преддве́рие — meaning in English

English meaning

• eve noun The day or evening before an event, especially a holiday.
• threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.

Senses

преддве́рие is used for these senses in English:

• eve (figurative) The period of time when something is just about to happen or to be introduced
• threshold (figurative) The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.

eve — full definition

1. noun The day or evening before an event, especially a holiday.
2. noun The period just before something important happens.

threshold — full definition

1. noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.
2. noun The point at which something begins, or the level at which an effect kicks in.
3. noun The income level at which you start paying a particular rate of tax.

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