doorway
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doorway(
dor
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wey
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (entrance)
a. la entrada (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).
Kelly opened the door and then just stood in the doorway, unable to believe what she was seeing.Kelly abrió la puerta y luego se quedó parada en la entrada, sin poder creer lo que veía.
b. la puerta (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).
A group of people talking in the doorway to the restaurant wouldn't let me pass.Un grupo de personas que estaba hablando en la puerta del restaurante no me dejaba pasar.
c. el portal (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).
There was a girl in the doorway to the apartment building selling cookies.Había una niña en el portal del edificio de apartamentos que vendía galletas.
2. (figurative) (path)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Greater awareness is a doorway to freedom.Una mayor conciencia es un camino que lleva a la libertad.
Learning a language is a doorway to a different culture.Aprender un idioma es una forma de acceder a una cultura distinta.
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