WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| shut the door v expr | figurative (put up a barrier) (figurado) | cerrar la puerta loc verb |
| | (figurado) | echar una barrera loc verb |
| | He failed his entrance exam, which has shut the door on him becoming a lawyer. |
| | No aprobó el examen de ingreso y con eso cerró la puerta de convertirse en abogado. |