English-French translations for barring

• radiation
• sauf
  Ainsi, en 2004, sauf catastrophe, nous serons donc 25. In 2004, therefore, barring a disaster, there will be 25 EU members.
  Comme si - sauf tragédie particulière - ce n'était pas d'abord elle qui pouvait le mieux bercer, se pencher, aimer, consoler, éduquer. As if - barring some tragedy - it were not she who is first and best able to cradle, protect, love, console and bring up her child.
  Sauf circonstances exceptionnelles, il n'est pas déraisonnable de s'attendre à ce qu'une personne fuyant l'oppression introduise une demande d'asile dès qu'elle a atteint un État sûr. Barring exceptional circumstances it is not unreasonable to expect that someone escaping from oppression would apply for sanctuary as soon as he reached a safe state.

Definition of barring

• Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars
• The exclusion of someone; blackballing
• The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather
• Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of

Examples

• Barring any further red tape, we will finally be able to open the restaurant
• Barring any sudden storms, the plane should arrive on time

Related words

• Barrington
• incoming call barring
• outgoing call barring