of war>.
    antonyms: civilized, humane
  • Savage, en su uso básico, indica un mayor alejamiento de lo civilizado que barbarian <claimed the inhabitants of the island were savage> y, en su uso más ampliado se aproxima mucho a barbarous <a savage attack>.
    antonyms: civilized
  • Primitive generalmente es un término neutral que enfatiza la falta de sofisticación <had built a primitive hut>.

Reverse translation for barbarian

bárbaro  - barbarian 
bárbaro  - barbarous, wild, uncivilized, great, fantastic 
tosco  - rough, coarse 
bruto  - gross, unrefined, brutish, stupid 
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