Betekenis van entrance In het Nederlands

• 0 a door, gate, etc. by which you can enter a building or place:

  • There are two entrances - one at the front and one around the back.

  • He makes a spectacular entrance in act two draped in a gold sheet.

  • I noticed her entrance because she slipped and fell in the doorway.

  • The management reserve the right to refuse entrance.

• 1 Someone or something that entrances you is so beautiful or interesting that you cannot stop listening to or watching him, her, or it:

  • He has entranced millions of people with his beautifully illustrated books.

• 2 a door, gate, etc., by which you can enter a building or place:

  • [ C ] There are two entrances – one at the front and one at the back of the building.

  • [ U ] Entrance to the museum is free on Sundays.

  • [ U ] He took the entrance exam to law school yesterday.

• 3 to hold the complete interest and attention of someone:

  • We were entranced by mourners singing in glorious harmony, accompanied by guitar music.

• 4 a situation in which a company sells a product or service in a particular place or to a particular group of customers for the first time:

  • Analysts say the investment could prove to be a shrewd entrance into a largely unexploited market.

• 5 the right to enter a place:

  • allow/refuse (sb) entrance The management reserve the right to refuse entrance.