What does portada in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word portada in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use portada in Spanish.

The word portada in Spanish means cover, title page, front page, sleeve, front cover, façade, carry, behave, port, on the front page, judge a book by its cover, do not judge a book by its cover. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word portada

cover

nombre femenino (publicación: tapa, cubierta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La portada del libro tenía un atractivo dibujo que atraía las miradas.
The book cover had an attractive design that drew the eye.

title page

nombre femenino (libro: página inicial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La portada es la página donde figura el título del libro, no la confundas con las tapas.
The title page is the page where the book title is, don't confuse it with the book covers.

front page

nombre femenino (periódico: primera plana)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La noticia del temblor se publicó en la portada del diario.
The news of the earthquake was published on the front page of the newspaper.

sleeve, front cover

nombre femenino (de un disco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No me gusta cómo sale en la portada de sus singles.
I don't like how the sleeve of their singles came out.

façade

nombre femenino (puerta, fachada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay una escultura de un ángel en la portada del palacio.
There is a sculpture of an angle on the palace façade.

carry

verbo transitivo (formal (llevar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los familiares portaban el féretro.
The family members carried the coffin.

behave

verbo pronominal (actuar, comportarse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Pórtate bien en casa de la abuela.
Be good in Grandmother's house.

port

verbo transitivo (Informática: adaptar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los desarrolladores portaron la aplicación para que fuera compatible con otros sistemas operativos.
The developers ported the app so that it was compatible with other operating systems.

on the front page

locución adverbial (en primera página) (newspaper)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Para que algo aparezca en portada tiene que ser muy relevante.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The shocking news was on the front page of every newspaper in the country.

judge a book by its cover

expresión (figurado (sin llegar a leerlo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Es superficial juzgar un libro por su portada.

do not judge a book by its cover

expresión (figurado (conocer para juzgar)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Lo acabas de conocer; no juzgues un libro por su portada.

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