gate

n.

1. A structure that can be swung, drawn, or lowered to block an entrance or a passageway.
2. 1. An opening in a wall or fence for entrance or exit.
   2. The structure surrounding such an opening, such as the monumental or fortified entrance to a palace or walled city.
3. 1. A means of access: the gate to riches.
   2. A passageway, as in an airport terminal, through which passengers proceed when boarding or leaving an airplane.
4. A mountain pass.
5. The total paid attendance or admission receipts at a public event: a good gate at the football game.
6. A device for controlling the passage of water or gas through a dam or conduit.
7. The channel through which molten metal flows into a shaped cavity of a mold.
8. Sports. A passage between two upright poles through which a skier must go in a slalom race.
9. A logic gate.

tr.v., gat·ed, gat·ing, gates.

1. Chiefly British. To confine (a student) to the grounds of a college as punishment.
2. Electronics. To select part of (a wave) for transmission, reception, or processing by magnitude or time interval.
3. To furnish with a gate: "The entrance to the rear lawn was also gated" (Dean Koontz).

idioms:

get the gate Slang.

1. To be dismissed or rejected.

give (someone) the gate Slang.

1. To discharge from a job.
2. To reject or jilt.

[Middle English, from Old English geat.]

gate² (gāt)
n.

1. Chiefly British. A particular way of acting or doing; manner.
2. Archaic. A path or way.

[Middle English, from Old Norse gata.]

noun

The amount of money collected as admission, especially to a sporting event: box office, take. See money.

A passageway through a fence, wall, or other barrier, which slides, lowers, or swings open or shut.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A movable barrier in a fence or wall; Any passageway into and out of an enclosure; Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.

The future is the past returning through another gate.

Tutor's tip: The horse's "gait" (a way of walking or running) increased as it approached the "gate" (a movable barrier).

Gates represent entrances to a new place or new circumstances in life. They also symbolize the "exit" from old, unwanted conditions. (See also Door)

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - låge, port, udgang, lukketid
v. tr. - give udgangsforbud

idioms:

• gate money    entreindtægt, billetindtægt
• get the gate    få løbepas, blive smidt ud
• give someone the gate    give en løbepas, smide en ud, blive af med en

2.
n. - pas, passage, indløb, ramme

Nederlands (Dutch)
poort, slagboom, uit-/ ingang, genummerde in-/ uitstapplaats (vliegveld), bergpas, logica-element (computer), transmissieschuif (auto), het aantal betalende toeschouwers, sluisdeur, beeldvenster (camera), smoel/bek, starthek, voorzien van poort/hek, regelen d.m.v. poort, uitgaansverbod opleggen (school/campus) de laan uitsturen/ gestuurd worden, aan de dijk zetten/gezet worden

Français (French)
1.
n. - porte, barrière, entrée (d'un stade), porte (ski), vanne (d'écluse), (Aut) grille (de changement de vitesse), (Électron) porte, (Comput) porte
v. tr. - (GB) coller, consigner

idioms:

• gate money    (Sport) recette
• get the gate    (US) mettre qn/être mis à la porte
• give someone the gate    (US) mettre qn/être mis à la porte

2.
n. - chemin, passage (arch), (dial) manière particulière d'agir/de faire

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Tor, Pforte, Schranke, enger Durchlaß, Gebirgspaß, Flugsteig, Besucherzahl, Schleusentor, Bildfenster, (masch.) Schalthebelführung, (tech.) Ventil
v. - mit Hausarrest bestrafen, Ausgangssperre erteilen, Ausgangsverbot erhalten

idioms:

• gate money    Eintrittsgeld, Einnahmen
• get the gate    rausgeschmissen werden
• give someone the gate    jdn vor die Tür setzen, jdn rausschmeißen

2.
n. - Brauch, Gasse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πύλη, θύρα, είσοδος, καγκελόπορτα, αυλόπορτα, δίοδος, σύνολο θεατών ή πωληθέντων εισιτηρίων, (τεχνολ.) (ηλεκτρονική) πύλη, διακοπτόμενο κύκλωμα (Η/Υ), θυρόφραγμα (υδροληψίας)
v. - γεμίζω ή αδειάζω αμπολή

idioms:

• gate money    εισπράξεις από την πώληση εισιτηρίων εισόδου (σε θέαμα κ.λπ.)
• get the gate    (ΗΠΑ) μου δίνουν τα παπούτσια στο χέρι
• give someone the gate    (ΗΠΑ) δίνω τα παπούτσια στο χέρι

Italiano (Italian)
porta, cancello

idioms:

• gate money    incasso (da biglietti - sport)
• get/be given the gate    essere messo alla porta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - portão (m), porteira (f), abertura (f) em parede ou cerca, comporta (f), arrecadação (f)
v. - punir (não deixando sair da escola)

idioms:

• gate money    arrecadação (f) total (de bilheteria)
• get/be given the gate    ser dispensado ou demitido

Русский (Russian)
ворота, калитка, вход, горный проход, шлюз, клапан, вентиль, количество зрителей

idioms:

• gate money    выручка (на зрелищном мероприятии)
• get/be given the gate    быть уволенным, получить отказ

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - puerta, pórtico, portón, verja, barrera, entrada, compuerta
v. tr. - castigar por confinamiento

idioms:

• gate money    taquilla, recaudación, entradas
• get the gate    ser despedido (del trabajo), ser rechazado (por la amante, amiga, etc.)
• give someone the gate    rechazar a una persona como amante o amigo, despedir del empleo

2.
n. - camino, sendero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - port, bergspass, (damm)lucka, publiksiffra (sport.), biljettintäkter
v. - utfärda utegångsförbud för

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 大门, 围墙门, 栅栏门, 出入口, 给...装大门, 解雇, 限制外出

idioms:

• gate money    入场费, 入场费收入
• get the gate    被赶走, 被解雇
• give someone the gate    赶走某人

2. 门, 闸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 門, 閘

2.
n. - 大門, 圍牆門, 柵欄門, 出入口
v. tr. - 給...裝大門, 解雇, 限制外出

idioms:

• gate money    入場費, 入場費收入
• get the gate    被趕走, 被解雇
• give someone the gate    趕走某人

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 문
v. tr. - 출입을 금하다

idioms:

• get the gate    해고 당하다
• give someone the gate    퇴장을 명하다

2.
n. - 시가지, 수단

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 門, 扉, 入り口, 水門, 遮断機, ゲート, 入場者総数, 入場料総額

idioms:

• gate money    入場料収入総額

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بوابه (فعل) يجعل له مصب, يعاقب الطالب بالحجز يطرد من العمل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שער, פתח, מחיצה בפתח, מספר הצופים, סך כל ההכנסות (ממשחק), אות אלקטרוני השולט במעבר של אותות אחרים, מעבר בהרים, פתחי ההילוכים (במכונית), מעגל חשמלי הניזון ממספר דפקים חשמליים‬
v. tr. - ‮ריתק לבי"ס לאחר שעות הלימודים, ויסת את התנועה בעזרת שערים‬
n. - ‮רחוב‬

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Nature's Gate	Garden Gate
Safety Gate	Pet Gate