puerto

port

puerto(pwehr-toh)

masculine noun

1. (nautical)

a. port

El barco entró al puerto para refugiarse de la tormenta de alta mar.

The ship entered the port to shelter from the storm on the open sea.

b. harbor

(United States)

El puerto recibe este fin de semana dos cruceros con miles de turistas a bordo.

This weekend the harbor will be playing host to two cruise ships with thousands of tourists on board.

c. harbour (United Kingdom)

Escuché que los pescadores pescaron un calamar gigante en el puerto.

I heard that fishermen caught a giant squid in the harbour.

2. (geography)

a. pass

Los viajeros franceses cruzaron el Puerto de Ibañeta para entrar en España.

The French travelers crossed over the Roncesvalles Pass to enter Spain.

3. (computing)

a. port

Me faltan puertos en la computadora para todos mis dispositivos USB.

My computer doesn't have enough ports for all my USB devices.

4.

(figurative)

(safe place)

a. haven

Este pueblo fronterizo se ha convertido en puerto seguro para los refugiados.

This frontier town has become a safe haven for refugees.

puerto

Noun

1. (de mar)

a. port

llegar a puertoto come into port

puerto deportivomarina

puerto franco o librefree port

puerto pesquerofishing port

2. (de montaña)

a. pass

subir/bajar un puertoto go up/down a mountain pass

3. (computers)

a. port

puerto paralelo/serieparallel/serial port

4. (refugio)

a. haven

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puerto

1 (para embarcaciones) port; harbour; harbor; (EEUU)

entrar a o tomar puerto to enter (into) port

llegar a buen puerto to get over a difficulty; come through safely

puerto comercial trading port

puerto de contenedores container port

puerto de entrada port of entry

puerto de escala port of call

puerto de gran calado deep-water port

puerto de mar seaport

puerto de origen home port

puerto deportivo marina; yachting harbour

puerto franco puerto libre free port

puerto naval naval port; naval harbour

puerto pesquero fishing port

2 (also puerto de montaña) pass

3 (Informática) port

puerto de expansión expansion port

puerto de serie serial port

puerto (de transmisión en) paralelo parallel port

puerto (de transmisión en) serie puerto en serie serial port