port

S2 W2

BrE /pɔːt/ AmE /pɔrt/

noun / verb en → es

1 MARINE LOCATION A2

a place where ships can load and unload goods, or a building near such a place

puerto

  • the port of somewhere

Collocations port city · port facilities

  • The ship docked at the port.

    El barco atracó en el puerto.

2 COMPUTER B1

a program that allows a computer to communicate with another device or system, such as the internet

puerto (de comunicación)

  • the port of something

Collocations network port · port settings

  • The computer's network port is not working.

    El puerto de red del ordenador no funciona.

3 CARRY B1

to carry or transport something, especially goods by ship

transportar, llevar (mercancías)

  • [transitive], T + obj

Collocations port goods to a country · port containers from one place to another

  • The company ports goods to over 50 countries.

    La empresa transporta mercancías a más de 50 países.

4 COMPUTER B2

to adapt or modify software so that it can be used on another computer system or device

adaptar, modificar (software)

  • [transitive], T + obj

Collocations port an application to a new platform · port software for different devices

  • They are porting the game to mobile platforms.

    Están adaptando el juego para plataformas móviles.

5 ART B2

a way of painting or drawing that shows a person, place, or thing in a particular style

estilo (artístico)

  • [singular], [plural]

Collocations port style · portrait painting

  • The artist's port is very distinctive.

    El estilo del artista es muy distintivo.

6 ART B2

a painting or drawing of a person, place, or thing in a particular style

retrato, pintura (de un lugar)

  • [singular], [plural]

Collocations portrait painting · port of a place

  • The museum has an impressive collection of ports.

    El museo tiene una colección impresionante de retratos y pinturas.

7 COMPUTER C1

to move or copy data from one computer system to another

mover, copiar (datos)

  • [transitive], T + obj

Collocations port files between systems · port data across platforms

  • We need to port the database from the old system.

    Necesitamos mover la base de datos del sistema antiguo.

8 COMPUTER C1

to transfer or move a program or application from one computer system to another

mover, transferir (programa)

  • [transitive], T + obj

Collocations port software between systems · port applications across platforms

  • The developers are working on porting the app to iOS.

    Los desarrolladores están trabajando en la transferencia de la aplicación a iOS.