barrel

a large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides

tonel, barril

• a barrel of something

Collocations barrel of oil · barrel of wine

• The factory produces thousands of barrels of oil every day.

  La fábrica produce miles de barriles de petróleo cada día.

the long tube at the front end of a gun through which bullets are fired

cañón (de un arma)

• a barrel of a gun

• The soldier checked the barrel of his rifle.

  El soldado revisó el cañón de su rifle.

a unit for measuring liquids, equal to about 159 litres (42 US gallons)

barril (de líquido)

• a barrel of something

• The company sells oil by the barrel.

  La empresa vende petróleo por barriles.

to move quickly and in an uncontrolled way, like a rolling barrel

rodar, rodar como un barril

• take a tumble

• He lost his balance and barrelled down the stairs.

  Perdió el equilibrio y rodó rápidamente por las escaleras.

to drive a vehicle very fast and in an uncontrolled way, as if it were rolling down a hill

conducir como loco, conducir a toda velocidad

• drive somewhere

• The driver barrelled down the road.

  El conductor condujo a toda velocidad por la carretera.

to shoot a gun with great force or speed, as if it were rolling down a hill

disparar con fuerza

• shoot at something

• He barrelled the bullet into the target.

  Disparó la bala con fuerza hacia el blanco.

to store a large amount of something, especially weapons or ammunition, for future use

acumular, almacenar en grandes cantidades

• stockpile something

• The government has been barrelling up weapons.

  El gobierno ha estado acumulando armas.

to fire a large number of guns or missiles at the same time, as if they were rolling down a hill

disparar en gran cantidad

• fire something

• The army barrelled away at the enemy.

  El ejército disparó en gran cantidad contra el enemigo.