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"Bloque" is a form of "bloque", a noun which is often translated as "block". "Portal" is a noun which is often translated as "front door". Learn more about the difference between "portal" and "bloque" below.
el portal(
pohr
-
tahl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (entrance)
a. front door
El perro esperó a su dueño en el portal.The dog waited at the front door for his owner.
b. entrance hall
El príncipe y el rey se encontraron en el portal del palacio.The prince and the king met at the entrance hall of the palace.
e. gate (of a wall)
Un campesino corrió hasta el portal y avisó a los guardas de que se aproximaba el enemigo.A peasant ran to the gates and shouted to the guards that the enemy was coming.
2. (computing)
a. portal
El portal fue hackeado y muestra una página en blanco.The portal has been hacked and it's showing a blank page.
3. (religious)
a. Nativity scene
Estamos poniendo el portal porque ya se acerca la Navidad.We are putting up the Nativity scene because Christmas is coming.
los portales
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. arcade
Los portales de la iglesia están decorados con pinturas de los arcángeles.The arcade of the church is ornamented with paintings of the archangels.
el bloque(
bloh
-
keh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. block
Vi una foto de unos osos polares en un gran bloque de hielo.I saw a photo of polar bears on a big block of ice.
2. (building)
a. block
Van demoler estas casas para construir un bloque de oficinas.They are going to demolish these houses to build an office block.
3. (politics)
a. bloc
En la guerra fría, cada bloque tenía su propia alianza militar: el bloque occidental, la OTAN; y el bloque del Este, el Pacto de Varsovia.Each bloc had its own military alliance during the Cold War: the West had NATO, and the Eastern bloc had the Warsaw Pact.
4. (computing)
a. block
Si utiliza el 100% de sus datos, puede adquirir un bloque de datos adicional de 2 gigabytes.If you reach 100% of your data, you can purchase an additional 2 gigabyte data block.
5. (mechanics)
a. cylinder block
Si el bloque se rompe o se daña, el motor del carro no funcionará.If the cylinder block gets damaged or broken, the car's engine won't work.
