doorstep

doorstep
[ˈdɔːstep]
sustantivo
1escalón (m) de entrada
  • he stood on the doorstep -> se quedó en el umbral
  • on one's doorstep (sentido figurado) -> en la misma puerta (very near)

doorstep [ˈdɔːstep]
noun
(threshold) umbral; (m) (step) peldaño de la puerta; (m)
on our doorstep en la puerta de casa; we don't want an airport on our doorstep no queremos un aeropuerto aquí tan cerca
verb:transitive
(Britain) (informal) ir los periodistas a la casa de una persona para hacerle fotos o una entrevista, a menudo en contra de su voluntad
The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home

Verb Conjugation for "doorstep"

Imperative
  • doorstep
  • you doorstep
  • he/she doorsteps
  • we doorstep
  • you doorstep
  • they doorstep
Preterite
  • I doorstepped
  • you doorstepped
  • he/she doorstepped
  • we doorstepped
  • you doorstepped
  • they doorstepped
Present Continuous
  • I am doorstepping
  • you are doorstepping
  • he/she is doorstepping
  • we are doorstepping
  • you are doorstepping
  • they are doorstepping
Present Perfect
  • I have doorstepped
  • you have doorstepped
  • he/she has doorstepped
  • we have doorstepped
  • you have doorstepped
  • they have doorstepped
Past Continuous
  • I was doorstepping
  • you were doorstepping
  • he/she was doorstepping
  • we were doorstepping
  • you were doorstepping
  • they were doorstepping
Past Perfect
  • I had doorstepped
  • you had doorstepped
  • he/she had doorstepped
  • we had doorstepped
  • you had doorstepped
  • they had doorstepped
Future
  • I will doorstep
  • you will doorstep
  • he/she will doorstep
  • we will doorstep
  • you will doorstep
  • they will doorstep
Future Perfect
  • I will have doorstepped
  • you will have doorstepped
  • he/she will have doorstepped
  • we will have doorstepped
  • you will have doorstepped
  • they will have doorstepped
Future Continuous
  • I will be doorstepping
  • you will be doorstepping
  • he/she will be doorstepping
  • we will be doorstepping
  • you will be doorstepping
  • they will be doorstepping
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been doorstepping
  • you have been doorstepping
  • he/she has been doorstepping
  • we have been doorstepping
  • you have been doorstepping
  • they have been doorstepping
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been doorstepping
  • you will have been doorstepping
  • he/she will have been doorstepping
  • we will have been doorstepping
  • you will have been doorstepping
  • they will have been doorstepping
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been doorstepping
  • you had been doorstepping
  • he/she had been doorstepping
  • we had been doorstepping
  • you had been doorstepping
  • they had been doorstepping