Today's
WOTD is: "entrada" = entrance
1. In
Spanish, “entrada”
is a feminine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is
entrance,
or
entry
as in:
- Las entradas laterales de la estación estaban cerradas (the station's side entrances were closed);
2. The
noun “entrada”
is often used to refer to the lobby
or foyer
of a hotel or similar, as in:
- Nos vemos en la entrada del hotel (we meet in the hotel lobby/ foyer);
3. Besides
that, the noun “entrada”
is often used to refer to a ticket
or similar form of admission,
as in:
- He sacado entradas para el cine (I have bought tickets for the cinema);
4. The
noun “entrada”
is also used to refer to the attendance
to an event, as in:
- El partido de anoche registró una gran entrada (last night's game had a great attendance);
5. The
noun “entrada”
is often used to refer to down
payment,
or deposit,
as in:
- Hay que pagar 100 euros de entrada y luego mensualidades de 40 euros (a 100 Euro deposit followed by monthly payments of 40 Euros are required);
6. In
food/ eating, the noun “entrada”
is often used to refer to starter
dish or appetizer, as in:
- Me apetece algo leve como entrada (I feel like having something light as a starter/ appetizer);
7. In
football/
soccer and other sports,
the noun “entrada”
is often used to refer to tackle,
as in:
- El delantero fue objeto de una durísima entrada (the forward was at the receiving end of a very hard tackle);
- Entramos en el edificio por la puerta trasera (we entered the building by the back door);
9. Also
related is the describing word/ adjective “entrado”/
“entrada”
as in:
- Llegamos a Madrid entrado el invierno (we arrived in Madrid with winter well set in);
- Nos fuimos de Madrid entrada la primavera (we left Madrid with spring well set in);
10. Some
expressions in Spanish with the word “entrada”
are:
- Bandeja de entrada (in tray);
- Cobrar la entrada (to charge an entry/ admission fee);
- De entrada (to begin with);
- De entrada tengo que llamar a casa (to begin with, I need to call home);
- Entrada de energía (energy/ power input);
- Entrada libre (free admission/ entry);
- Fecha de entrada en vigor (coming into force/ becoming effective date);
- Se ha fijado la fecha de entrada en vigor del nuevo límite de velocidad (the date in which the new speed limit comes into force has been set);
- Persona entrada en años (mature/ old person);
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Entrada Libre para Amarte
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