In a bar, a bar is a counter that is used as a table.
A bar is a longer than thick piece , made of metal , wood or other material, which is usually cylindrical or prismatic in shape. This term has multiple uses depending on the context, since there is a wide variety of bars.
The bar can be the counter of a bar or a similar business. In the case of bars or some restaurants, the bar is used as a table so that the customer, whether standing or sitting on a stool, can eat or drink something. For example: “My grandfather spent hours and hours at the bar, drinking wine with his friends and debating about football” , “We go to the bar so we order some drinks” , “I ate a slice of pizza at the bar and then “I went to the office.”
Different types of bars
A bar, on the other hand, can be an iron lever that is used to move heavy things: “Hand me the bar so we can move this box,” “I need a bar to force the door.”
The roll of gold or other unwrought metal ( “Juan has a bar of gold in his safe” ) and the vertical or oblique graphic sign that is used, in writing , to separate ( “Marcelo is my friend/boyfriend for many years”). many years” ) are other uses of the bar concept.
A bar is a piece that is longer than it is thick.
The term in Latin America
In Latin America , the notion of bar is used to name the public that attends the sessions of an assembly or court, the fans of an athlete or sports team and the group of friends that meets frequently.
“The Judge had to ask the bar for silence on several occasions”, “The Deportivo San Pedro bar caused serious incidents at the stadium gate” y “Tomorrow I'm going to have dinner with the bar to celebrate Luis's birthday.” son términos que muestran este uso.
Bar in computing
In addition to all of the above, we cannot overlook the fact that bar is a word that is frequently used in computing . And that is the name given to all those rectangles full of icons that are used to carry out different operations both within a word processor and a spreadsheet and even while browsing the Internet.
In this regard, there are many types of bars, although the tools bar, the menu bar, the favorites bar, the command bar or even the status bar take special prominence.
The notion in Spain
Likewise, we cannot forget that barra is also part of the name of an ancient sport that was practiced in Spain and that today is maintained in some areas as a tradition. We are referring to the Castilian bar , which is typical of the autonomous community of Castilla y León .
That basically consists of the person who practices it, being within a square delimited on the ground, must throw an iron bar that measures 75 centimeters in length as far as possible. In this way, the participant who, complying with the rest of the established rules, is able to make his bar the furthest of all will win.
On the other hand, we cannot ignore that in the Spanish province of Pontevedra there is the well-known Playa de Barra , which is part of the town of Cangas de Morrazo and is made up of fine, golden sand.