No. 694 in Catalan

portes

"Portes" in Catalan means "doors" in English.

In a sentence

Les portes de l'edifici són antigues.
The doors of the building are old.
'Portes' refers to the physical doors in a building, used as a noun in plural form.
Si portes aigua, tens més punts per guanyar.
If you bring water, you gain more points to win.
'Portes' is used as the second-person singular of the verb 'portar', meaning 'to bring', in present tense.
Has vist les portes a la seva mirada?
Have you seen the doors in their gaze?
'Portes' is used metaphorically to imply an abstract concept of opportunities or insights, used as a noun.

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