door

door  (dôr, dr) n. 1. a. A movable structure used to close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates. b. A similar part on a piece of furniture or a vehicle. 2. A doorway. 3. The room or building to which a door belongs: They live three doors down the hall. 4. A means of approach or access: looking for the door to success. tr.v. doored, door·ing, doors 1. Slang To strike (a passing bicyclist, for example) by suddenly opening a vehicular door. 2. To serve as a doorman or doorwoman of (a nightclub, for example). Idioms: at (someone's) door As a charge holding someone responsible: You shouldn't lay the blame for the fiasco at her door. close/shut the door on To refuse to allow for the possibility of: The secretary of state closed the door on future negotiations. leave the door open To allow for the possibility of: Let's leave the door open for future stylistic changes. show (someone) the door Informal 1. To eject (someone) from the premises. 2. To terminate the employment of; fire. [Middle English dor, from Old English duru, dor; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.] doorless adj.

door A. rails B. stiles C. muntins

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door [dɔː]

n

1.

a.  a hinged or sliding panel for closing the entrance to a room, cupboard, etc.

b.  (in combination) doorbell doorknob

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a doorway or entrance to a room or building

3. a means of access or escape a door to success

lay at someone's door to lay (the blame or responsibility) on someone

out of doors in or into the open air

show someone the door to order someone to leave See also next door

[Old English duru; related to Old Frisian dure, Old Norse dyrr, Old High German turi, Latin forēs, Greek thura]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" car door - the door of a car cargo door - door used to load or unload cargo doorway, room access, door, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" double door - two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed fire door - a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire French door - a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length interior door - a door that closes off rooms within a building lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed movable barrier - a barrier that can be moved to allow passage revolver, revolving door - a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings screen door, screen - a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left" sliding door - a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging storm door - an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter swing door, swinging door - a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction trap door - a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling
	2.	door - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" doorway, room access, threshold casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" doorcase, doorframe - the frame that supports a door doorsill, doorstep, threshold - the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
	3.	door - anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success" access, admittance, entree, admission, accession - the right to enter open door - freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"
	4.	door - a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us" structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
	5.	door - a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left" room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

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door

noun opening, entry, entrance, exit, doorway, ingress, egress I was knocking at the front door.

out of doors in the open air, outside, outdoors, out, out of the house, alfresco The weather was fine for working out of doors.

show someone the door throw out, remove, eject, evict, turn out, bounce (slang), oust, drive out, boot out (informal), ask to leave, show out, throw out on your ear (informal) Would they forgive him or show him the door?

Translations

door [dɔːʳ]

A. N

1. (= hinged object) [of room, vehicle] → puerta f
to answer the door → (ir a)abrir la puerta
she answered the door as soon as I knocked → llamé a la puerta y vino a abrir al momento
"performance starts at 8pm, doors open at 7" → la actuación empieza a las 8, pero las puertas se abrirán a las 7
to shut or slam the door in sb's face → cerrar la puerta a algn en las narices, dar a algn con la puerta en las narices
to lay the blame for sth at sb's door → echar la culpa de algo a algn
the blame is always laid at the door of the government → siempre se le echa la culpa al gobierno
I'm not sure his death can be laid at the doctor's door → no estoy seguro de que se le pueda achacar su muerte al médico → no estoy seguro de que se pueda echar la culpa or culpar al médico de su muerte
to close the door on sth (= make impossible) → cerrar la puerta a algo; (= bring to an end) → poner punto final a algo
behind closed doors → a puerta cerrada
to open the door to sth → abrir la(s)puerta(s)a algo
meeting him opened the door to success for me → el encuentro con él me abrió la(s)puerta(s)al éxito
this could open the door to a flood of claims for compensation → esto podría dar pie a una avalancha de reclamaciones de indemnización
as one door shuts, another opens → cuando una puerta se cierra, otra se abre
see also darken A
see also knock C1
see also sliding, slam B1

