doorstep
An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a homeAn outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
» Tom was standing on the doorstep.
Tom stand vor der Haustür.
Том стоял на пороге.
Значення
значень: 3An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
Eingangsstufe, Türschwelle
поро́гporóg
порі́гporíh
(переносно)One's immediate neighborhood or locality.
They want to build the prison right on our doorstep; it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me.
(Британія, розмовне)A thick slice, especially of bread.
- 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
Приклади
речень: 43Tom was standing on the doorstep.
ruТом стоял на пороге. — marafon
deTom stand vor der Haustür. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom's cat was waiting for him on the doorstep.
ruКот Тома ждал его на пороге. — marafon
Tom and Mary sat on the doorstep talking to each other.
deTom und Maria saßen auf der Eingangsstufe und unterhielten sich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and I sat on the doorstep talking to each other all morning.
This was on the doorstep.