un barrio

a neighborhood

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a neighborhood A part of a town or city. Can also mean a district or area; in some contexts, a barrio cerrado is a gated community.
SP: Vivo en un barrio tranquilo cerca del centro.
EN: I live in a quiet neighborhood near downtown.

Vive en un barrio cerrado.

He lives in a gated community.

Vaya, es un barrio precioso.

Wow, it's a beautiful neighborhood.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Tengo que recorrer todo el camino desde un barrio lejano.

I have to travel all the way from a distant neighborhood.

No tiene sentido, pero es un barrio en transición.

It doesn't make sense, but it's a neighborhood in transition.

Es un barrio bastante respetable.

It's a pretty respectable neighborhood.

— M, el vampiro de Düsseldorf (1931)

Este es un barrio honesto de trabajadores.

This is an honest working-class neighborhood.

Se mudó a un barrio de lujo en Madrid.

She moved to a luxury neighborhood in Madrid.

Es un barrio muy elegante.

It is a very elegant neighborhood.

Este es un barrio de San Pablo.

This is a neighborhood in San Pablo.

— Pixote, la ley del más débil (1980)

Tom y Mary crecieron en un barrio pobre de Boston.

Tom and Mary grew up in a poor neighborhood in Boston.

María vive en un barrio de clase media.

Maria lives in a middle-class neighborhood.

Es un barrio joven donde viven muchas familias con niños pequeños.

It is a young neighborhood where many families with small children live.

Hay que ser prudente en un barrio como este.

One must be cautious in a neighborhood like this.

— París, je t'aime (2006)