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portada

cover

noun pohr-TAH-dah Less Common
Communication Media

Also means

front page

Usage Note

Portada is the front cover of a book or magazine, a newspaper's front page, or the homepage of a website. Architecturally, it can refer to an ornate façade or portal of a church (la portada de la catedral). Despite sharing the root puerta (door), portada and puerta differ sharply in everyday meaning.

Examples

"Su foto apareció en la portada del periódico."

Natural Translation

Her photo appeared on the front page of the newspaper.

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