doorstep in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for doorstep in the English»Spanish Dictionary

doorstep¹ [Am ˈdɔrstɛp, Brit ˈdɔːstɛp] N

1. doorstep:

doorstep

umbral m

one day he turned up on my doorstep

un día apareció en mi puerta

on the/one's doorstep

a la vuelta de la esquina

a revolution right on their doorstep

una revolución muy cerca de sus fronteras or en un país muy cercano

2. doorstep Brit inf (piece of bread):

doorstep

rebanada f gruesa de pan

doorstep² <pres part doorstepping; pt, pp doorstepped> VB trans

1. doorstep JOURN:

doorstep

esperar a alguien fuera de su casa para hacerle una entrevista o foto

2. doorstep (in door-to-door selling):

doorstep

envolver con palabrería a un posible comprador de manera que se ve en dificultades para no comprar un producto

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the bus delivers me to my doorstep

el autobús me deja en mi misma puerta

Translations for doorstep in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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el colegio nos queda aquí al lado

the school is right on the doorstep inf

no podemos caerles así, de improviso

we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warning

doorstep in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for doorstep in the English»Spanish Dictionary

doorstep N

doorstep

peldaño m (de la puerta de entrada)

Phrases:

to be right on the doorstep

estar a la vuelta de la esquina

doorstep Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be right on the doorstep

estar a la vuelta de la esquina

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They get access to all the best parties while the photographers and news reporters are left on the doorstep.

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When the municipality that sat on their doorstep reached out to annex their lands and businesses they decided to start their own community.

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As immigrants arrived in poverty during the 19th century, the sisters became known for accepting newborns at the doorsteps of the convent.

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Back home, she talks to her family which are a penguin doorstep, a hippo vase, and a vegetable brush.

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In some cases, they left severed heads on doorsteps.

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Ray initially established an orphanage there because one day he found an abandoned baby on the rectory doorstep.

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He was reliable in his rounds, and people would have food ready for him, which he often ate on their doorsteps.

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To her astonishment and delight, everything she marks in the catalogue turns up for real on her doorstep.

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This project aims to capture, preserve and share this history to ensure local people can learn about the history on their doorstep.

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For a few moments, she stands on the doorstep, fighting back tears, and then she walks away from the house.

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