barbare

Definitions of barbare
  1. noun
    a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
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    type of:
    personne déplaisante, personne désagréable
    a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
  2. noun
    a member of an uncivilized people
    synonyms: sauvage
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    types:
    cannibale
    a person who eats human flesh
    type of:
    personne primitive, primitif
    a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
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