floodgate
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This word is used in the plural in the sense shown in 2).
floodgate
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (barrier)
a. la compuerta (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 floodgate closed to slow the flow of water into the main river.Se cerró la compuerta para reducir la corriente de agua en el río principal.
b. la esclusa (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).
Once the water level goes back down, the floodgates will open back up again.Cuando el nivel del agua vuelva a bajar, las esclusas se abrirán otra vez.
2. (figurative) (restraint)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. 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).
This change in policy could open the floodgates to fraudulent activity.Este cambio de política podría abrir las puertas a actividades fraudulentas.
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