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tröskel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doorsill noun The horizontal piece of material at the threshold of a doorway; a doorstep.
  • doorstep noun The step just outside the entrance to a house.
  • threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.

Senses

tröskel is used for these senses in English:

  • threshold (engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
  • threshold The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.

doorstep — full definition

  1. noun The step just outside the entrance to a house.
  2. verb (UK) To turn up unannounced at someone's home, especially to ask questions or make a sale.

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