door

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BrE /dɔː/ AmE /dɔr/

noun en → es

1 STRUCTURE [singular] A1

a piece of furniture that can be opened and closed to give access to a room, building, vehicle, etc.

puerta

  • the door to somewhere

Collocations front door · back door

  • He knocked on the front door.

    Él golpeó la puerta de entrada.

2 OPEN/CLOSE [intransitive] A1

to open or close a door

abrir, cerrar (la puerta)

  • the door opens/closes

Collocations open the door · close the door

  • The door opened and she walked in.

    La puerta se abrió y ella entró.

3 LEAVE/ENTER [intransitive] A2

to leave or enter a place through the door

salir, entrar (por la puerta)

  • leave/enter by the door

Collocations leave a room through the door · come in through the door

  • She left the room through the door.

    Ella salió de la habitación por la puerta.

10 OPPORTUNITY [singular] B2

an opportunity or chance to do something

oportunidad, posibilidad

  • a door opens

Collocations door of opportunity · open a door for somebody

  • This project could open doors for her career.

    Este proyecto podría abrir puertas para su carrera.

Idioms

kick the door down B2

derribar la puerta a patadas

  • They kicked the door down and entered.

    Derribaron la puerta a patadas y entraron.

through the back door B2

por la puerta trasera

  • He got the job through the back door.

    Él consiguió el trabajo por la puerta trasera.