Door vs Gates

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Door

Bloque de alta frecuencia A1 noun

Gates

Top 1000 (muy común)

	Door	Gates
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/dɔː(r)/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/dɔːr/"]/	🇬🇧 //ɡeɪts// 🇺🇸 //ɡeɪts//
Significado	Una barrera móvil que se abre y cierra para permitir la entrada o salida a una habitación o edificio. A movable barrier that opens and closes to allow entry or exit to a room or building.	A door or opening in a wall or fence.
Ejemplo	Please close the door when you leave.	The old iron gates creaked open slowly.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Bloque de alta frecuencia	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	A1	-
Categoría gramatical	noun
Colocaciones	open the door, close the door, knock on the door, door handle, front door	open the gates, close the gates, gates of a castle
Antónimos	wall, closure	walls, fences
Errores comunes	Confused with 'gate', thinking they are the same., Using 'doored' as a verb incorrectly., Saying 'the door is open' instead of 'the door is opened'.	Confused with 'gaits', which refers to walking styles., Used as a verb instead of a noun.
Notas de uso	Se usa en el lenguaje cotidiano para referirse a barreras físicas. En contextos más formales, puede referirse a puertas metafóricas (oportunidades). Evita usar en contextos de jerga. Used in everyday language to refer to physical barriers. In more formal contexts, may refer to metaphorical doors (opportunities). Avoid using in slang contexts.	Used in a variety of contexts, often to refer to entrances or barriers. Not typically used in highly formal writing.

Míralo en clips reales

to stand in the school house door.

Top Gear › S1 E1

Both have five doors,

The door.

to stand in the school house door.

Top Gear › S1 E1

Both have five doors,

Door

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

against the gates of the Hornburg, are avenged.

The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs.

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

against the gates of the Hornburg, are avenged.

The Lord Of The Rings › The Fellowship Of The Ring

Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs.

Gates

Preguntas frecuentes: Door vs Gates

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Door y Gates?

Door: A movable barrier that opens and closes to allow entry or exit to a room or building. Gates: A door or opening in a wall or fence.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Door: Please close the door when you leave. Gates: The old iron gates creaked open slowly.

¿Puedo usar Door y Gates indistintamente?

No siempre. Door y Gates están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.