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entrar

to enter

verb en-TRAHR Common

Also means

to go in

Usage Note

Entrar usually requires en in Spain (entrar en la tienda) but a in much of Latin America (entrar a la tienda) — both are correct and widely understood. It is intransitive in this core sense. The noun entrada means 'entrance' but also 'ticket' for an event (dos entradas para el concierto).

Examples

"Entraron en la sala sin hacer ruido."

Natural Translation

They entered the room without making noise.

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