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(bärk) pronunciation
n.
  1. The harsh sound uttered by a dog.
  2. A sound, such as a cough, that is similar to a dog's bark.

v., barked, bark·ing, barks.

v.intr.
  1. To utter a bark.
  2. To make a sound similar to a bark: "The birds bark softly, sounding almost like young pups" (Charleston SC News and Courier).
  3. To speak sharply; snap: "a spot where you can just drop in . . . without anyone's barking at you for failing to plan ahead" (Andy Birsh).
  4. To work as a barker, as at a carnival.
v.tr.
To utter in a loud, harsh voice: The quarterback barked out the signals.

idiom:

bark up the wrong tree

  1. To misdirect one's energies or attention.

[From Middle English berken, to bark, from Old English beorcan.]


noun

    A sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, clap, crack, explosion, pop, rat-a-tat-tat, report, snap. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb

  1. To make a sudden sharp, explosive noise: bang, clap, crack, pop, snap. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
  2. To speak abruptly and sharply: snap, snarl. Idioms: bite someone's head off, snap someone'sheadnoseoff. See words.


v

Definition: yelp
Antonyms: mutter, whisper

1. the voice of the dog.
2. the outer covering of a tree.

  • b. eating — a form of pica often indicative of boredom, nutritional deficiency of fiber or behavioral problem.
  • b. suppression — see debarking, devocalization.
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - gøen, bjæf, bjæffen
v. intr. - gø, bjæffe, hoste
v. tr. - råbe med kommandorøst

idioms:

  • barking up the wrong tree    hus forbi
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    man har det hele i munden

2.
n. - bark
v. tr. - skrabe, afbarke

3.
n. - skib, båd

Nederlands (Dutch)
blaffen, hoesten, brullen, (af)schillen, schaven, looien, klanten lokken door te roepen, schors, schil, zeilschip

Français (French)
1.
n. - aboiement, glapissement, toux sèche, coup (de canon)
v. intr. - aboyer, glapir, crier, vociférer, aboyer (un ordre), tousser
v. tr. - s'écorcher, s'égratigner

idioms:

  • bark up the wrong tree    faire fausse route, se tromper d'adresse
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    tous les chiens qui aboient ne mordent pas (Prov), il fait plus de bruit que de mal

2.
n. - écorce
v. tr. - écorcer (un arbre)

3.
n. - (Naut) trois-mâts, quatre-mâts, petit bateau à voile

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Bellen
v. - bellen

idioms:

  • bark up the wrong tree    sich auf dem Holzweg befinden
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    Hunde die bellen, beißen nicht

2.
n. - Rinde
v. - abrinden, mit Rinde bedecken

3.
n. - Segelschiff

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φλούδα, φλοιός δένδρου, γάβγισμα, τρικάταρτο μπάρκο
v. - ξεφλουδίζω, (ξε)γδέρνω/-ομαι, γαβγίζω, βήχω δυνατά, αργάζω

idioms:

  • barking up the wrong tree    που ακολουθεί λάθος κατεύθυνση
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει

Italiano (Italian)
abbaiare, corteccia, veliero

idioms:

  • barking up the wrong tree    prendersela con chi non c'entra
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    can che abbaia non morde

Português (Portuguese)
n. - casca (f), latido (m), barca (f)
v. - raspar, latir

idioms:

  • barking up the wrong tree    bater na porta errada, estar errado
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    cão que ladra não morde

Русский (Russian)
лаять, сдирать кору, лай, кора, барк

idioms:

  • barking up the wrong tree    сделать неправильный выбор
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    не нужно бояться его/ее угроз

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - ladrido
v. intr. - ladrar
v. tr. - equivocarse

idioms:

  • bark up the wrong tree    equivocarse, estar despistado, errar
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    perro que ladra no muerde

2.
n. - corteza, corteza de árbol
v. tr. - descortezar

3.
n. - buque de vela, velero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bark
v. - barka (av), skrapa (skinnet av)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 吠声, 厉声说出的话, 吠叫似的声响, 咳嗽声, 吠, 叫骂, 厉声说出, 高声叫卖

idioms:

  • barking up the wrong tree    精力花在不该花的地方, 找错目标
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    说话严厉但并无恶意

2. 树皮, 剥去的皮, 用树皮覆盖, 擦破的皮

3. 三桅帆船, 轻舟, 小帆船

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 樹皮
v. tr. - 剝去的皮, 用樹皮覆蓋, 擦破的皮

2.
n. - 三桅帆船, 輕舟, 小帆船

3.
n. - 吠聲, 厲聲說出的話, 吠叫似的聲響, 咳嗽聲
v. intr. - 吠, 叫罵
v. tr. - 厲聲說出, 高聲叫賣

idioms:

  • barking up the wrong tree    精力花在不該花的地方, 找錯目標
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    說話嚴厲但並無惡意

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 개 짖는 소리, 날카롭게 외치는 소리, 기침
v. intr. - 짖다, 고함치다, 기침하다
v. tr. - 고함지르다

2.
n. - 나무껍질, 탠가죽
v. tr. - ~의 껍질을 벗기다, 나무껍질로 싸다

3.
n. - 소형 범선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ほえる声, どなる声, 銃声, 木の皮, バーク型帆船, 小型帆船, 船, 犬のほえる声
v. - ほえる, どなって言う, どなる, ズドンと鳴る, 皮をむく, 皮膚をすりむく, がみがみ言う

idioms:

  • bark up the wrong tree    見当違いをする
  • one's bark is worse than one's bite    大意のないおどし

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قشرة الشجرة, نبح الكلاب (فعل) عوى, نبح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נביחה, שיעול, קול ירי‬
v. intr. - ‮נבח, צעק‬
v. tr. - ‮נבח, צעק‬
n. - ‮קליפת עץ, קילף, סירת מפרשים‬
v. tr. - ‮קילף, פצע‬
n. - ‮סירת מפרשים, ספינה‬


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