Harbour in spanish
pronunciation: pueɹ̩toʊ part of speech: noun
harbour [harbor, -USA]1 = puerto.
Example: Through various local government reorganisations the district now includes forests, rivers, harbours and residential areas.more:
» harbour authority = autoridad portuaria.
Example: This type of radar is widely used by the mercantile marine and harbour authorities for collision avoidance.» harbour master = capitán marítimo del puerto.
Example: Other records are slowly coming to light: of small farmers, village artisans, storekeepers, drovers, harbour masters, captains of coasters, shearers and commercial travellers.» lead + Nombre + to (a) safe harbour = llevar a buen puerto, llevar a buen fin.
Example: It is my people who elected me in a referendum and who trusted me to lead them to safe harbour.» safe harbour = puerto seguro, refugio, lugar protegido, zona protegida.
Example: One of the proposals made to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television is to limit the showing of violent programmes to safe harbours when children are not viewing.harbour [harbor, -USA]2 = albergar, contener.
Example: When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.more:
» harbour + a feeling = albergar un sentimiento.
Example: Some workers harbor such feelings of unfair treatment within themselves.» harbour + a grudge = guardar rencor, guardar resentimiento, guardar rencilla.
Example: For me, these are just some of the physical symptoms that come with harbouring a grudge.» harbour + fear = albergar un temor.
Example: Harboring the employee's instinctive fear of abrupt summonses like this, she asked if the secretary knew why Rachel Bough wanted to see her.» harbour + ill-will (towards) = guardar rencor (hacia).
Example: So it was surprising to hear that many people harboured ill-will towards companies they felt had done them wrong.» harbour + resentment = guardar rencor, guardar resentimiento, guardar rencilla.
Example: On the other hand, anonymous review does not always stop authors harbouring resentment if their paper is rejected.» harbour + the belief that = pensar que, creer que, opinar que, tener la convicción de que, tener la creencia de que, estar convencido de que.
Example: I harbor the belief that to a multitude of people music has always meant, an will continually mean, but one thing out of two: something melodious or odious.