doorstep

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
2. (figuratively) One's immediate neighbourhood or locality.
3. (UK, informal) A thick slice, especially of bread.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc.
2. (transitive) To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.

Sinónimos

threshold

doorsill

sill

doorway

gateway

bar

veranda

gallery

piazza

porch

portal

Traducións

seuil

umbral

Schwelle

soglia

limiar

llindar

soleira

dorpel

κατώφλι

drempel

limen

Eingangsstufe

eşik

عتبة

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈdɔː(ɹ)stɛp/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From door + step.