Portal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)

a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔːɹɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔːtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔːtəl/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɔːɹɾəl/.

Examples

the portals of the cathedral
the portals of heaven
the portals of success

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vena portae hepatic portal vein portal vein portal site

Parts of Speech

noun	a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) “the portals of the cathedral”
noun	a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet “a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc.”
noun	a short vein that carries blood into the liver

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

portail

une entrée grandiose et imposante (souvent prolongée métaphoriquement)

🇮🇹Italian

portale

un ingresso grandioso e imponente (spesso esteso metaforicamente)

🇳🇱Dutch

portaal

een grootse en imposante entree (vaak metaforisch uitgebreid)

🇷🇺Russian

портал

грандиозный и внушительный вход (часто выражаемый метафорически)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पोर्टल

एक भव्य और प्रभावशाली प्रवेश द्वार (अक्सर रूपक के रूप में विस्तारित)

🇧🇩Bengali

পোর্টাল

একটি বিশাল এবং মনোমুগ্ধকর প্রবেশদ্বার (প্রায়শই রূপকভাবে প্রসারিত)

🇮🇳Tamil

போர்டல்

ஒரு பிரமாண்டமான மற்றும் கம்பீரமான நுழைவாயில் (பெரும்பாலும் உருவகமாக நீட்டிக்கப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

పోర్టల్

గొప్ప మరియు గంభీరమైన ప్రవేశ ద్వారం (తరచుగా రూపకంగా విస్తరించబడింది)

🇮🇳Marathi

पोर्टल

एक भव्य आणि आकर्षक प्रवेशद्वार (बहुतेकदा रूपकदृष्ट्या विस्तारित)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોર્ટલ

ભવ્ય અને પ્રભાવશાળી પ્રવેશદ્વાર (ઘણી વખત રૂપકરૂપે વિસ્તૃત)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪೋರ್ಟಲ್

ಭವ್ಯವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಭವ್ಯವಾದ ಪ್ರವೇಶ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ರೂಪಕವಾಗಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പോർട്ടൽ

ഗംഭീരവും ഗംഭീരവുമായ പ്രവേശനം (പലപ്പോഴും രൂപകമായി വിപുലീകരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੋਰਟਲ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਦੁਆਰ (ਅਕਸਰ ਅਲੰਕਾਰਿਕ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਧਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پورٹل

ایک عظیم الشان اور مسلط داخلی دروازہ (اکثر استعاراتی طور پر بڑھایا جاتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

门户网站

宏伟而雄伟的入口（通常是隐喻性的）

🇯🇵Japanese

ポータル

壮大で印象的なエントランス（比喩的に拡張されることが多い）

🇰🇷Korean

문

웅장하고 인상적인 입구(종종 비유적으로 확장됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cổng thông tin

một lối vào hoành tráng và hùng vĩ (thường được mở rộng theo nghĩa ẩn dụ)

🇹🇭Thai

พอร์ทัล

ทางเข้าที่ยิ่งใหญ่และสง่างาม (มักขยายออกไปในเชิงเปรียบเทียบ)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منفذ

مدخل كبير ومهيب (غالبًا ما يتم تمديده بشكل مجازي)

🇮🇷Persian

پورتال

یک ورودی بزرگ و با ابهت (اغلب به صورت استعاری گسترش می یابد)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שַׁעַר

כניסה מפוארת ומרשימה (לעיתים קרובות מורחבת באופן מטפורי)

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The primary meaning of 'portal' is 'a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)'.

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