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1 barrera
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer) \ \
barrerá es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativoMultiple Entries: barrer barrera
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep 2 verbo intransitivo 1 ( con escoba) to sweep 2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory; barrera con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth; barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid; (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrera sustantivo femenino barrier; barrera generacional generation gap; barrera idiomática language barrier
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrera sustantivo femenino barrier: hay entre ellos una barrera, there's a barrier between them
barrera arquitectónica, architectonic barrier/hindrance
barrera del sonido, sound barrier
barrera lingüística, language barrier ' barrera' also found in these entries: Spanish: traspasar - arancelario - lingüístico English: barrier - sound barrier - tariff barrier - ticket barrier - tollgate - crash - guard - sound - wall -
2 door
do:1) (the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc: He knocked loudly on the door.) puerta2) (a means of achieving something: the door to success.) puerta•- doorknob- doorman
- doormat
- doorstep
- doorway
- on one's doorstep
door n puertatr[dɔːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) puerta■ front/back door puerta principalasera■ will you answer the door? ¿quieres abrir la puerta?2 (entrance) puerta, entrada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbehind closed doors a puerta cerrada(from) door to door de puerta en puertanext door al lado■ who lives next door? ¿quién vive en la casa de al lado?by the back door figurative use de forma ilegal, ilegalmenteout of doors al aire libreto be on the door hacer de portero,-ato lay something at somebody's door echar la culpa de algo a alguiento show somebody the door echar a alguien, enseñarle la puerta a alguiento show somebody to the door acompañar a alguien hasta la puertato shut/slam the door in somebody's face dar a alguien con la puerta en las naricesdoor handle manilla de la puertadoor key llave de la puertadoor ['dor] n: puerta fn.• entrada s.f.• portal s.m.• portezuela s.f.• puerta s.f.• trampilla s.f.dɔːr, dɔː(r)a) puerta ffront/back door — puerta principalasera
the meeting went on behind closed doors — la reunión se celebró a puerta(s) cerrada(s)
to answer the door — abrir* la puerta
to darken somebody's door — poner* los pies en casa de alguien
to lay something at somebody's door — echarle la culpa de algo a alguien
to lock the barn door after the horse is stolen o (BrE) to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted — tomar precauciones cuando ya es tarde or asno muerto, la cebada al rabo
to show somebody the door — mostrarle* or enseñarle la puerta a alguien, echar a alguien
b) (doorway, entrance) puerta f, entrada fby o through the back door — por la puerta trasera
c) (room, building) puerta fto go from door to door — ir* de puerta en puerta
out of doors: he's not allowed out of doors no le permiten salir; I like having breakfast out of doors — me gusta desayunar al aire libre
d) ( means of access) puerta f[dɔː(r)]when one door shuts, another opens — donde una puerta se cierra, otra se abre
1. N1) (=hinged object) [of room, vehicle] puerta f•
to answer the door — (ir a) abrir la puertaperformance starts at 8pm, doors open at 7 — la actuación empieza a las 8, pero las puertas se abrirán a las 7
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to shut or slam the door in sb's face — cerrar la puerta a algn en las narices *, dar a algn con la puerta en las narices *- lay the blame for sth at sb's doorI'm not sure his death can be laid at the doctor's door — no estoy seguro de que se le pueda achacar su muerte al médico, no estoy seguro de que se pueda echar la culpa or culpar al médico de su muerte
- close the door on sth- open the door to sthmeeting him opened the door to success for me — el encuentro con él me abrió la(s) puerta(s) al éxito
darken 1., knock 3., 1), sliding, slam 2., 1)this could open the door to a flood of claims for compensation — esto podría dar pie a una avalancha de reclamaciones de indemnización
2) (=entrance) puerta f•
he stopped at the door of his office — se detuvo a or en la puerta de su oficinato pay at the door — (Cine, Theat) pagar a la entrada or al entrar
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to be on the door — [of nightclub] hacer de portero, estar en la puerta; (Theat) hacer de acomodador(a) m / ftickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door — la entrada cuesta 5 libras por adelantado, 6 en la puerta
to show sb the door — euph decir a algn dónde está la puerta
3) (=building) puerta fit took seven hours to get there, door to door — de puerta a puerta tardamos siete horas
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next door — (=in the next house) en la casa de al lado; (=in the next room) en la habitación de al ladofoot 1., 1)•
out of doors — al aire libre2.CPDdoor chain N — cadena f (de seguridad) de la puerta
door handle N — (gen) picaporte m; [of car] manija f
door knocker N — aldaba f, llamador m
* * *[dɔːr, dɔː(r)]a) puerta ffront/back door — puerta principal/trasera
the meeting went on behind closed doors — la reunión se celebró a puerta(s) cerrada(s)
to answer the door — abrir* la puerta
to darken somebody's door — poner* los pies en casa de alguien
to lay something at somebody's door — echarle la culpa de algo a alguien
to lock the barn door after the horse is stolen o (BrE) to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted — tomar precauciones cuando ya es tarde or asno muerto, la cebada al rabo
to show somebody the door — mostrarle* or enseñarle la puerta a alguien, echar a alguien
b) (doorway, entrance) puerta f, entrada fby o through the back door — por la puerta trasera
c) (room, building) puerta fto go from door to door — ir* de puerta en puerta
out of doors: he's not allowed out of doors no le permiten salir; I like having breakfast out of doors — me gusta desayunar al aire libre
d) ( means of access) puerta fwhen one door shuts, another opens — donde una puerta se cierra, otra se abre
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