portal

/poɾˈtal/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los portales

Meaning

  1. doorway, portal

    • Espera en el portal.

      Wait in the doorway.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

puerta

Close — portal often just means an elaborate doorway/door.

Similar in other languages

German

Schwelle

Close — a doorway, portal relates to a threshold, doorstep.

Practice

1 What does portal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Espera en el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches portal?

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