Translation examples
noun
Henceforth, on Rosine, the portress, devolved that duty.
A partir de entonces, recayeron en Rosine, la portera.
"The lady has some one with her," said the portress. "Oh?
–La señora no está sola -dijo la portera. –Ah.
"The portress was up." "Then it was some of those detective-fellows; they are still hunting.
–La portera no estaba acostada. –Entonces son los tíos de la Prefectura, que continúan buscando.
the room whence he had stepped was dedicated to the portress's sole use;
el pequeño cuarto del que él había salido sólo lo utilizaba la portera;
"Clemence," he said, to the portress, "did you go to school as a child?"
–Clémence -dijo a la portera-, ¿fue usted de joven a la escuela?
The portress affirmed that he came in alone and that there was nobody in the house at the time.
La portera afirmaba que había entrado solo y que en aquel momento no había nadie en el hotel.
He dropped a coin into the portress’s outstretched palm, and went out first.
Puso una moneda en la palma tendida de la portera y salió el primero.
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