harbour

harbour
1. noun
(a place of shelter for ships: All the ships stayed in (the) harbour during the storm.) puerto

2. verb
1) (to give shelter or refuge to (a person): It is against the law to harbour criminals.)
2) (to have (usually bad) thoughts in one's head: He harbours a grudge against me.)
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harbour n puerto
harbour
tr['hɑːbəSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 puerto
transitive verb
1 (criminal) encubrir
2 (doubts) abrigar
3 (suspicions) tener; (contain, hide) contener, esconder
■ harbouring criminals is a punishable offence esconder a criminales es castigable por la ley
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to harbour a grudge guardar rencor
harbour master capitán nombre masculino de puerto
harbour (UK)
n.
• bahía s.f.
• puerto s.m. (UK)
v.
• abrigar v.
• encubrir v.
• esconder v.
• guardar v.
(US) ['hɑːbǝ(r)]
1.
N puerto m
2.
VT (=retain) [+ fear, hope] abrigar; (=shelter) [+ criminal, spy] dar abrigo or refugio a; (=conceal) esconder

that corner harbours the dust — en ese rincón se amontona el polvo

to harbour a grudge — guardar rencor

3.
CPD

harbour dues NPL — derechos mpl portuarios

harbour master N — capitán m de puerto


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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