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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread puerta #117951 12/18/03 09:00 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Wait till you get a look at the difinition. More than I really wanted to know. But good. ""Manuel, can you catch Vaminos, in the little pasture, for me?" "Why not, senor? I saw him near the puerta but two hours past. He bears a drag-rope." puerta sustantivo femenino1 [de casa, vehículo, armario] door [de jardín, ciudad] gate llaman a la puerta there's somebody at the door un coche de dos puertas a two-door car le esperé a la puerta de la escuela I waited for him outside the entrance to the school Susana me acompañó a la puerta Susana saw me out puerta corredera sliding door puerta de artistas stage door puerta de servicio tradesman's entrance puerta principal [de casa] front door [de edificio público] main entrance puerta trasera back door 2 (locuciones) de puertas abiertas: jornada de puertas abiertas open day (británico); open house (EEUU) a puerta cerrada (generalmente) behind closed doors (derecho, jurídico) in camera de puerta en puerta from door to door ◆MODISMO:a las puertas de: a las puertas de la muerte at death's door ya a las puertas de la primavera with spring just around the corner ◆MODISMO:dejar la puerta abierta a algo to leave the way open to something ◆MODISMO:abrir la puerta a algo to open the door to something ◆MODISMO:de puertas afuera: lo que pasa de puertas afuera (= fuera de casa) what happens outside of this home (= en el extranjero) what happens abroad ◆MODISMO:cerrar todas las puertas a alguien to close off all avenues to somebody ◆MODISMO:coger la puerta (España) (informal) to leave ◆MODISMO:dar con la puerta en las narices a alguien to slam the door in somebody's face ◆MODISMO:por la puerta grande: entrar por la puerta grande to make a grand entrance salir por la puerta grande [torero] to make a triumphant exit si me voy, lo haré por la puerta grande if I leave, I'll leave with my head held high ◆MODISMO:querer poner puertas al campo to try to stem the tide 3 (aeronáutica) gate puerta de embarque boarding gate 4 (deportes) goal un disparo or remate a puerta a shot at goal sacar de puerta to take a goal kick Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: puerta #117952 12/18/03 10:15 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park as in Puerta Rica--NYC 6th boro! even the Fed's catagorize Puerta Rica and VI as part of NY (and NJ) (EPA 'region 2) commonly translanted as 'gateway to riches'-- my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,344 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 782 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 20 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,546 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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