portal

Definitions of portal
  1. noun
    a large entrance or reception room or area
    synonyms: antecámara, antesala, atrio, casapuerta, entrada, hall, jol, pasillo, recibidor, recibimiento, vestíbulo, zaguán
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    nártex
    a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
    type of:
    aposento, cuarto, habitación
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  2. noun
    a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
    synonyms: anteiglesia, anteportal, atrio, marquesina, porche, pórtico, sombra, soportal, terraza
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    pórtico, soportal
    a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
    galería, porche, terraza, veranda
    a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
    nártex
    portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
    type of:
    construcción, estructura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  3. noun
    the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
    synonyms: entrada, jampa, portada, puerta, umbral
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    puerta trasera
    an entrance at the rear of a building
    entrada, puerta de entrada, puerta principal
    exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
    portillo, postigo
    an exterior door at one side of a building
    type of:
    boca
    something that provides access (to get in or get out)
  4. noun
    a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed
    synonyms: comedero, pesebre
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    type of:
    contenedor
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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