detrás de la puerta
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “behind the door”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deˌtɾas de la ˈpweɾta/ [d̪eˌt̪ɾaz ð̞e la ˈpweɾ.t̪a]
- Syllabification: de‧trás de la puer‧ta
Adverb
- (idiomatic) behind closed doors
- Synonym: a puerta cerrada
Further reading
- “detrás de la puerta”, 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