a puertas cerradas
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a ˌpweɾtas θeˈradas/ [a ˌpweɾ.t̪as θeˈra.ð̞as] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /a ˌpweɾtas seˈradas/ [a ˌpweɾ.t̪as seˈra.ð̞as] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: a puer‧tas ce‧rra‧das
Adverb
- (idiomatic) behind closed doors
Further reading
- “a puertas cerradas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024