open
/ˈoʊ.pən/ adjetivo A1En español: abierto
- Able to have something pass through or along it. · Come in – the door's open.· The ice has cleared and the channel is open again.
- Not covered, sealed, etc.; having an opening or aperture showing what is inside. · The jewellery box was lying open.· Don't just stand there with your mouth open!
- Not physically drawn together, folded or contracted. · She greeted them with open arms.· The book was open at page 23.
- Of a space, free of objects and obstructions. · It was a large, open room.· Most of the site was occupied by huts, but there was an open area in the centre.
- Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body. · an open fracture
- Unlocked or unlatched but not physically open.
- In a position allowing fluid to flow.
- Of a sandwich, etc.: composed of a single slice of bread with a topping. · open sandwich
Comparativo opener · Superlativo openest
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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It was, indeed, a great yellow Wildcat, and the Woodman thought it must be chasing something, for its ears were lying close to its head and its mouth was wide open, showing two rows of ugly teeth, while its red eyes glowed like balls of fire.
“I was passing close to the door of the captain’s cabin, which was half open, and I saw him give the packet and letter to Dantès.”
We will leave Danglars struggling with the demon of hatred, and endeavoring to insinuate in the ear of the shipowner some evil suspicions against his comrade, and follow Dantès, who, after having traversed La Canebière, took the Rue de Noailles, and entering a small house, on the left of the Allées de Meilhan, rapidly ascended four flights of a dark staircase, holding the baluster with one hand, while with the other he repressed the beatings of his heart, and paused before a half-open door, from which he could see the whole of a small room.
At this moment Danglars, who had been incessantly observing every change in Fernand’s look and manner, saw him stagger and fall back, with an almost convulsive spasm, against a seat placed near one of the open windows.
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