door in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for door in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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1. door:

door
puerta f
to open/close or shut the door
abrir/cerrar la puerta
to slam the door
dar un portazo
to slam the door in sb's face
darle a alguien con la puerta en las narices
front/back door
puerta principal or de la calle/trasera or de atrás
she was at the door
estaba en la puerta
the meeting went on behind closed doors
la reunión se celebró a puerta(s) cerrada(s)
the things people get up to behind closed doors
lo que hace la gente en la intimidad
“doors open at six”
“entrada a partir de las seis”
let me show you to the door
permítame que lo acompañe hasta la salida or puerta
there's someone at the door
llaman a la puerta
to answer the door
abrir la puerta
there's the door, you answer it
están llamando, abre tú
to knock on or at sb's door
llamar a la puerta de alguien
don't come knocking at my door when it all goes wrong
cuando todo salga mal no vengas a llamar a mi puerta
there are many young actors knocking at the door
hay muchos actores jóvenes esperando una oportunidad
to darken sb's door
poner los pies en casa de alguien
he told her to leave and never darken his door again
le dijo que se fuera y que no volviera a poner los pies en su casa
to lay sth at sb's door
echarle la culpa de algo a alguien
they put the blame at my door
me echaron la culpa a mí
to lie at sb's door responsibility for her death lies at your door
tú eres el responsable de su muerte
to lock the barn door after the horse is stolen or Brit to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
tomar precauciones cuando ya es tarde or asno muerto, la cebada al rabo
to push at an open door
gastar pólvora en salvas
to push at an open door
gastar pólvora en chimangos RioPl
to push at an open door
gastar pólvora en gallinazos And
to show sb the door
mostrarle or enseñarle la puerta a alguien
to show sb the door
echar a alguien
to show sb the door attr handle/key
de la puerta

I.door-to-door [Am dɔrdəˈdɔr, Brit dɔːtəˈdɔː] ADJ

II.door-to-door [Am dɔrdəˈdɔr, Brit dɔːtəˈdɔː] ADV

swing door → swinging door

See also swinging door

door in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for door in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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1. door:

door
puerta f
main/back door
puerta principal/trasera
revolving/sliding door
puerta giratoria/corredera
to knock at [or on] the door
llamar a la puerta
there's someone at the door
llaman a la puerta
to answer the door
abrir la puerta
to see sb to the door
acompañar a alguien hasta la puerta
to live next door (to sb)
vivir al lado (de alguien)
to show sb the door
echar a alguien
out of doors
al aire libre
behind closed doors
a puerta cerrada
to close the door on sb
cerrar la puerta a alguien
to leave the door open to sb
dejar la puerta abierta a alguien
door to door
puerta a puerta

I.door-to-door [ˌdɔ:təˈdɔ:ʳ, Am ˌdɔ:rt̬əˈdɔ:r] ADJ

II.door-to-door [ˌdɔ:təˈdɔ:ʳ, Am ˌdɔ:rt̬əˈdɔ:r] ADV

car door [ˈkɑ:dɔ:ʳ, Am ˈkɑ:r] N

I.next door [ˌneksˈdɔ:ʳ, Am ˌnekstˈdɔ:r] ADV

II.next door [ˌneksˈdɔ:ʳ, Am ˌnekstˈdɔ:r] ADJ

door-keeper → doorman

See also doorman

door Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

door-to-door selling
venta f a domicilio
door to door
puerta a puerta
to keep the wolf from the door
no pasar miseria
to shut one's finger in the door
pillarse el dedo en la puerta
it's draughty here with the door open
hace corriente con la puerta abierta
door-to-door salesman
vendedor m a domicilio
to go from door to door
ir de puerta en puerta
to give a knock at the door
llamar a la puerta
to secure a door with a chain
asegurar una puerta con una cadena
to go from door to door
ir de puerta en puerta
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The battlemented three-storey west tower has a double-door, circular and round-headed windows and a belfry.
en.wikipedia.org
Like a good door-to-door salesman, there was a kernel of truth to his pitch, but he amplified and embellished the facts to sell his product.
www.wired.com
The door shows marks, which have the appearance of burns caused by candle flames, which the credulous associate with the devil's fingerprints.
en.wikipedia.org
Authorities said the swimmers broke a door, a soap dispenser and a mirror while intoxicated after celebrating the final swimming events of the games.
www.dailymail.co.uk
The disposal of recyclable waste is mostly free of charge, though not always operated as door-to-door collection.
en.wikipedia.org
Another door leads from here to the laundry/utility with storage, work surface and plumbing for the automatic washing machine and tumble dryer.
www.birminghammail.co.uk
You've got a wall that's trapezoid and so instead of straightening the wall up what they did was make the door and window trapezoid.
www.stuff.co.nz
Good riddance, and don't let the door hit you on the way out.
www.espncricinfo.com
She found the good people assembled in class meeting, and the door closed against intruders.
en.wikipedia.org
This door is magnetically secured, so it snaps shut cleanly when you've finished stocktaking.
www.pcadvisor.co.uk

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