doorstep [ˈdɔːstep]
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doorstep
doorstep(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (threshold)
2. (step)
a. el escalón de entrada (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
When I arrived at Julia's house, a young man was scrubbing the doorstep.Cuando llegué a casa de Julia, un joven estaba fregando el escalón de entrada.
b. el peldaño de la puerta (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Be careful! The doorstep's slippery as I just washed it.¡Cuidado! El peldaño de la puerta está resbaladizo porque acabo de lavarlo.
3. (colloquial) (thick piece) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la rebanada gruesa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My grandmother made me a sandwich using great doorsteps of freshly baked bread with ham.Mi abuela me preparó un sándwich con rebanadas gruesas de pan recien cocido y jamón.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (to wait outside for) (United Kingdom)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
After the story broke, a number of journalists doorstepped McGregor for a week.Después de que se conoció la noticia, varios periodistas esperaron a McGregor fuera de su casa durante una semana.
The singer has moved to a remote location to avoid journalists doorstepping her.La cantante se mudó a un sitio alejado para evitar el acoso de los periodistas esperándola en la puerta de su casa.
doorstepNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el escalón de entrada(M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
he stood on the doorstepse quedó en el umbral
2. (fig)
a.
on one's doorstepen la misma puerta
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