doorstep

door·step  (dôrstp, dr-)

n.

A step leading to a door.

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doorstep [ˈdɔːˌstɛp]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a step in front of a door

on one's doorstep very close or accessible

3. (Cookery) Informal a thick slice of bread

vb -steps, -stepping, -stepped (tr)

to canvass (a district) or interview (a member of the public) by or in the course of door-to-door visiting

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

doorstep - 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 doorsill, threshold 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" sill - structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

Translations

doorstep [ˈdɔːstep]

A. N (= threshold) → umbral m; (= step) → peldaño m de la puerta
on our doorstep → en la puerta de casa
we don't want an airport on our doorstep → no queremos un aeropuerto aquí tan cerca

B. VT (Brit) ir los periodistas a la casa de una persona para hacerle fotos o una entrevista, a menudo en contra de su voluntad

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doorstep [ˈdɔː^rstɛp] n (outside front door) → pas m de (la) porte, seuil m
on one's doorstep (= nearby) → aux alentours

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doorstep [ˈdɔːˌstɛp] n → gradino della porta, soglia
on our doorstep (close by) → a un passo

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doorstep → درجة الباب práh dørtrin Türstufe κατώφλι umbral kynnys pas de porte prag uscio 戸口の上がり段 현관 계단 stoep terskel stopień u drzwi soleira da porta порог farstutrappa ธรณีประตู kapı eşiği ngưỡng cửa 门阶