chocolate bar
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɔkəlɪt bɑr/
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tableta de chocolate
- Throw some of those chocolate bars in the freezer for a cold treat.
- eating a chocolate bar
- buy a chocolate bar
- dark chocolate bar
Are people going to stop buying Walmart chocolate bars because of recession?
- Are people going to stop buying Walmart chocolate bars because of recession?
- And, and the people go, no, I'll take that chocolate bar.
- Snickers is good, but they're they're better chocolate bars.
Examples
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I have this Hershey's cookies and cream chocolate bar I can't open up.
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A big grab for all the chocolate bars on that low shelf near the till.
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You eat a chocolate bar while you think of some options.
Fiction book (1997) -
Healthier than a chocolate bar, right?
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So a friend of mine from Switzerland had sent me a box of these, like, big Swiss chocolate bars as a gift over the summer.
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We have hot soup, crackers, and a chocolate bar each.
Fiction book (1998) -
A lint milk chocolate bar with caramel.
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Now we need Graham crackers, chocolate bars and marshmallows.
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After a long day, I enjoyed a delicious chocolate bar as a sweet treat.
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She picked a chocolate bar from the shelf to satisfy her cravings for something sweet.
Synonyms
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A sweet made of chocolate or sugar that you eat as a snack
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A small bar or sweet made from chocolate
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A rectangular milk chocolate bar made by the Hershey company
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A small sweet made with chocolate and eaten as a treat
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A small piece of chocolate often from a box
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Morphology
The meaning 'a solid, bar-shaped piece of chocolate' is directly and transparently composed from 'chocolate' (confection) + 'bar' (a long rigid piece), so a learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This simple noun-noun compounding pattern is common across languages and in English, making it immediately accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Chocolate bar The name chocolate bar comes from making chocolate into a solid bar you can hold and break into pieces. So it means 'a solid, bar-shaped piece of chocolate' that people eat as a small sweet treat.