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"Harbour" is a noun which is often translated as "el puerto", and "port" is a noun which is also often translated as "el puerto". Learn more about the difference between "harbour" and "port" below.
harbour
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. albergar
He was accused of harbouring one of the fugitives.Le acusaron de albergar a uno de los fugitivos.
port(
port
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (geography)
a. el puerto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
During the storm, the vessel took shelter in a port on the coast of Quebec.Durante la tormenta, la nave se refugió en un puerto sobre la costa de Quebec.
a. el puerto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The merchandise will be shipped by train to the port of New Haven, and from there by boat to England.La mercancía será enviada por tren hasta el puerto de New Haven, y desde allí en barco a Inglaterra.
3. (nautical)
a. el babor (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We need someone to move a little bit to port to balance out the boat.Necesitamos que alguien se mueva un poco a babor para ayudar con el equilibrio del barco.
4. (beverage)
5. (computing)
a. el puerto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You have to connect the webcam to one of your computer's ports.Tienes que conectar la cámara en uno de los puertos de tu computadora.
a. la portilla (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We spent an hour watching the ocean from the port in our cabin.Pasamos una hora mirando el mar por la portilla de nuestro camarote.
b. el ojo de buey (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The cabin smelled of dirty socks, so Harold opened the port for ventilation.El camarote apestaba a calcetines sucios, así que Harold abrió el ojo de buey para ventilar.
7. (military)
a. la tronera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The cannons were placed in the ports, ready to be fired.Los cañones se colocaron en la troneras listos para abrir fuego.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. poner a babor
The captain ordered to port the helm to turn the ship to starboard.El capitán ordenó poner el timón a babor para virar el barco a estribor.
