His wife glues it to the glass door to keep the rain out. He can't get it off, and at story's end he is carrying the entire door to the lottery office as the claiming deadline nears.
Wife
glue (apex)
his wifewife
puerta = door
puerta means door
abre la puerta to a friend Abra la puerta to someone you'd want to show respect to
Puerta
It is "la puerta" and means "the door" or "the gate".
This would be in the imperative. No cierre la puerta.
Puerta.
cerrar la puerta= to close the door (infinitive) cierre la puerte = close the door! (imperative)
cierra la puerta "see-air-a la puairta" with the "rr" in "cierra" rolled