Open in Spanish

Open in Spanish | Abrir

How to say open in Spanish?. Let’s find out how to translate this popular word.

1. Discover or reveal what is closed or hidden.

Example:

Open a box – Abre una caja

Open the book – Abre el libro

2. Separate the leaf or leaves of a door or window from the frame, making them rotate on their hinges, or remove or separate anything else with which an opening is closed so that it is no longer closed.

Open the door

Example:

Open your eyes – Abre tus ojos

Can you open the door, please? – ¿Puedes abrir la puerta, por favor?

Open the windows – Abre las ventanas

In the blink of an eye you arrived – En un abrir y cerrar de ojos llegaste

Vocabulary:

to open – abrir

door – puerta

window – ventana

box – caja

to close – cerrar

3. Remove the latch or bolt, discard the key, lift the latch or disengage any other part or similar instrument with which something is closed.

Read about Abrir Conjugation in Spanish

Sentences with the word open in Spanish:

No puedo abrir la puerta.	–	I can not open the door.
Necesito abrir la puerta de la oficina.	–	I need to open the office door.
Parecía como si en cualquier momento fuese a abrir los ojos.	–	It seemed as if at any moment he would open his eyes.
Quizá debería abrir una cafétería.	–	Maybe I should open a coffee shop.
Voy a abrir la herida e intentar encontrar el sangrado, y suturarlo.	–	I’m going to open the wound and try to find the bleeding, and stitch it up.
No se puede abrir el archivo.	–	The file cannot be opened.
Ella no te escuchará abrir la ventana.	–	She won’t hear you open the window.
¿Cómo va a abrir el candado de su bicicleta?	–	How is she going to open the lock on her bike?
El dentista la obligó a abrir la boca.	–	The dentist forced her to open her mouth.
Llegamos en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.	–	We arrived in a blink of an eye.
La vi abrir la maleta antes de salir.	–	I saw her open the suitcase before leaving.
¿Cuándo volverán a abrir los mercados de la plaza?	–	When will the markets in the square reopen?
Debes abrir una cuenta bancaria.	–	You must open a bank account.
¿Pudieron abrir el archivo?	–	Were you able to open the file?
Su padre acaba de abrir la tercera botella de vino.	–	Her father just opened the third bottle of wine.
Todos los cajones que probó a abrir, estaban cerrados con llave.	–	All the drawers he tried to open were locked.
¿Pueden sus llaves abrir todas las celdas?	–	Can her keys open all the cells?
Tampoco necesitará una llave o una tarjeta magnética para abrir las puertas.	–	She, too, will not need a key or a swipe card to open the doors.
Trate de abrir la ventana, pero el cerrojo se había oxidado.	–	She tried to open the window, but the bolt had rusted.
Ernesto quiere abrir su propio consultorio.	–	Ernesto wants to open his own practice.
La decisión del Fiscal fue no abrir ninguna investigación.	–	The Prosecutor’s decision was not to open any investigation.
Debes abrir la mente y el corazón.	–	You must open your mind and heart.
No he podido abrir el paquete.	–	I couldn’t open the package.
Queremos abrir los regalos.	–	We want to open the presents.
A veces hay que abrir las heridas para curarlas.	–	Sometimes you have to open wounds to heal them.
No hubo modo de abrir la caja fuerte.	–	There was no way to open the safe.
Corrió a abrir la puerta.	–	She ran to open the door.
Acabo de abrir un agujero en la pared.	–	I just punched a hole in the wall.
Debes pensar antes de abrir la boca.	–	You must think before you open your mouth.
No voy aceptar la propuesta de abrir un negocio contigo.	–	I will not accept the proposal to open a business with you.

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