portero

m.

1 doorman, redcap, porter, hall porter.

2 janitor, super, porter, superintendent.

3 goalkeeper, goalie, gatekeeper.

4 doorkeeper, person in charge of the door, porter.

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portero

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (de un edificio) porter

2 DEPORTE goalkeeper

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FRASEOLOGÍA

portero automático entryphone

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(f. - portera)

noun

1) doorman, caretaker

2) goalkeeper

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portero, -a

1. SM / F

1) [de edificio] caretaker, concierge, (apartment house) manager (EEUU)

2) [en hotel, hospital] porter

3) (Dep) goalkeeper

2.

SM

portero automático, portero eléctrico, portero electrónico — entry phone

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-ra masculino, femenino

1) (que abre la puerta) doorman, porter; (que cuida el edificio) super (AmE), superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE)

- portero eléctrico or automático

2) (Dep) goalkeeper

•• Cultural note:

portero

A superintendent in an apartment building who looks after it, keeps it clean, delivers mail, and keeps an eye on comings and goings. Porteros often have an apartment in the building as part of their pay. Many buildings no longer have porteros. In these cases, access is regulated by a portero automático (intercom). The portero, and particularly the female portera, are part of popular culture. They have a reputation for being inquisitive and fond of gossip

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= janitor, porter, doorman [doormen, -pl.], doorkeeper, goalkeeper, goalie.

Nota: Abreviatura de goalkeeper.

Ex. It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor, and offer 4 different views as to how the situation could have been managed.

Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex. He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.

Ex. This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.

Ex. Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.

Ex. They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.

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* cuartillo del portero = janitor's closet.

* portero de noche = nightman [nightmen, -pl.].

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-ra masculino, femenino

1) (que abre la puerta) doorman, porter; (que cuida el edificio) super (AmE), superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE)

- portero eléctrico or automático

2) (Dep) goalkeeper

•• Cultural note:

portero

A superintendent in an apartment building who looks after it, keeps it clean, delivers mail, and keeps an eye on comings and goings. Porteros often have an apartment in the building as part of their pay. Many buildings no longer have porteros. In these cases, access is regulated by a portero automático (intercom). The portero, and particularly the female portera, are part of popular culture. They have a reputation for being inquisitive and fond of gossip

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= janitor, porter, doorman [doormen, -pl.], doorkeeper, goalkeeper, goalie.

Nota: Abreviatura de goalkeeper.

Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor, and offer 4 different views as to how the situation could have been managed.

Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex: He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.

Ex: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.

Ex: Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.

Ex: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.

* cuartillo del portero = janitor's closet.

* portero de noche = nightman [nightmen, -pl.].

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portero -ra portero (↑ portero a1)

masculine, feminine

A (que abre la puerta) doorman, porter; (que cuida el edificio) super (AmE), superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE), concierge

Compuesto:

portero eléctrico or (Esp) automático

masculine intercom (AmE), entryphone (BrE)

B (Dep) goalkeeper

CULTURAL NOTE

portero

A superintendent in an apartment building who looks after it, keeps it clean, delivers mail, and keeps an eye on comings and goings. Porteros often have an apartment in the building as part of their pay.

Many buildings no longer have porteros . In these cases, access is regulated by a portero automático (intercom).

The portero, and particularly the female portera, are part of popular culture. They have a reputation for being inquisitive and fond of gossip.

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portero

◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 (que abre la puerta) doorman, porter;
(que cuida el edificio) super (AmE), superintendent (AmE), caretaker (BrE);
portero eléctrico or (Esp) automático sustantivo masculino
entryphone
2 (Dep) goalkeeper
portero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (de una vivienda) porter, caretaker
(de un edificio público) doorman
portero automático, entry-phone
2 Dep goalkeeper
'portero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelarse
- despeje
- garita
- gorila
- obnubilarse
- portera
- interfono
- mayordomo
English:
caretaker
- doorman
- goalkeeper
- intercom
- janitor
- porter
- scapegoat
- door
- entry
- goal
- superintendent
- turn

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portero, -a

♦ nm,f

1. [de casa] Br caretaker, US super(intendent)

2. [de hotel, ministerio] [en recepción] porter;

[a la puerta] doorman

3. [de discoteca] doorman

4. [en fútbol, balonmano, hockey] goalkeeper;

[en hockey] goalminder

♦ nm

portero automático entryphone;

portero eléctrico entryphone;

portero electrónico entryphone

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portero

m

1 doorman

2 de edificio superintendent, Br

caretaker

3 DEP goalkeeper

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portero, -ra n

1) arquero: goalkeeper, goalie

2) : doorman m

3) : janitor, superintendent

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portero n

1. (en deportes) goalkeeper

2. (de un edificio) porter