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MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

der Barbar

barbarian; uncultured brute

Ihn wegen seines Musikgeschmacks als Barbaren zu bezeichnen, sagt mehr über die Überheblichkeit des Sprechers als über die betreffende Musik aus.

Calling him a barbarian because of his taste in music says more about the speaker's arrogance than about the music in question.

barbarian; outsider in ancient Greek or Roman usage

Im Geschichtsunterricht wurde erläutert, weshalb die Bezeichnung Barbar die Perspektive der damaligen Autoren widerspiegelt und keine neutrale Beschreibung fremder Gesellschaften ist.

In history class, it was explained why the term barbarian reflects the perspective of the authors of the time rather than being a neutral description of foreign societies.

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