gate

a large door that is part of a wall or building and can be opened to let people in or out

puerta, cancela

• the gate at the entrance/exit

Collocations gate of a castle · front gate

• The front gate is always locked after dark.

  La cancela de la entrada siempre está cerrada después del anochecer.

the place where people go to board a plane or leave the airport after arriving

puerta de embarque, terminal

• go through/enter the gate

Collocations boarding gate · departure gate

• We need to go through security and then find our boarding gate.

  Necesitamos pasar por seguridad y luego encontrar nuestra puerta de embarque.

the goal in sports such as football or hockey, consisting of two vertical posts connected by a horizontal bar

porterías, redes

• score/goal at the gate

Collocations football gate · hockey gate

• The team scored a goal just before halftime.

  El equipo anotó un gol justo antes del descanso.

a device that controls the flow of electricity in a circuit, allowing or preventing current from passing through it

puerta lógica, interruptor

• gate signal

Collocations logic gate · signal gate

• The logic gate controls the flow of data in the circuit.

  La puerta lógica controla el flujo de datos en el circuito.

an opportunity or a moment when something important happens, often used in the phrase 'through the gate'

oportunidad, momento clave

• go through the gate

Collocations gate of opportunity · moment of truth

• This is our chance to go through the gate and make a change.

  Esta es nuestra oportunidad para pasar por la puerta y hacer un cambio.