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el portero

doorman, goalkeeper

p o ɾ ˈt e ɾ o
port to carry, to bring + ero person or thing associated with
noun · masculine Uncommon #15,721
doorman
SP: El portero abrió la puerta y nos saludó.
EN: The doorman opened the door and greeted us.
goalkeeper Used in soccer and other sports.
SP: El portero detuvo el penalti.
EN: The goalkeeper saved the penalty.

Haré que te hagan portero.

I'll have them make you the goalkeeper.

— Un profeta (2009)

Eres un portero.

You are a goalkeeper.

— Un profeta (2009)

Soy portero de la escuela.

I am the school's janitor.

— Incendies (2010)

Antes de que fuera portero de la escuela.

Before he was the school's doorman.

— Incendies (2010)

Mostré mi billete al portero y entré al teatro.

I showed my ticket to the doorman and entered the theater.

Trabaje de portero en un local de tango.

I worked as a doorman at a tango club.

— Happy Together (1997)

Tiene reflejos rápidos, por eso es tan buen portero.

He has quick reflexes, that's why he's such a good goalkeeper.

Iker Casillas es el mejor portero del mundo.

Iker Casillas is the best goalkeeper in the world.

Entonces, un día, Luigino, el hijo del portero, vino a buscarme.

Then, one day, Luigino, the doorman's son, came looking for me.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Deberías ser portero.

You should be a goalkeeper.

— Gangs of Wasseypur. Parte 1 (2012)

Sólo queremos ver al portero.

We just want to see the goalkeeper.

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

Voy a buscar al portero de este edificio.

I'm going to look for the doorman of this building.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Mejor portero del mundo.

Best goalkeeper in the world.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

No, no es portero.

No, he's not a goalkeeper.

— La gran belleza (2013)

Tu portero.

Your goalkeeper.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Tom jugó como portero para el equipo de futbol de su escuela.

Tom played goalkeeper for his school’s soccer team.

Yo era el más pequeño y tenía que jugar de portero.

I was the smallest, and I had to play goalkeeper.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Hace mucho tiempo que soy portero de la escuela.

I've been the school's doorman for a long time.

— Incendies (2010)

Tom era mejor portero de lo que Mary pensaba que sería.

Tom was a better goalkeeper than Mary thought he would be.

Él es portero.

He is a goalkeeper.

Son unas porquerías, sólo me llaman cuando les falta un portero.

They're rubbish, they only call me when they're short a goalkeeper.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Tom estaba disfrazado de portero.

Tom was disguised as a goalkeeper.

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portera p o ɾ ˈt e ɾ a