barn door

• Puerta grande de un granero, a menudo corredera o con bisagras, usada para el acceso. También se usa en sentido figurado en la expresión «cerrar la puerta del establo después de que el caballo se ha escapado», que significa tomar medidas preventivas demasiado tarde.

A large door on a barn, often sliding or hinged, used for access. Also used figuratively in the phrase 'close the barn door after the horse has bolted,' meaning to take preventive action too late.

1. Large sliding doorA2formal

   A large, often sliding door used to close the entrance of a barn.

   Puerta de granero

   • The farmer slid the barn door shut before the storm.
   • The old barn door creaked loudly in the wind.
   • He painted the barn door a bright red color.

2. Missed target (idiom)B2informalamerican

   Used in the phrase 'can't hit the broad side of a barn door' to describe someone who is a very poor shot.

   no darle ni al ancho de una puerta de granero

   • He's such a bad shot, he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn door.
   • The archer missed the target completely; he couldn't hit a barn door.
   • Don't let him shoot; he can't hit a barn door from ten feet away.