2. (= entrance) → puerta f
he stopped at the door of his office → se detuvo a or en la puerta de su oficina
to pay at the door (Cine, Theat) → pagar a la entrada or al entrar
to be on the door [of nightclub] → hacer de portero, estar en la puerta (Theat) → hacer de acomodador(a) m/f
"tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door" → la entrada cuesta 5 libras por adelantado, 6 en la puerta
to see or show sb to the door → acompañar a algn a la puerta
to show sb the door (euph) → decir a algn dónde está la puerta

3. (= building) → puerta f
she lived a few doors down from me → ella vivía unas cuantas puertas más abajo(de mí)
three doors down the street → tres puertas más abajo
(from) door to door → de puerta en puerta
it took seven hours to get there, door to door → de puerta a puerta tardamos siete horas
next door (= in the next house) → en la casa de al lado; (= in the next room) → en la habitación de al lado
out of doors → al aire libre
see also foot A1

B. CPD door chain N → cadena f (de seguridad)de la puerta
door handle N (gen) → picaporte m; [of car] → manija f
door jamb N → jamba f de la puerta
door key N → llave f (de la puerta)
door knocker N → aldaba f, llamador m

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door [ˈdɔː^r] n

[room, house, building] → porte f (= front door) → porte f d'entrée
the first door on the right → la première porte à droite
to go from door to door, to go door to door → faire du porte à porte
to answer the door → aller ouvrir, aller ouvrir la porte
to see sb to the door → raccompagner qn jusqu'à la porte
to show sb the door (= ask sb to leave) → montrer la porte à qn
the distance from door to door (= total distance) → la distance porte à porte
to help sb get their foot in the door, to help sb get their toe in the door → mettre à qn le pied à l'étrier, mettre qn en selle
to close the door on sth (= dismiss) → rejeter qch
to shut the door in sb's face, to slam the door in sb's face (fig) (= refuse to talk to) → claquer la porte au nez de qn
to open the door to sth (= make possible) [+ prospect, situation] → laisser la porte ouverte à qch
to do sth behind closed doors (= in private) → faire qch à l'abri des indiscrets, faire qch à l'abri des regards indiscrets
to lay sth at sb's door (= blame sb for sth) → imputer qch à qn

[vehicle] → portière f, porte f

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door

n

→ Tür f; (= entrance: to cinema etc) → Eingang m; there’s someone at the door → da ist jemand an der Tür; was that the door? → hat es geklingelt/geklopft?; to answer the door → die Tür aufmachen; to see somebody to the door → jdn zur Tür bringen; to stand in the door → in der Tür stehen; to be on the door (bouncer etc) → Türsteher sein; (collecting ticket money etc) → Türdienst haben; to pay at the door (Theat etc) → an der (Abend)kasse zahlen; “doors open 2.20” → „Einlass 14.20 Uhr“; to go from door to door (salesman etc) → von Tür zu Tür gehen, Klinken putzen (inf); he lives three doors away → er wohnt drei Häuser weiter; it takes 7 hours from door to door → man braucht 7 Stunden von Tür zu Tür

(phrases) by or through the back door → durch ein Hintertürchen; to have a foot or toe in the door → mit einem Fuß or Bein drin sein; to lay something at somebody’s door → jdm etw vorwerfen or anlasten; to be at death’s door → an der Schwelle des Todes stehen (geh); to leave the door open to or for further negotiations → die Tür zu weiteren or für weitere Verhandlungen offenlassen; to open the door to something → einer Sache (dat) → Tür und Tor öffnen; to show somebody the door → jdm die Tür weisen; to shut or slam the door in somebody’s face → jdm die Tür vor der Nase zumachen; to shut or close the door on something → etw ausschließen; we don’t want to shut any doors → wir möchten uns (dat) → keine Möglichkeiten verbauen; when one door shuts, another door opens (prov) → irgendwie geht es immer weiter; out of doors → im Freien; behind closed doors → hinter verschlossenen Türen

