harbor

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɑrbɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(härbər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
harbor (US),
harbour (UK)
n
(sea port)puerto nm
 No boats are allowed to enter the harbor after midnight.
 Ningún barco puede ingresar al puerto después de medianoche.
harbor [sb] (US),
harbour [sb] (UK)
vtr
(shelter secretly)dar refugio a loc verb + prep
  refugiar a vtr + prep
  esconder a vtr + prep
 The criminal's accomplices agreed to harbour him until the heat died down.
 Los cómplices acordaron dar refugio al criminal hasta que se calmaran las aguas.
harbor [sth] (US),
harbour [sth] (UK)
vtr
(emotion: carry, feel) (sentimiento)guardar vtr
  albergar vtr
 I think you're harboring a secret crush on my cousin.
 Creo que guardas un enamoramiento secreto por mi primo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
harbor | harbour
InglésEspañol
harbor seal (US),
harbour seal (UK)
n
(sea mammal)foca nf
  foca de puerto nf
  foca común nf
 She no longer enjoyed watching the annual slaughter of harbor seals.
 A ella ya no le gustaba presenciar la matanza anual de focas.
harbormaster (US),
harbourmaster (UK)
n
(supervisor at a seaport) (ES)práctico de puerto, práctica de puerto nm, nf + loc adj
  supervisor de puerto, supervisora de puerto nm, nf + loc adj
 The harbormaster dispatched tugs to guide the huge tanker out of the harbor.
 El práctico de puerto enviaba remolcadores para guiar a los grandes tanques fuera del puerto.
safe harbor (US),
safe harbour (UK)
n
(refuge for ships)puerto seguro nm + adj
 Fortunately, the fishermen on board the SS Nelly found a safe harbor and escaped the hurricane.
 Por fortuna los pescadores a bordo del Nelly pudieron encontrar un puerto seguro y escapar del huracán.
safe harbor (US),
safe harbour (UK)
n
figurative (place of refuge) (figurado)puerto seguro expr
 In times of trouble, one's one home often becomes a safe harbor.
 En los malos tiempos, el hogar de uno se convierte en un puerto seguro.
safe harbor n US (finance: measure against take-over)protección legal nf + adj mf
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Spanish:

Collocations: the [ship, boat, tanker] pulled into the harbor, harboring bad thoughts about, was docked in the harbor, more...

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