🇬🇧🇪🇸 barbed wire - alambre de espino : English Lesson

Meaning of "barbed wire" ("alambre de espino"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Barbed wire is a strong wire with sharp metal points (barbs) along it. It is often used on fences to stop animals or people from climbing over. The barbs make it painful to touch, so it works as a good barrier for farms, prisons, or military areas.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I told my little brother not to touch the barbed wire, so of course, he touched it.

Dad said, “That barbed wire is there for a reason!” I said, “I know… now.”

I asked Grandpa why his farm has barbed wire, and he said, “Because cows don’t read ‘No Trespassing’ signs.”

My friend bet me I couldn’t jump over the barbed wire fence. I lost. Badly.

The horse stared at the barbed wire and then at me, like, “You expect me to jump this?

At dusk a boy chased his dog toward the barbed wire fence. Barbed wire flashed under the moon; the dog lunged and snagged a paw on the barbed wire. The boy, tearful, eased the dog back from a second strand of barbed wire, then lifted it over the last barbed wire and carried it home, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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