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door in cpds → Tür-;

doorbell

n → Türglocke or -klingel f; there’s the door → es hat geklingelt

door chain

n → Sicherheitskette f

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door:

doorframe

n → Türrahmen m

doorhandle

n → Türklinke f; (= knob) → Türknauf m

doorkeeper

n (of hotel, block of flats) → Portier m

doorknob

n → Türknauf m

doorknocker

n → Türklopfer m

doorman

n → Portier m

doormat

n → Fußmatte f, → Abtreter m; (fig) → Fußabtreter m

door money

n → Eintrittsgeld nt

doornail

n as dead as a door → mausetot

door opener

n → Türöffner m

doorplate

n → Türschild nt

doorpost

n → Türpfosten m; deaf as a door → stocktaub

doorscraper

n → Kratzeisen nt, → Fußabstreifer m (aus Metall)

doorstep

n → Eingangsstufe f; (hum: = hunk of bread) → dicke Scheibe Brot; the bus stop is just on my door (fig) → die Bushaltestelle ist direkt vor meiner Tür

vt (Brit Press) → zu Hause aufsuchen und interviewen; (Pol) → zu Hause besuchen, um Wahlwerbung zu machen

doorstepping

n no pl (Brit Press) agressive Interviewtechnik, bei der Journalisten unangemeldet und ungebeten jdn zu Hause aufsuchen; (Pol) Methode der Wahlwerbung, bei der Politiker von Haus zu Haus gehen, um die Bewohner für ihre Partei zu gewinnen

doorstop(per)

n → Türstopper m

door-to-door

adj attr, door to door

adj pred

door salesman → Vertreter m

delivery → von Haus zu Haus; how’s that for door service? → na, ist das nicht ein Service?; police are carrying out door inquiries → die Polizei befragt alle Anwohner

doorway

n (of room) → Tür f; (of building, shop) → Eingang m; (fig, to success etc) → Weg m

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door [dɔːʳ] n (gen) → porta; (of vehicle) → sportello, portiera; (of aircraft) → portello
at the door → alla porta
"pay at the door" → "pagare all'entrata"
front/back door → porta principale/di servizio
3 doors down the street → 3 case più giù
from door to door → di porta in porta

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door [dɔːʳ] n (gen) → porta; (of vehicle) → sportello, portiera; (of aircraft) → portello
at the door → alla porta
"pay at the door" → "pagare all'entrata"
front/back door → porta principale/di servizio
3 doors down the street → 3 case più giù
from door to door → di porta in porta

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door

n door [doː]

1 the usually hinged barrier, usually of wood, which closes the entrance of a room, house etc He knocked loudly on the door. deur باب врата dveře dør die Tür πόρτα puerta uks در ovi porte דֶלֶת द्वार, दरवाजा vrata ajtó pintu hurð porta ドア 문 durys durvis pintu deur dør drzwi porta uşă дверь dvere vrata vrata dörr, port ประตู kapı 門 двері دروازہ cái cửa 门

2 a means of achieving something the door to success. pad طَريق، وَسيلَه път brána, cesta dør; vej das Tor δίοδος puerta värav راه؛ در keino porte, voie - פְּתָח ל कुछ पाने का माध्यम vrata uspjeha kapu sarana leið að e-u porta ～に至る道 길 vartai ceļš; iespēja mencapai poort port, inngang drzwi, wrota caminho poartă, cale путь cesta vrata vrata väg, möjlighet, nyckel วิธีการ yol 通向...之門 шлях; спосіб وسیلہ phương tiện để đạt được cái gì 通向...之门

n doorknob

a knob-shaped handle for opening and closing a door. deurknop سُقّاطَةُ الباب дръжка на врата klika dørgreb; dørhåndtag der Türgriff πόμολο mango, manilla ukselink دستگیره در ovennuppi poignée de porte יָדִית दवाजे का दस्ता ručka od vrata kilincsgomb tombol pintu hurðarhúnn pomo/pomello della porta ドアの取っ手 문의 손잡이 apvali durų rankena (apaļš) durvju rokturis tombol deurknop rund dørvrier gałka maçaneta mâner круглая дверная ручка kľučka gumb na vratih okrugla kvaka dörrvred, -handtag ลูกบิดประตู kapı tokmağı 門上的球形把手 дверна ручка دروازے کا لٹّو nắm đấm cửa 门上的球形捏手

