a puerta cerrada
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ˌpweɾta θeˈrada/ [a ˌpweɾ.t̪a θeˈra.ð̞a] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /a ˌpweɾta seˈrada/ [a ˌpweɾ.t̪a seˈra.ð̞a] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: a puer‧ta ce‧rra‧da
Adverb
- (idiomatic) behind closed doors
Further reading
- “a puerta cerrada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025