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An entrance, plus the many ways of getting in or getting started
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Entrada means entrance and is entrar0 turned into a noun, so it's the place or act of entering.
entrada
entrance, way in (place)
The door or opening where you enter a place.
Te espero en la entrada del museoI'll wait for you at the museum entrance
Esa puerta es la única entrada al edificioThat door is the only way in to the building
entry, entrance (act of entering)
The moment someone enters a place, especially when others are watching.
Todos aplaudieron la entrada de la noviaEveryone applauded the bride's entry
El cantante hizo una entrada espectacularThe singer made a spectacular entrance
admission, entry (to a group)
Permission to join a club, school or organization. It's the right to enter the group.
La entrada al club es solo para sociosAdmission to the club is for members only
España celebró su entrada en la Unión EuropeaSpain celebrated its entry into the European Union
foyer, entryway (in a home)
The area just inside the front door of a home, the first space you step into when you enter.
Deja los zapatos en la entradaLeave your shoes in the foyer
Colgamos un espejo en la entradaWe hung a mirror in the entryway
ticket (for an event)
A ticket to a concert, game or show. It's the thing that lets you enter.
Compré dos entradas para el conciertoI bought two tickets for the concert
Las entradas se agotaron en una horaThe tickets sold out in an hour
appetizer, starter (food)
The first dish of a meal. It's how you enter the meal before the main course.
Pedimos una entrada para compartirWe ordered an appetizer to share
La entrada fue una sopa fríaThe starter was a cold soup
start, beginning (of a period)
The start of a season, year or other period. It's the moment you enter it.
Con la entrada del otoño bajan las temperaturasWith the start of fall, temperatures drop
Celebramos la entrada del año nuevo en la playaWe celebrated the beginning of the new year at the beach
down payment, deposit (Spain)
The first payment on a big purchase like a home or a car. It's the payment that lets you enter the deal.
Ahorramos para la entrada del pisoWe saved up for the down payment on the apartment
Pagó una entrada de tres mil euros por el cocheHe paid a three thousand euro deposit on the car
input, inlet (devices)
The point where a signal, data or fluid enters a machine or device.
Conecta el cable a la entrada HDMIConnect the cable to the HDMI input
Limpia la entrada de aire del motorClean the engine's air inlet
entry (in a list or log)
One item in a dictionary, blog, diary or ledger. Each one is something new entered into it.
Esta entrada del diccionario es muy largaThis dictionary entry is very long
Escribió una nueva entrada en su blogShe wrote a new entry on her blog
inning (baseball)
One round of a baseball game, when each team takes its turn to enter the batter's box.
El equipo anotó tres carreras en la quinta entradaThe team scored three runs in the fifth inning
El partido se fue a entradas extraThe game went to extra innings
entradas
receding hairline (Spain)
The bare patches at the temples when the hairline pulls back. It's where baldness enters from the sides.
Mi padre empezó a tener entradas a los treintaMy father started getting a receding hairline at thirty
Se peina así para disimular las entradasHe combs his hair like that to hide his receding hairline
de entrada
right off the bat, for starters
Right at the start of something. Literally "from the entrance", like judging a place the moment you walk in.
De entrada, no me cayó bienRight off the bat, I didn't like him
De entrada, te digo que no tengo dineroFor starters, I'm telling you I don't have any money