puerto

/ˈpweɾto/, [ˈpweɾ.t̪o]

port


Noun puerto m (plural puertos)

  1. port, harbour
  2. Ellipsis of puerto de montaña; mountain pass
  3. (computing) port

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Examples
  • Para llegar al puerto del cielo tenemos que navegar, a veces con el viento, a veces contra él, pero debemos navegar y no ir a la deriva ni estar anclados.

    To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it— but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.

  • En cuanto llegamos al puerto, el viento amainó.

    When we arrived at the port, the wind subsided.

  • ¿Podría indicarme el camino hacia el puerto?

    Could you show me the way to the port?

  • Posiblemente, ellos vieron cuando nuestro barco entraba en el puerto.

    They probably saw our ship come into port.

  • Tú verás un bosque de mástiles en el puerto.

    You will see a forest of masts in the harbor.

  • Un silbato sonó y el bote comenzó a irse lentamente del puerto.

    A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.

  • Se estableció un puerto franco.

    A free port was established.

  • Un crucero de lujo llegó al puerto.

    A luxury liner arrived in the harbor.

  • El buque fue descargado en el puerto.

    The ship was unloaded at the port.

  • A pesar del huracán el barco llegó al puerto.

    In spite of the hurricane, the ship reached port.

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