barn door

• Große Tür an einer Scheune, oft als Schiebe- oder Flügeltür ausgeführt, die den Zugang ermöglicht. Wird auch bildlich in der Redewendung verwendet, die besagt, dass man die Scheunentür erst schließt, nachdem das Pferd entlaufen ist, also Vorsichtsmaßnahmen zu spät ergreift.

A large door on a barn, often sliding or hinged, used for access. Also used figuratively in the phrase 'close the barn door after the horse has bolted,' meaning to take preventive action too late.

1. Large sliding doorA2formal

   A large, often sliding door used to close the entrance of a barn.

   Große Schiebetür

   • The farmer slid the barn door shut before the storm.
   • The old barn door creaked loudly in the wind.
   • He painted the barn door a bright red color.

2. Missed target (idiom)B2informalamerican

   Used in the phrase 'can't hit the broad side of a barn door' to describe someone who is a very poor shot.

   Danebenschuss (Idiom)

   • He's such a bad shot, he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn door.
   • The archer missed the target completely; he couldn't hit a barn door.
   • Don't let him shoot; he can't hit a barn door from ten feet away.