Puertecilla (en. Little door)

[pweɾ.teˈsi.ʝa]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Opening smaller than a door.

I entered through the small door of the garden.

Entré por la puertecilla del jardín.

Access door to a small or secondary place.

At the end of the hallway, there was a small door that led to the pantry.

Al fondo del pasillo había una puertecilla que llevaba a la despensa.

Door that usually has a specific or limited use.

The small door in the countryside opens to the meadow.

La puertecilla del campo se abre a la pradera.

Derived from the Spanish 'puerta', with the diminutive suffix '-cilla'.

open the small door

Access to a small place.

abrir la puertecilla

close the small door

Close a tiny access.

cerrar la puertecilla

pass through the small door

Enter through a limited access.

pasar por la puertecilla

door

Opening that connects two spaces.

puerta

window

Opening in a wall that lets light through.

ventana

hallway

Circulation space between rooms.

pasillo

Restricted or small access in an urban context.

We entered the party through the small door of the building.

Entramos a la fiesta por la puertecilla del edificio.

Unconventional way of entering a place.

We used the small door to avoid the line.

Usamos la puertecilla para evitar la cola.