English → Latin
“unbar” in Latin
reserōto unlock, open; to disclose, revealaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break iānuaany double-doored entrance (e.g. a domestic door or a gate to a temple or city); an entrance, entry, accessCatullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unbar
pessulum reducere (to draw back the bolt or bar): reserare (unbolt): aperire (general term, open): ☞ claustra (januae) pandere (Catullus), laxare (Verg.), relaxare (Ov.); all poetical.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unbar?
- The usual Latin words for “unbar” are reserō, aperiō, iānua; also Catullus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.