swinging door in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swinging door in the English»Spanish Dictionary

swinging door, swing door N

swinging door

puerta f (de) vaivén

Translations for swinging door in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the door was swinging in the wind

la puerta se mecía con el viento

the door was swinging backward(s) and forward(s) in the wind

la puerta se mecía con el viento

Translations for swinging door in the English»Spanish Dictionary

swinging [Am ˈswɪŋɪŋ, Brit ˈswɪŋɪŋ] ADJ

1. swinging (lively, fashionable):

swinging inf

con mucha marcha inf

swinging inf

con mucho swing inf

the swinging sixties

los acelerados años 60

2. swinging (sexually liberal):

swinging inf

desinhibido

3. swinging (bouncing, rhythmic) attr:

swinging step/gait

cadencioso

door [Am dɔr, Brit dɔː] N

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

2. door (doorway, entrance):

door

puerta f

door

entrada f

tickets are available at the door

se pueden comprar las localidades en la puerta or a la entrada

by or through the back door

por la puerta trasera or de atrás

large numbers of immigrants are entering the country through the back door

muchos inmigrantes entran al país de forma ilegal or ilegalmente

3. door (room, building):

door

puerta f

to go from door to door

ir de puerta en puerta

he lives two doors down

vive dos casas más allá

he lives two doors down

vive casa por medio CSur

next door (in next building)

al lado

he lives next door to us/the shop

vive al lado de (nuestra) casa/de la tienda

this is next door to impossible

esto raya en lo imposible

out of doors he's not allowed out of doors in this weather

no le permiten salir con este tiempo

I like having breakfast out of doors

me gusta desayunar al aire libre

4. door (means of access):

door

puerta f

a door to a better life

una puerta a un futuro mejor

the new rules will open the door to all kinds of abuse

las nuevas reglas dejarán la puerta abierta a todo tipo de abuso

when one door shuts, another opens

donde una puerta se cierra, otra se abre

swinging door in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swinging door in the English»Spanish Dictionary

swinging [ˈswɪŋɪŋ] ADJ inf (lively)

swinging

con mucha marcha

the swinging 60s

los alegres sesenta

door [dɔ:ʳ, Am dɔ:r] N

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

2. door (doorway):

door

entrada f

Phrases:

to slam the door in sb's face

dar a alguien con la puerta en las narices

to never darken sb's doors again liter

no volver a poner los pies en casa de alguien

to lay sth at sb's door

echar a alguien la culpa de algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It has two shelves filled with books and a single swinging door.

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An osprey looms above the swinging door with a fish in its claws, and an eagle stands guard at the top of the entrance.

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Seriously, the problems come from our swinging door justice system.

thechronicleherald.ca

The men are entirely dehumanized, reduced to only voices from backstage occasionally heard from behind a swinging door.

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I turned and walked through the dining room, then through the swinging door which led into the kitchen.

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The injury is described as a partial or complete shoulder dislocation that's like your joints moving like a swinging door.

fox59.com

To continue the analogy, an underdamped door closer would close quickly, but would hit the door frame with significant velocity, or would oscillate in the case of a swinging door.

en.wikipedia.org

If you can't accomplish this without a door, consider installing a pocket door or a curtain rather than a swinging door to save space.

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I pushed open the big red swinging door of the church and stepped outside.

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A swinging door pushes him out to his fall from the running train.

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