n doorman

a man on duty at the door of a hotel, store etc. portier بَوّاب، حاجِب портиер vrátný dørmand; dørvogter der Portier πορτιέρης portero uksehoidja دربان ovimies portier שוֹעֵר द्वारपाल vratar, portir kocsirendező penjaga pintu dyravörður portiere ドアボーイ 정문지기 durininkas šveicars orang yang membuka pintu hotel portier dørvakt, portner portier porteiro portar швейцар; привратник vrátnik vratar vratar dörrvakt, vaktmästare คนเปิดประตูหน้าโรงแรมหรืออาคารต่าง ๆ kapıcı 門口僕役 швейцар دربان người gác cửa 门口仆役

n doormat

a mat kept in front of the door for people to wipe their feet on. deurmat مِمْسَحَة الأحْذِيَه изтривалка за крака rohožka dørmåtte der Fußabtreter ψάθα της πόρτας, χαλάκι felpudo, estera jalamatt پادری ovimatto paillasson מַחצֶלֶת पापोश otirač lábtörlő keset motta við dyr zerbino ドアマット 도어매트 kilimėlis prie durų (kojoms nusivalyti) kājslauķis lap kaki deurmat dørmatte wycieraczka capacho preş половик rohožka predpražnik otirač dörrmatta พรมเช็ดเท้าหน้าประตู paspas 門前的擦鞋墊 підстилка для витирання ніг پائیدان thảm chùi chân 门前的擦鞋综垫

n doorstep

a raised step just outside the door of a house. drumpel عَتَبَة باب البَيْت праг schod přede dveřmi dørtrin die Türstufe, die Schwelle κατώφλι peldaño, umbral ukse-eelne trepiaste پله جلوی در porras pas de porte סף הדלת बाहर के दरवाजे की ओर जाने वाला रास्ता kućni prag küszöb, lépcső tangga dyraþrep (gradino davanti alla porta) 戸口の上り段 문간의 층계 durų laipteliai pakāpiens (pie mājas ārdurvīm) anak tangga depan pintu stoep dørterskel, trappestein próg degrau de porta (treaptă de la) pragul uşii порог schod pri dverách prag kućni prag yttertrappa ธรณีประตู eşik 門前石階 поріг دروازے کے آگے کا قدمچہ bậc cửa 门前的石阶

n doorway

the space usually filled by a door He was standing in the doorway. ingang مَدْخَل رَئيسي портал vchod døråbning die Türöffnung άνοιγμα της πόρτας entrada, puerta, portal ukseava درگاه؛ سرسرا oviaukko (embrasure de) porte פֶּתַח הַדֶלֶת द्वार मार्ग, दरवाजा dovratak kapualj ambang pintu dyr, dyragætt entrata, vano della porta 戸口 대문간 tarpduris stāvēt durvīs ambang pintu deuropening døråpning wejście entrada in­trare дверной проём vchod vratna odprtina ulaz dörröppning, portgång ทางเข้าออก kapı aralığı, giriş, antre 門口 вхід у приміщення دروازہ لگا آنے جانے کا راستہ ô cửa 门口

on one's doorstep

very close to where one lives The Welsh mountains are on our doorstep. op jou drumpel قَريب من المَسْكِن на прага на před okny, pod nosem lige uden for vores hoveddør vor der Haustür ένα βήμα από το σπίτι μου en la misma puerta kiviga visata بسیار نزدیک به محل زندگی välittömässä läheisyydessä à la porte de (qqn) עַל סָף הַבָּיִת दहलीज, देहली na pragu nečega karnyújtásnyira dekat í næsta nágrenni (a due passi) すぐ近くに 매우 가까운 tik per slenkstį blakus; turpat kaimiņos sangat hampir vlakbij rett ved, ved stuedøra na progu, nieopodal à mão poar­tă în poartă cu совсем рядом с домом pod nosom pred domačimi vrati blizu utanför dörren อยู่ใกล้มาก çok yakın, ayağının dibinde 離某人的住處很近 біля порога بہت نزدیک rất gần 离某人的住处很近

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door → بََابْ dveře dør Tür πόρτα puerta ovi porte vrata porta ドア 문 deur dør drzwi porta дверь dörr ประตู kapı cửa ra vào 门