fort

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɔːrt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɔrt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fôrt, fōrt)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fort n (old military structure)fuerte nm
  fortaleza nf
 There was an old wooden fort next to the river.
 Había un fuerte de madera al lado del río.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
fort n (military: permanent post)fuerte nm
 The soldier went to report to his commanding officer at the fort.
 El soldado fue a reportarse con su comandante en el fuerte.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hill fort,
hillfort n		 (military structure)castro nm
hold the fort,
also US: hold down the fort v expr		 figurative (be in charge temporarily)ocuparse⇒ v prnl
  hacerse cargo loc verb
  (figurado, coloquial)quedarse al mando del fuerte, quedarse al mando del barco expr
  cuidar el puesto loc verb
 I'll hold the fort while you go on your coffee break.
 Yo me ocupo mientras te tomas tu recreo.
 Yo me hago cargo mientras te tomas tu recreo.
 Yo me quedo al mando del fuerte mientras te tomas tu recreo.
 Yo te cuido el puesto mientras te tomas tu recreo.
snow fort n (structure built from snow)castillo de nieve, fuerte de nieve loc nom m
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'fort' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
embrasure - ft. - pillbox
Spanish:
castro - fuerte - fortín - vigilar el fuerte

Synonyms: garrison, more...
Collocations: stationed at a military fort, man a military fort, [take, destroy, invade] a military fort, more...

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