Translations for „doorstep“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . ˈdoor·step N

1. doorstep (step outside a house door):

doorstep

stopnica f pred vrati

doorstep

prag m

don't keep her on the doorstep, invite her in

ne pusti je čakati na pragu, povabi jo noter

right on the doorstep fig

čisto blizu [hiše]

2. doorstep Brit sl (thick slice of bread):

doorstep

debela rezina f kruha

II . ˈdoor·step <-pp-> VB trans Brit

doorstep JOURN inf:

to doorstep sb

oblegati koga [na domu]

Usage examples with doorstep

right on the doorstep fig

čisto blizu [hiše]

don't keep her on the doorstep, invite her in

ne pusti je čakati na pragu, povabi jo noter

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Whilst arriving home from work, he's startled to find himself waiting on his doorstep.

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Take-out restaurants often leave paper menus in the lobbies and doorsteps of nearby homes as advertisement.

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Doorstep collection of garbage and segregation of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste have been implemented since 2003.

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It is very unlikely that a repairman ever crossed his doorstep, except perhaps for a social visit.

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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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Surely 20 years is long enough for one community to have a landfill site on its doorstep.

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

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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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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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By taking a copy of the icon in the streets, the deity is brought to the people at their own doorstep.

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