portal
portal
portal(
pohr
-
tahl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (entrance)
El perro esperó a su dueño en el portal.The dog waited at the front door for his owner.
b. entrance hall
El prÃncipe y el rey se encontraron en el portal del palacio.The prince and the king met at the entrance hall of the palace.
c. hall (hallway)
La pareja está esperando al taxi en el portal.The couple is waiting for the taxi in the hall.
d. vestibule (hallway)
Los invitados esperaron en el portal hasta que los dejaron pasar.The guests waited in the vestibule until they were allowed to go in.
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.
portales
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
4. (architecture)
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.
portalNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (entrada)
a. entrance hall
2. (puerta)
a. main door
viven en aquel portalthey live at that number
3. (belén)
a. crib, Nativity scene
4. (computers)
a. portal
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