stoep
stoep · stoeps
пике, крыльцо, веранда
gebückte Haltung, Treppeneingang
A raised veranda in front of a houseA raised veranda in front of a house.
/stuːp/
» Alberto was walking down the stoep.
Meaning
1 sensesA raised veranda in front of a house.
small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
Examples
14 sentencesAlberto was walking down the stoep.
Lukas saw a woman on his stoep.
There was no one on the stoep.
Alberto just stood there on the stoep.
Claudio was sitting on the stoep, talking.
Origin
Borrowed from Afrikaans stoep, from Dutch stoep, from Middle Dutch stoep. Doublet of stoopBorrowed from Afrikaans stoep, from Dutch stoep, from Middle Dutch stoep. Doublet of stoop.
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