English–Spanish

“open” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoabierto · inaugurar

Pronunciation

IPA/aˈβɾiɾ/

Example

¿Puedes abrir la puerta, por favor?

Can you open the door, please?

Illustration for abrir (open)

How to say “open” in Spanish

“Open” in Spanish is abrir.

Making access possible by undoing a closure.

Full entry for abrir: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with abrir

¿Puedes abrir la ventana?

Can you open the window?

Tips for using abrir

  • The reflexive form abrirse can mean to become open or to open up emotionally or socially, so abrirse often adds a change of state beyond simple physical opening.

Other Spanish words for “open”

La puerta está abierta.

The door is open.

El sábado van a inaugurar una cafetería en mi barrio.

On Saturday they're going to open a cafe in my neighborhood.

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