Today's
word is: "ventana"
= window
In
Spanish, “ventana”
is a feminine noun of Latin origin which means window
and used as in:
- La ventana está cerrada (the window is closed)
The masculine noun
“ventanal” is a
related word meaning large window or picture window,
and used as in:
- El ventanal de la iglesia del pueblo (the large window of the town's church)
Also related to “ventana”
is the diminutive “ventanilla”
-see more on the word “ventanilla”
Some
Spanish expressions with the word “ventana”
are:
- Abrir la ventana (to open the window)
- Asomarse a la ventana (to lean/ look out of the window)
- Cerrar la ventana (to close the window)
- Tirar la casa por la ventana (to splash out/ to push the boat out/ to go all out)
- Tirarse por la ventana (to jump out of the window)
- Ventana de diálogo (dialogue/ dialogue box -in computers)
- Ventana de entrega (delivery window)
- Ventana de socorro (emergency exit window*)
- Ventana de tiempo (time window/ time frame)
- Ventana francesa (French window)
Notes
*Window found typically in
buses/ similar public transport vehicles, which can be easily broken
to provide an emergency exit.
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "ventana"
in the YouTube clip: Andy & Lucas - Y En Tu Ventana
NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “ventana”in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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